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About secondsaturn

Independent Scholar. Polymath. Thinks ahead of time. Insights go spaces human minds are yet to explore. Innovator. Imaginator. Problem Solver. Enterprise Developer.

UCLA Shooter Mainak Sarkar

Posted on June 21, 2016 by secondsaturn

I remember this incident distinctly. A nephew was once, some four decades ago, being presented with the smallest bar of Cadbury Milk Chocolate and the presenter of the gift insisted that my nephew and he alone will have the chocolate … Continue reading →

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Shammi Kapoor by Rauf Ahmed

Posted on May 10, 2016 by secondsaturn

I knew of Rauf Ahmed as Amitabh Bachchan’s biographer. He used to write about Amitabh Bachchan in the 1970’s when he was just rising as a star and in those days, Rauf analyzed both the persona and the phenomenon of … Continue reading →

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Manipur – The Heart Chakra of India

Posted on April 13, 2016 by secondsaturn

This time I make an exception to my preference and which is that instead of the aisle seat I opt for the window seat on the plane. Yes I am flying from Kolkata to Imphal to attend an industrial meet … Continue reading →

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The Banishment of Spring

Posted on March 25, 2016 by secondsaturn

I heard of a poem which began like Phul Phutuk Na Phutuk Aaaj Bosonto from my classmate Madhubani Ghosh of UG I in Jadavpur University. Madhubani was discussing this poem written by Subhas Mukhopadhyay with another classmate of ours, who, … Continue reading →

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In Adda With A RSS Scholar

Posted on February 22, 2016 by secondsaturn

Madhusree and I are part of a Bengali adda which takes place once a month on a Sunday. Like all Bengali addas, it is the adda which is important and while pretending to be only a group for pure conversation, … Continue reading →

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Nehru’s Legacy Public vs Private Sector

Posted on January 20, 2016 by secondsaturn

http://www.tehelka.com/2015/12/the-great-invisible-hand/#.Vn6Y7mdrA50.facebook      

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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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