Santh
Kabir by Dr. Nandini Sahu
 Kabir
was the great spiritual educator of the fifteenth century. There
was a divergence between two enormous religions – Hinduism and
Islam. Kabir endeavored to convey both of them closer to each
other by condemning the futile custom and traditions of both and
by sermonizing the definitive objectives of both religions
mutually as one and indistinguishable. He was not a follower of
Rama who, according to him, is an embodiment of Vishnu. His
‘Rama’ was not diverse from the ‘Rahim’ of the Muslims. His more
realistic teachings strain the austere ethical demeanor and
disprove illogical values. In his love and allegiance ...
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Shaolin by Ramendra Kumar
“Woh kaata!” the shout rang out clear, piercing the lazy
winter afternoon air. Johnny, who had been dozing, jumped up.
The shout was like music to his hears. It meant only one thing –
a kite’s string had been ‘cut’ and it was now sailing away just
waiting to be ‘looted’. Johnny set off looking at the sky for
any sign of the kite. After twenty meters or so of running he
saw it sailing away quite fast towards the biscuit factory.
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Poems
My Mom by Subhankar Sharma
Thank God by Parthasarathi
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Green Tea
– The New Health Drink
by Dr. Anjana Maitra
An ancient Chinese
proverb goes thus – “Better to be deprived of food for three days than tea
for one”. Of the three major beverages of the world – tea, coffee and cocoa
– tea is the most popular. Tea has a long and ancient history and has been
associated with man since time immemorial. China is known as the homeland of
tea. India and China are probably the first countries to
cultivate tea. Read On
The
IGNOU Bus by Moumita Das
“So what are you having for today’s
party in the bus?” asked Jyoti to Monisha one fine morning over
the mobile. Monisha had always interesting things to say about
the activities in the bus and the lives of its daily passengers
(the passengers liked to call themselves members of the bus).
Jyoti had been once a member of the bus and was missing the
parties in the bus and also its members. “Let me see”, replied
Monisha ... Read On
Animal
Fundas by Aniket Kumar
Rural
India an Artwork by Swadha Mohanty |
