Author Archives: secondsaturn

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Independent Scholar. Polymath.

Hindu Khatre Mein Vaake Hi Hain

Posted on May 11, 2023 by secondsaturn

Hindu Khatre Mein Hai: Vakey Hi Hai After the release of the Kerala Story and the aftermath of the Meiti insurgency in Manipur, PM Modi gave a convincing speech in his Mann ki Baat, or as his enemies say, Monkey … Continue reading →

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Ranthambore _ The City That Macchli Made Out of the Forest

Posted on April 7, 2023 by secondsaturn

Ranthambore, as legends and records go was a dense forest into which came a Yadava chief by the name Jayanta in 5 AD to create the fort. Since then, it has been built upon and expanded over centuries to assume … Continue reading →

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Fascism …

Posted on March 8, 2023 by secondsaturn

A young scholar writes that she intends to bring forth the terrible woes of the marginalized communities in the country to invade the comfort smugness of the privileged upper caste elites, who, according to her have cornered every opportunity in … Continue reading →

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So Many Buddhas

Posted on February 12, 2023 by secondsaturn

The exhibition in the Indian Museum in the journey of Buddha is enlightenment because it placed Buddha in a wider socio-cultural and historical context, which greatly illuminates the mind of the general interest person, not specialized in Buddhist studies. The … Continue reading →

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Dante, D’Annunzio and Tagore

Posted on January 5, 2023 by secondsaturn

“Dante, D’Annunzio and Tagore” is the name of a project that culminated into a Seminar of the same name between Prof Mario Prayer and the English Department of Jadavpur University. The focus of the scholarship was mainly around modernity and … Continue reading →

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Brahmananda Keshab Chandra Sen

Posted on December 9, 2022 by secondsaturn

Keshab Chandra Sen (1838 to 1884) was considered, during his times, to be one of the most, if not the most illustrious members leading the Indian Enlightenment. Born into a well-established family of high zamindari officials, Keshab Sen seems to … Continue reading →

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Kali Pujo 2022

Posted on November 3, 2022 by secondsaturn

This year, the Kali Pujo in Kolkata, though as countless as on other years, somehow seemed to be to be an exhausted and even a bored affair. The celebrations of the Durga Puja has been raised to such an extent … Continue reading →

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Bonedi Pujos 2022

Posted on October 3, 2022 by secondsaturn

At Home With the Bonedis on Mahasaptami Pujo On the Saptami Day of the Durga Puja this year, i.e 2022, Madhusree bought two tickets for herself and me to take a walk into North Calcutta Bonedi Pujos. Bonedi, a Bengali … Continue reading →

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The Anomaly of Lal Singh Chaddha

Posted on September 7, 2022 by secondsaturn

Even before the film was put on the studio floor for shooting, I knew that Lal Singh Chadha would not work. Notwithstanding that Forrest Gump is an American cult film and Lal Singh Chaddha has been ably adapted, yet the … Continue reading →

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Pablo Neruda on WhatsApp and In Genuine Translation

Posted on August 1, 2022 by secondsaturn

In medieval times, authors, or those desiring to become authors would often do quite the reverse of plagiarism. Unlike plagiarism, they would instead, reproduce holy texts and rewrite epics and ascribe those to the original authors namely saints of yore … Continue reading →

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