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Know that time has healed your wounds,Yet you dread the scars.Even now, when the Bāula sings,Your morning dishevelment holds only silence…Whom do y...
जिज्ञासा और विमर्श की सजीव संचिका
संस्कृति, दर्शन, आत्मिक स्वाधीनता और सभ्यतागत चेतना पर केंद्रित गंभीर विमर्श, मनन-योग्य पठन हेतु संकलित।
Know that time has healed your wounds,Yet you dread the scars.Even now, when the Bāula sings,Your morning dishevelment holds only silence…Whom do y...
Adventurer All through last night, a chilling wind swept through my dreamscape. I witnessed a hawk...
I cannot grasp this bohemian life—Wandering all day, seeking refuge..Sometimes resting upon your shoulders,To find solace, at times I escape into my...
चिन्तन-भाण्डार से विचार-सूत्र
“Airavata served as Indra's mount, helping the sky-god release rain by shattering clouds with thunderbolts. In agricultural societies dependent on monsoons, elephants naturally symbolized fertility and abundance. Only well-watered, vegetation-rich lands could sustain these massive creatures. By receiving Airavata's head, Ganesha inherited this rain-bringing power.”
The Nāṭyaśāstra stands as a seminal treatise on Indian classical theater, encapsulating a comprehensive framework known as the Eleven Nāṭya Sa...
According to Bharata, the Nāṭyaveda was divinely revealed by Brahmā himself, compiling the essence of all four Vedas and serving as the quintessen...
Chapter 7: The Plural Self The name had revealed itself to him gradually, like a photograph developing in solution. Kaurav was not singular but plura...
पाठक का विश्राम-क्षण
“Krishna is also used in the sense of "karshate iti Krishna"—meaning one who attracts. In Yoga philosophy, he is the presiding deity of the Ajna chakra. He attracts and pulls up Arjuna, who is stuck in the Manipura chakra. This is the essence of the Gita in Yoga philosophy.”
निबंध पढ़ेंChapter 8: The Red Sticker The phone call had come sixteen days later, as Kaurav sat at lunch in Bangabhavan, Delhi. On the television screen above t...
Chapter 9: The Silent Grandfather The bus wheels hummed against asphalt, and Kaurav found himself thinking of his grandfather's silence. During the S...
Chapter 10: Hansadhwani at Two AM Kaurav belonged to the first generation of this millennium to witness revolution centered on agricultural land. His...
Chapter 11: The Director's Card The applause had died away, but Kaurav remained on stage, holding Ishit's card between his fingers. The weight of it ...
A morning like this wasn’t exactly expected. I was startled. What happened? Kaushik. A college friend. Haven’t met in a long time. But he saved me...
चिन्तन-भाण्डार से विचार-सूत्र
“বইয়ের কোনও শাহরুখ খান নেই। নইলে বইদের জন্য বানানো ওম শান্তি ওম দেখে তারাও জানতে পারত যে, ভালো পাঠকের কাছে বই শেষমেশ পৌঁছে যায়ই। আর যদি না যায়, তাহলে জানতে হবে, এডিশন এখনও বাকি আছে মেরে দোস্ত।”
Dreams slip away when I wake up. They dissolve, leaving nothing behind. But some stay, lingering in the mind for years. One such dream was at Sinthee ...