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Asha Purna Devi, 8th January 1909 to 13th July 1995

Posted on January 13, 2025 by secondsaturn

On the 8th of January the media and social media celebrated the birth anniversary of Ashapurna Devi, a prolific novelist of Bengali language who never ceases to fascinate her readers by the sheer volume of her work and by the … Continue reading →

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On Women’s Day

Posted on March 10, 2024 by secondsaturn

A young and enthusiastic and empathetic feminist man congratulated women who did not need male support. He, of course put up a post saying that the woman he admired most was the protagonist of a Bengali art film shot by … Continue reading →

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Awakening With Ahalya

Posted on May 1, 2022 by secondsaturn

Ahalya’s Awakening. Kavita Kane Kavita Kane writes like an expert Sanskritist. She seems to have read stories and scriptures with an eye that is rarely trained to grasp metaphors and meanings hidden in the heavily coded Sanskrit texts. But here … Continue reading →

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Kamla Does A Slut Walk

Posted on May 19, 2012 by secondsaturn

I don’t have much to do with sluts as I don’t have to do much with shaving cream. I am not a man and I have no use for either. I also don’t quite buy the argument that sluts are … Continue reading →

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