Author Archives: secondsaturn

About secondsaturn

Independent Scholar. Polymath.

Khayal’s Secret History

Posted on April 12, 2024 by secondsaturn

Prof R Mahalakshmi of Centre for Historical Studies, JNU is presenting and hosting a short lecture demonstration on the Khayal by Vidushi Madhumita Ray. The programme is curated and researched by Heather House LLP. The course is free of cost … Continue reading →

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On Women’s Day

Posted on March 10, 2024 by secondsaturn

A young and enthusiastic and empathetic feminist man congratulated women who did not need male support. He, of course put up a post saying that the woman he admired most was the protagonist of a Bengali art film shot by … Continue reading →

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The Flight of the Crane

Posted on February 15, 2024 by secondsaturn

Whie convalescing from a bad bout of dengue and unable to read anything new, I returned to some of Kavita Kane’s books to read them again. Once more I got stuck at the only book of hers which I have … Continue reading →

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Rammohun Roy and Dhrupad – Whats the connection with Sati?

Posted on January 9, 2024 by secondsaturn

In the early decades of the 19th century Raja Rammohun Roy, when introducing music as part of Vedic prayers in the Brahma Sabha, that was to become the Brahmo Samaj later in 1828, he made dhrupad as the foundation of … Continue reading →

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Hypernationalism Cost Us Our Victory

Posted on December 8, 2023 by secondsaturn

When will India realize that hypernationalism is a disease of the mind, most lethal and vicious? Its fall out can be clearly seen in the fact that no factor other than the hype created by the spectators, media, and every … Continue reading →

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Violence Intrinsic to and Endemic in Democracies?

Posted on November 9, 2023 by secondsaturn

Madhusree and I are set to visit Dhaka and are very worried about the pre poll violence in the city. The opposition has taken to the streets burning public transport and blocking roads and, on many days, there has also … Continue reading →

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Sanatan Dharma

Posted on October 18, 2023 by secondsaturn

The Hindu right-wing nationalists seem to have abandoned the term Hindutva in favour of Sanatan Dharma for gearing up for the next level of esoteric and cultist politics. Hindutva was a poorly defined idea that tried to convert the precepts … Continue reading →

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No Jobs For Seekers, No Applicants for Offers – The Great Unemployment Paradox

Posted on September 18, 2023 by secondsaturn

The unemployment levels in India are naggingly high. Despite it being the third largest economy in the world, India does not seem to generate enough offers for its job seekers. On the other hand, the factories and establishments complaint that … Continue reading →

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The City of Brass

Posted on August 9, 2023 by secondsaturn

In my long years of studying and practicing economics, I must have read at least 200 articles and books on the MSMEs. In each work, the idea presented of the MSMEs is a small unit, run by an entrepreneur with … Continue reading →

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Knowledge is Not Power – Discourse Is

Posted on July 12, 2023 by secondsaturn

When we read Foucault’s set of interviews on Knowledge is Power, I think that our teachers did not understand the philosopher too well because we too held the mistaken notion for long that it is indeed that knowledge brings power. … Continue reading →

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