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Thursday, January 28, 2021
J Krishnamurti: A life of Compassion beyond Boundaries [a biography by Roshen Dalal]
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Answers to key questions on the book 1. Do you think the life and teachings of J. Krishnamurti have become more relevant today? If so, why?...
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Saturday, June 24, 2017
Rukmini Devi Arundale
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India’s presidential elections take place next month, with two main candidates, Ram Nath Kovind, who has been an MP and governor of Bihar, a...
Thursday, March 2, 2017
The fossils of Antarctica
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One hundred million years ago, Antarctica was covered in thick forests, inhabited by dinosaurs. It was a time of warmth, when the polar ic...
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Narendra Modi and Indira Gandhi
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Today, while working on a new book, I reread accounts of the 1971 elections, and began to see parallels between Indira Gandhi and Narendra M...
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Lament of the Flowers
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[ Pushpa Vilapamu] by Karuna Sri, [pen name of Jandhyala Pappaya Sastri, 1912, -1992] translated from the Telugu Bent on worshipping you ...
Friday, October 7, 2016
The Black Carp
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In Japan, black carp were known for their courage and strength, and streamers and banners depicting these carp were used as symbols by sam...
Monday, July 25, 2016
A visit to the post-office
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The other day I visited the Rajpur post office in Dehradun, to send some Speedpost. The post office has a shop attached to it, selling stati...
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