The word ‘Juggernaut’, meaning a large and heavy vehicle and also a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force, was coined in by the British when they saw the Chariot Parade or Rath Yatra at Puri, a beach town in Odisha. This festival is unfathomably grand, with millions of devotees visiting Puri from all across the globe. …
The Rathas/Chariots of Jagannath’s Chariot Parade/ Ratha Yatra at Puri Read More »
Hemis Monatery of Ladakh is the largest and the richest monastery of the Ladakh region. 45 milometers from Leh, stands this famous gompa or monastery at the Hemis Village, near the Hemis National Park where the endangered snow leopards are found. This 40 kilometres drive is something that remains etched in the memory for a …
Hemis Monastery of Ladakh and the Hemis Festival Read More »
Another 5th of June and another World Environment Day is here, this time, with the theme ‘Only One Earth’. World Environment Day, 2022, is hosted by Sweden, on its 50th anniversary, with focus on ‘Living Sustainably in Harmony with Nature’. Various methods are devised as to how to protect the environment and articles and journals …
The 88 year old author, the evergreen Ruskin Bond, is loved by generations. We have been introduced to him from as early as our school days. The stories by Ruskin Bond are lucid, vivid and witty. With a career of almost 70 years he has gifted us more than 500 short stories, novels and essays. …
Bond With The Best: Books and Stories by Ruskin Bond Read More »
“Real museums are places where Time is transformed into Space.” ― Orhan Pamuk, The Museum of Innocence I always feel this when I step into Museums. Today, 18th of May, 2022, as we observe the International Museum Day, I thought of sharing sneak peeks of some of my remarkable museum visits. I enjoy visiting museums …
There are four main Buddhist pilgrimage sites which Buddhists believe if visited in their lifetime, enable them attain enormous merit and nobleness. The places are where Prince Siddhartha Gautama Buddha was born, the place where He gained enlightenment, the place where He first taught and the place where He attained nirvana. The sites are internationally …
Even as the mists over Mungpoo lifted, In a riot of colours the hills erupted. The ancient wizard, rapt in his game, Not a care in the world, no worry to his name. Sitting here, as I peer into the past, As ever the sun and the clouds flit past. How many kingdoms rose and …
I came across few lines by Sir Romain Rolland very recently. Sir Romain Rolland was a French Nobel Laureate who was a literary genius, art historian and mystic. The lines are “It is my desire to bring the sound of the beating of that artery to the ears of fever-stricken Europe, which has murdered sleep. …
A Day of Coincidences, at Sri Ramakrishna Math Yogodyan, Kankurgachi Read More »
“মোদের গরব মোদের আশা আ মরি বাংলা ভাষা” “Moder Gorob Moder Asa A-Mori Bangla Bhasha” (Our Pride, Our Hope, Our love Bangla/Bengali Language). These are lines from Atul Prasad Sen’s song, composed during the period of Bengal Renaissance. Later this song became an inspiration to freedom fighters of Bangladesh’s Liberation War in the 70’s. This …
From Love for Mother Tongue to the Birth of a Nation… Read More »
Planning for 2022 is essential because even though life is uncertain and unpredictable, planning keeps us prepared. Planning is the pathway, at least we know, what we want from life. Let us try to live to our fullest potential in 2022, without being harsh on ourselves. Wishing all a happy 2022. Reflecting over 2021: Reflecting …
