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November 15, 2014
Poetics of a nation: remembering Nehru – An article from The Hindu
Shiva Vishwanathan presents a nice introspection of Nehruvian era.Jawaharlal Nehru cannot be seen merely as an object of history, a fragment of policy. He was a dream, a hope, a claim to innocence, an aesthetic, which gave to modernity a … Continue reading →
November 14, 2014
From what to how!!
Originally posted on talesbyCHANG:
Newton, Einstein, Edison, Graham Bell, Hooks, etc . Well, most of the famous names which we keep hearing are not Indian. Every new technology, new successful ideas, new theories- all come from some other country. We…
Newton, Einstein, Edison, Graham Bell, Hooks, etc . Well, most of the famous names which we keep hearing are not Indian. Every new technology, new successful ideas, new theories- all come from some other country. We…
November 5, 2014
एक दिवाली ऐसी भी…
Originally posted on aditisahu:
Kar dein roshan! एक दिवाली ऐसी भी… मचल रही दिलों में सबके ख़ुशी की एक अजब लहर, जगमगा उठा हर रास्ता, बूढ़े-बच्चे हुए रोशन चेहरे सभी इसी सब के दौरान कुछ घरों में मचा है भूख…
Kar dein roshan! एक दिवाली ऐसी भी… मचल रही दिलों में सबके ख़ुशी की एक अजब लहर, जगमगा उठा हर रास्ता, बूढ़े-बच्चे हुए रोशन चेहरे सभी इसी सब के दौरान कुछ घरों में मचा है भूख…
October 19, 2014
Aao parosen kuch lamhe is khwabon ki tshtari me
Originally posted on Spinning a Yarn Of Life:
आज बड़े दिनों बाद ज़िन्दगी तुम मिली हो मुझसे आओ करें कुछ गुफ्तगू दोपहर की नरम धुप में बैठकर बुने कुछ गलीचे रंगों से सराबोर आओ परोसें कुछ लम्हे इस ख्वाबों की…
आज बड़े दिनों बाद ज़िन्दगी तुम मिली हो मुझसे आओ करें कुछ गुफ्तगू दोपहर की नरम धुप में बैठकर बुने कुछ गलीचे रंगों से सराबोर आओ परोसें कुछ लम्हे इस ख्वाबों की…
Follow Up: Munshi Premchand
Originally posted on urduwallahs:
Every child in India has read at least one short story by Premchand, either in school or in university. At our mehfil at Prithvi we decided to honour the legacy of Premchand through his rich literature.…
Every child in India has read at least one short story by Premchand, either in school or in university. At our mehfil at Prithvi we decided to honour the legacy of Premchand through his rich literature.…
जब मैं छोटा था – गुलज़ार की पंक्तियाँ
Originally posted on The Purple Street:
जब मैं छोटा था, शायद दुनिया बहुत बड़ी हुआ करती थी.. मुझे याद है मेरे घर से “स्कूल” तक का वो रास्ता, क्या क्या नहीं था वहां, चाट के ठेले, जलेबी की दुकान, बर्फ…
जब मैं छोटा था, शायद दुनिया बहुत बड़ी हुआ करती थी.. मुझे याद है मेरे घर से “स्कूल” तक का वो रास्ता, क्या क्या नहीं था वहां, चाट के ठेले, जलेबी की दुकान, बर्फ…
THE SON OF AN UNTUTORED PHILOSOPHER – AN EXCERPT FROM ‘IQBAL’ BY ZAFAR ANJUM
an excerpt from ‘Iqbal’ by Zafar Anjum: http://bit.ly/1xwmLhtFiled under: book review, Guest Post Tagged: iqbal, philosopher, poet, politician, Random House India
October 18, 2014
The importance of differences in opinion in the evolution of thought
Originally posted on The mobius trip:
Genetically, we are all different. None of us has the same genetic sequence, not even identical twins. The reason: mutations. Mutations are changes in the genetic material of an organism, changes that cause alterations…
Genetically, we are all different. None of us has the same genetic sequence, not even identical twins. The reason: mutations. Mutations are changes in the genetic material of an organism, changes that cause alterations…
