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Feminism’s Unlikely Defender : The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit!
Millions of women across the globe and across timelines of history are not able to /have not been able to accept themselves. We struggle each single day of our lives, whether we admit it or not, to b…
The Tradition Of Mahalaya!
‘That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet’: wise words from the poet Emily Dickinson and one which has been playing in my mind ever since the fragrance of the ‘Shiu…
The old order changeth yielding place to the new!
(Morte d'Arthur, Alfred,Lord Tennyson) With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, an era has ended. Her eldest son, the former Prince of Wales, Charles, heir to the throne since he was three years ol…
The Dilemma of public opinion!
Rudyard kipling said "who can account for the fathomless folly of the public"?While there is no source of public opinion,It is thought to be spontaneously general with a collective instinct. …
The beginning of the Buddhist lent, Asalha Puja!
A celebration of beginnings, commemorating not just the Buddha’s first sermon but also his conception and the day he renounced his royal life to become an ascetic. Asalha Puja also known as …
The divine chariots of jagannath puri!
The Jagannath Temple at Puri is among the most revered Vaishnava sites in India and the current temple was built by Anantavarman of the Chodaganga dynasty in the 12th century. The deities in the sanc…