Vibrant Indian expats celebrate Ganesh festival in Holland with Orange decoration

A Close Encounter With A Baba Normally I keep them all at an arm’s length, but that proverb seems very inappropriate because I wouldn’t like to visit even the “Pandal” where any such person may have plans of giving his version of “Gyan.” It is not that I am averse to getting “Gyan” but I…

Sita Nabami Today By Sreechandra Banerjee Today is the Nabami or ninth “tithi’ or lunar day in the waxing lunar phase or “Shuklo-paksho” of the month of Baisakh. It is believed that Goddess Sita was born on this day. It may be noted that Rama was also born on “Nabami” ‘tithi in the month of…

This poem got the first position in a poetry competition conducted by Sukhan, a literary group. मुलाक़ात ख़ुद से चुपचाप बैठे बैठे आज यूँ ही खुल गई ज़िन्दगी की किताब और मैं पढ़ती चली गई एक के बाद एक पन्ना पलटती गई ज़िन्दगी की किताब आईना बन गई मुझे मेरा ही अक्स दिखलाती गई मुझ से मेरी ही मुलाक़ात करवाती गई क्या सोचती हूँ क्या चाहती हूँ चुपके से कान में बतलाती चली गई Alka Kansra Share with: 5 1 vote Article Rating

1,   तुम और आप खोखले ‘आप’को हार्दिक ‘तुम’ से बिना कुछ कहे बदल दिया उसने और सारे ख़ुशनुमा सपने प्यार भरी मेरी रूह में जगा दिये उसने. सोच में डूबा खड़ा हूँ उसके सामने, उससे नज़रे हटाने का नहीं है साहस; और कहता हूँ उससे: कितनी प्यारी हो तुम! और सोचता हूँ: कितना प्यार…

Sardar Sohan Singh and his family had shifted to Chandigarh. Suddenly, I had lost two close friends. Loss of company of Goga hurt me because suddenly my daredevilry and my pranks had come to a standstill because one needs a partner in such escapades. Anyone who has read the books of childhood adventures will vouch…

(photo) Vivek Murthy, MD (Source: PTI, Washington, Nov 08 2020, 11:37 IST updated: Nov 08 2020, 11:38 IST.) Physician of Indian-American/British origin, Dr Vivek Murthy is expected to co-chair the coronavirus task force which President-elect Joe Biden is likely to announce on Monday.  Dr Murthy, 43, originally hails from Karnataka; he was appointed America’s 19th…

Language is a tool for communication, a remarkable tool. You can do more harm to one by using the wrong words than perhaps you can do with a weapon. In the same way, the right words can win many hearts, can cement bonds, can mean so much to people that they would even be ready…

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This is a repost with edits (for better readability) of an article on the NET By VINCENT DOWD, Arts correspondent, BBC News. PG Wodehouse, creator of Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, was the most English novelist imaginable. His comic world was old-fashioned well before he died 45 years back (in 1975) – crammed with disapproving aunts…