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Bande Bharat Express

Posted on December 11, 2025 by secondsaturn

I managed to ride on the Bande Bharat express after all. Once was a trip from Delhi to Jaipur and the second one was a to and fro between Howrah and Santiniketan. In the latter case, the train was attended … 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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Tikli Bottom

Posted on September 13, 2025 by secondsaturn

My young cousin planned a visit for the family to Tikli Bottom. This is a property at the bottom of the Tikli hills, off Gurgaon, where the Aravallis rise for the one last time to eventually run off in undulations … Continue reading →

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Ram vs Krishna

Posted on October 11, 2024 by secondsaturn

A young professor at a reputed University uses a novel method to teach about myths; he uses film stars and their fandom to explain the popularity of Ram or Krishna. This ingenious way of teaching has the power to immediately … Continue reading →

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