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Independent Scholar. Polymath.

Nirmohi Akhra

Posted on December 17, 2015 by secondsaturn

Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla Virajaman: Susmita Dasgupta October 5, 2010 tags: Ayodhya judgement, nirmohi akhara, ram lalla by Nivedita Menon [In this guest post, Susmita Dasgupta throws light on some important aspects of the Ayodhya issue that have been misunderstood. … Continue reading →

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Individualism and Voids

Posted on November 27, 2015 by secondsaturn

Individualism is a difficult proposition for human societies; it offends the sense of human classifications, which is essential to human societies. Social orders and institutions must have classifications for the dispensations of accumulation, distribution and legacies.

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Is Rama Really Purushottam?

Posted on October 29, 2015 by secondsaturn

Is Rama really a Purushottam? What does the term Purushottam, which denotes the ideal man, or even the ideal human really mean? When was the term Purushottam coined to describe Rama and what would the term meant during the time … Continue reading →

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My Own Death Bookless Series

Posted on September 12, 2015 by secondsaturn

    No, I have not reached Baghdad, I am bookless in my own home in the Delhi suburb. Our small flat sparsely furnished with hostel type wooden plank beds, woven wooden chairs and no sofa, minimalist dining table is … Continue reading →

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Leisure Class 2 Bookless Series

Posted on September 12, 2015 by secondsaturn

My very young but brilliant cousin, Anindita sen has posed an interesting question on my account of the leisure class. There was a time when the zamindars, the ideal case of a leisure class were promoters and patrons of high … Continue reading →

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The Leisure Class I Bookless Series

Posted on September 12, 2015 by secondsaturn

XBookless in my home, perched upon a heap of cheap Munirka made furniture, all that we could afford after blowing up so liberally on books, I sit at home fighting the noise, the dust and an entire pelt of workmen … Continue reading →

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Abdul Kalam – A Joyous Death

Posted on August 14, 2015 by secondsaturn

My school friend, Debjani told me this hilarious story about her grandfather, a reporter with the Stateman who claimed that Gandhiji knew him. How come Dadu, my friend would ask to which the grandfather replied that once he nearly bumped … Continue reading →

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Myth, Media and Poetry – Jagannath’s Rathyatra

Posted on July 21, 2015 by secondsaturn

The Rath Yatra of Jagannath is among the grandest sacred spectacle of India and till only recently, which is before the Bengalis discovered the Durga Puja, it was the grandest fair of them all. The rath, or the car festival … Continue reading →

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Cinema and Partition 2

Posted on June 11, 2015 by secondsaturn

Well Ms T seems to have made up her mind. She was faking all that euphoria as the theme of displacement in Partition being attached to her own biography. Yes, she feels uncertain and distressed at the possible wrenching out … Continue reading →

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Partition and Cinema

Posted on May 10, 2015 by secondsaturn

Partition and Cinema . May 8, 2015 at 8:24am I will call her as Miss T because I have to conceal her real identity for purposes of privacy. No, her name does not start with a T, far from it. … Continue reading →

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