Tag: 8th Day
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An iconoclastic renegade & social maverick
Dwelling upon the mysticism in his poetry, William Blake can be aptly called a spiritual Orientalist who once famously declared that he had an Eastern soul. The universal consciousness and cosmic vastness lent profundity to his craftsmanship.
May 11, 2020 -
A fairy tale gone awry
Sunanda Pushkar died on 17 January 2014 under mysterious circumstances, and till date this case remains an unsolved mystery. Her namesake, journalist Sunanda Mehta, traces out her tantalizing life story.
November 2, 2019 -
Process of change
Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we can analyse how the world changed as a result of this singular event that resulted in the reunification of Germany, the collapse of the Warsaw Pact, the Soviet disintegration and an end to the Cold War.
October 9, 2019 -
A Look at Prophets
This review cannot do justice to Jhunjhunwala's thesis because no one reviewer is competent to examine the multiple aspects which call for intense specialisation. But let it be said that this book is more than a curiosity; it breaks spectacular new ground which is worth close examination by a community of experts... A review.
October 5, 2019 -
An interview to remember
The following excerpts are from the chapter on Thapars interview with Mamata Banerjee from his memoir, Devils Advocate: The Untold Story.
October 5, 2019