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Radhe Radhe Vrindavan

Posted on January 10, 2026 by secondsaturn

I spent a weekend at a hotel suite of a friend in Vrindavan located on the outskirts of the temple town adjacent to other posh properties like the Taj Vivanta, Radissons and Best Western. Far from the dusty, muddy and … Continue reading →

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Taslima Nasreen vs Javed Akhtar

Posted on October 2, 2025 by secondsaturn

Taslima Nasreen dropped the atom bomb on the politics of Bengal, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan by observing that the Bengali culture is foundationally and fundamentally Hindu. There cannot be any category like a Bengal Muslim unless as an oxymoron. To … Continue reading →

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Rammohun Roy’s Legacy: Challenging Religious Extremism

Posted on May 24, 2025 by secondsaturn

Fight Theology for 22nd May 2025, 253rd Birth Anniversary of Raja Rammohun Roy Rabindranath Tagore wrote of Raja Rammohun Roy that if Bharat struggles to find itself, it will keep looking out for Rammohun. Truly, in everyday life of India … Continue reading →

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Is India Poor?

Posted on February 11, 2025 by secondsaturn

It is true that poverty in India has declined. It has declined in absolute terms to just about 4.62% of the population, a massive step up from the 66% we had at the time of Independence. It is also true … Continue reading →

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India General Elections 2024 – All Parties Are Fascists

Posted on June 2, 2024 by secondsaturn

The campaign speeches for the General Elections of 2024 tells us that fascism, when it comes to roost is a general phenomenon and not restricted to a single party or ideology. The attribute of fascism, like a pandemic is that … Continue reading →

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Industries of West Bengal

Posted on May 23, 2024 by secondsaturn

The Trinamool Congress has posted a list of some 70 odd industrial units which have been closed during the life and times of the CPM in Bengal. This is a snide comment on the supposed promise to give jobs made … Continue reading →

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Terracotta Jewellery

Posted on November 1, 2013 by secondsaturn

Mahalakshmi Ramakrishnan, Associate Professor, Ancient History (specialities, ancient societies and art), JNU has invited the Aadhaar Mahila.. to display their wares at Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas for Diwali. The Aadhar is an initiative by one Ms Reshma, an alumnus of … Continue reading →

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