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May 29, 2025 · 1 min read

A Memoir of Kaurav (Chapter 1): The Night Journey

Chapter 1: The Night Journey The applause had died hours ago, but its echo lingered in the empty auditorium like dust settling after a storm. The cri...

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May 29, 2025 · 1 min read

A Review of Indian Aesthetics and Applications in the Vishnudharmottara Purana (Part 1)

My initial encounter with the Vishnudharmottara Purana occurred while pursuing a diploma in Indian aesthetics at Ramakrishna Mission, Golpark. Despite...

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May 29, 2025 · 1 min read

A Memoir of Kaurav (Chapter 2): The Dream of Cards and Dice

Chapter 2: The Dream of Cards and Dice The bus station materialized around him at dusk, though he could not remember the journey there. The familiar ...

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A Memoir of Kaurav (Chapter 3): The Arithmetic of Exhaustion

Chapter 3: The Arithmetic of Exhaustion Kaurav found himself calculating the days like a prisoner marking time on a cell wall. January 3rd had been t...

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A Memoir of Kaurav (Chapter 4): The Question Without Answer

Chapter 4: The Question Without Answer The discomfort had lasted for hours after that first viewing, a persistent ache like hunger or homesickness. A...

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A Memoir of Kaurav (Chapter 5): The Weight of Names

Chapter 5: The Weight of Names The bus swayed through the Karnataka night, and Kaurav found himself thinking of that evening two years ago when every...

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May 29, 2025 · 1 min read

A Memoir of Kaurav (Chapter 6): The Thousand Books

Chapter 6: The Thousand Books The memory of that first lunch came to him now as the bus climbed through the Ghats. Roni-da had listened to his poems ...

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May 29, 2025 · 1 min read

My Journey with Natyashastra (Part 2): Philosophy Beyond Performance

Natyashastra is not merely a handbook or manual for the art of Theatre; it is a philosophy that speaks of Purushartha (the four aims of human life) wi...

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May 29, 2025 · 1 min read

My Journey with Natyashastra (Part 3): The Complete Training Manual

Without further preamble, let us now consider the chapters and topics of the Natya Shastra. For until we know exactly which aspects are being discusse...

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May 29, 2025 · 1 min read

My Journey with Natyashastra (Part 4): The Sacred Purpose of Art

No matter how much Sri Krishna directs towards Brahmajnana in the Gita and advises against desiring the fruits of one’s actions, if Arjuna did not f...

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May 29, 2025 · 1 min read

Whispers of Laughter and Tears: Books

The final bell echoes through the book fair, and silence settles like dust. An artist alone in a hotel room after the curtain falls, packing costumes ...

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Whispers of Laughter and Tears: Words

The word Deśa is an equivalent of the sky. The hr̥day, a parallel to the sky. I quite enjoy these linguistic games. In this way, the word “book”...

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