Author Archives: secondsaturn

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Independent Scholar. Polymath.

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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Congress Redeems, Congress Ruins

Posted on July 1, 2022 by secondsaturn

The promoters and owners of the INC, its supporters, those who are naturally inclined towards the Congress have entered the mode of metaphysical faith rather than of reasoned reflection. They are wont to believe that their routing at the polls … Continue reading →

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Rammohun Roy Barely Remembered, 22nd May 2022

Posted on June 3, 2022 by secondsaturn

Today, i.e., on the 22nd of May 2022 Raja Rammohun Roy’s existence completes 250 years. He died on the 27th of September 1833 in Bristol. His contributions can be measured by the extent of our forgetfulness of him; he must … Continue reading →

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Awakening With Ahalya

Posted on May 1, 2022 by secondsaturn

Ahalya’s Awakening. Kavita Kane Kavita Kane writes like an expert Sanskritist. She seems to have read stories and scriptures with an eye that is rarely trained to grasp metaphors and meanings hidden in the heavily coded Sanskrit texts. But here … Continue reading →

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English Medium, Bengali Medium

Posted on April 12, 2022 by secondsaturn

It appears that a storm is raging in Bengal over a recent controversy stoked by one RJ called Ayanatika who perhaps made some comments or observations around the inferiority of Bengali medium schools. Naturally, apologists for the Bengali medium rallied … Continue reading →

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