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Independent Scholar. Polymath.

Orhan Pamuk’s Red Book

Posted on September 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

This month of July, we at our book reading club, composed of middle aged general interest women, attempted to read Orhan Pamuk’s novel, My Name Is Red. From the back cover it seemed to be a book of crime and … Continue reading →

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Reading Vampire In A Rainy August – Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight

Posted on September 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

 It has been an unusually rainy August in Delhi this year. We are not used to such heavy downpours in this part of Northern India. So the city along with its one crore population get non-plussed as rains get incessant … Continue reading →

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Taj Mahal – Unending Intrigue

Posted on September 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

I have been to the Taj Mahal many times. I usually never miss a chance to visit this tomb. Along with Sikandra and Fatehpur Sikri, the Taj Mahal never ceases to wonder me. I have seen the mausoleum in the … Continue reading →

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Fragrances Of A Rainwashed Evening – Tangential Thoughts On Kolkata’s Sociology

Posted on September 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

I prefer to travel by air if I have to reach Kolkata by daylight. I love it when the plane swishes down, circles a bit and then touches the tarmac. This is because never ever have I seen a city … Continue reading →

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A very long note on a very short visit to Nagaland

Posted on September 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

When Zuchamo Yanthan, a young Professor from IGNOU invited me to chair a session at a Seminar in St Joseph College in Nagaland, I agreed immediately. I had never been to Nagaland and accepting the invitation would mean that I … Continue reading →

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Where Clouds End – Dharamshala

Posted on September 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

Madhuleena, Madhusree and my mutual friend was visiting us after 20 years. She was with us in JNU but way laid by matrimony and child rearing she had neither the motive nor the opportunity to meet up with her friends. … Continue reading →

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Bharatpur’s Mahabharat

Posted on September 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

Madhusree and I went for a short trip to Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Ever since Georgie, our Lhasa terrier has come into our lives it is no longer possible for us to be out of home beyond one night. We leave … Continue reading →

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Shrishtichhaada – Especially For Ritwik Mallik

Posted on September 6, 2010 by secondsaturn

Shristichhaada is a Bengali word that means the one who is abandoned by civilization.. This note is especially for Ritwik because he tagged me in a note which I could not respond to as a comment. The note pertains to … Continue reading →

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If God Went To B School – Debut Novel

Posted on September 6, 2010 by secondsaturn

If God Went To B School. Anand and Mani Ganesh. Srishti. Delhi. 2010. Jayanto Bose must be congratulated for bringing before us a range of books from Srishti authored by young debutants. These debutants, usually young men from top schools … Continue reading →

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If The Name Is Khan, February 2010

Posted on September 3, 2010 by secondsaturn

If the name is Khan then it is no point in saying that you are not a terrorist. In order to be able to say that you are not a terrorist to your victim you have to sacrifice yourself. Martyrdom … Continue reading →

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