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Two songs and the quest for meaning of life
Two Bengali songs, both composed by Salil Choudhary and both sung by the same legendary singer Hemant Kumar in his melodious voice reach to the heart… Song 1: Amay Prashn kore… “Amay prashn…
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The Mussoorie Murders: two murders 60 years apart…
Mussoorie, the queen of hill stations in India, has always been an inspiration for many stories, legends and folk tales. Be it Ruskin Bond and his musings or its hauntings, Mussoorie has never…
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Rabindranath Tagore: Gitanjali and more…
Who does not know Rabindranath Tagore [an English transliteration of ‘Thakur’]? The master storyteller, poet, painter-a polymath! ‘Gitanjali’ (Offering of songs), the collection of poems who’s English translation won him a Nobel.
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Pather Dabi: The right of way
Pather Dabi, translated in english as 'The right of way' and in hindi as 'Path ke davedar', was written by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. Initially the story was published as a series in a…
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Travel to places in Ramayana: two travelogues one path
Two travelogues basically on the same broad theme of traveling to the places mentioned in the great Indian epic Ramayana. Interestingly, the name ‘Ramayana’ is derived from ‘Ram’ and ‘Ayana’ that together means…
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Ikigai & Finding my Ikigai
Is this life, just living the days off or is there a purpose? What happiness is all about? Despite having a materialistically comfortable life, why am I not happy? Is happiness an illusion?…
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Caesar’s Last Breath: My Review And Thoughts
"Caesar's Last Breath" is all about gases! Yes! You heard it right. He calls us an “ex-gas”, when he talks about the formation of our solar system, earth’s early atmosphere, how it evolved,…
