Creativity During Quarantine
An epidemic was spreading rapidly in London and other parts of England. Although it was not known which virus had triggered it, contemporary people had an idea how to tackle […]
Communication!
The Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the coast of northwestern Africa, are famous for their huge marine biodiversity, carnivals and tourism. Also, there is another reason… the Whistle of […]
‘On the Mind’…
Abhishek Manu Singhvi, a senior parliamentarian and a member of the Opposition Indian National Congress Party, recently claimed that Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, once said: “I […]
Structure… Stature… Status!
Quaden Bayles from Australia is now a familiar household name… the nine-year-old boy recently wanted to commit suicide. His mother, Yarraka Bayles, posted a clip of Quaden, crying after he […]
Bibliosmia
When my father used to purchase new books for me during my childhood, I would wrap them up in plastic bags, and put them (read the treasure trove) in the […]
Journalism…
It is being noticed that the Media are occupying the second position as far as the promotion and expansion of languages is concerned in a multilingual country, like India. First, […]
Myth & Reality
Hippolytus, the illegitimate son of the Athenian hero and King Theseus and either Antiope or the Amazon Queen Hippolyta, was a tragic hero in Greek mythology... misfortune or bad luck had been his trusted friend since birth. Many fell in love with this handsome and intelligent person, and they ruined his life. Even, Phaedra, the second wife of Theseus, tried to seduce Hippolytus, but he did not pay heed to her advances. The Greek drama Hippolytus has quite a lot of of similarities with the contemporary dark period.
Penned Down!
Vasily Grossman, Andrei Platonov and Boris Pilnyak... Joseph Stalin's authoritarian rule had failed to suppress the voices of these three men o' letters! Their pens rightly proved to be mightier than the sword.
Inwards: In Words…
In an article titled ‘Space of Literature‘ (1955; trans. 1982), French Philosopher Maurice Blanchot (September 22, 1907 – February 20, 2003) magnificently portrayed the limitation of an author. According to […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 