Continued from Part-1 The fans of Game of Throne were upset with the ending. But I think it is a logical conclusion to the story. I feel that the author had planned for this end all along. He also wanted to give a universal lesson. We have enough examples from history to prove that the … Continue reading What to Watch During the Lockdown (Pt-2)
Author: Durga Prasad Dash
A taxman by profession, Durga Prasad Dash is a person of varied interests, passions and hobbies. Some of his regular hobbies include blogging, poetry, stage performance, photography and travel. He is a yogi and yet very much a man of the world. He has written books on various genres. You can know more about him and his work at https://durgadash.com
Eat Pay Leave -the mandatory new year post
From the title of the post if you guessed that it is going to be a post consisting of lots of random thoughts, you will not be disappointed. I will try to make it as incoherent as possible. Or maybe there will be some coherence if I choose to restrict the post to a few … Continue reading Eat Pay Leave -the mandatory new year post
The Essence of Ancient India
spare a thought for our water bodies
Water is life. The most essential thing after air is water. In my previous post in this series on environmental issues, I discussed about Air. In this article I intend to draw the reader's attention to water. There are man made water bodies like the ponds and canals. And there are natural water bodies like … Continue reading spare a thought for our water bodies
in search of the origin of a sweet dish
‘Rasagola Dibasa – Odisha Celebrates a Day For Rasagola (Rasgulla)’ is Dr. Anita Sabat's second book. Here is what the blurb says: This publication ‘Rasagola Dibasa – Odisha Celebrates a Day For Rasagola (Rasgulla)’ is a sincere attempt to share about Odisha’s centuries-old sweet-dish Rasagola; continuing tradition, Niladri Bije; and the online celebration of #RasagolaDibasa. … Continue reading in search of the origin of a sweet dish
A Medley of Lyrical Outpourings
Even though Heartfelt Symphonies is her first poetry collection to be published, Chinmayee Gayatree Sahu is no first time author. She pours her heart out regularly on her blog Chinmayee's Creations. She has already published a collection of short stories titled Five Petals which I had reviewed earlier. I have been more familiar with her … Continue reading A Medley of Lyrical Outpourings
Top 10 : What to Watch during the Lockdown
It is rather about the best of what I have watched till date starting from the lockdown of last year. I am presenting this post similar to what a friend would relate to your over a casual dinner. I am not putting things in a definite structure. I am not ranking the programmes. So, if … Continue reading Top 10 : What to Watch during the Lockdown
The Gems in our Backyard
Right from the first paragraph of the first chapter of the book I was highly impressed. Something resonated with me. Maybe because this is something I also profess frequently. We always crave for something faraway. We are fascinated by the tales of the exotic, even though we have hardly explored the gems lying in our … Continue reading The Gems in our Backyard
The Beauty of Sanskrit Language and Texts – the book
As part of the AtoZ series challenge in April 2021 I had written a series of posts about specific compositions in Sanskrit and the unique features of the Language. All these posts are now part of my latest E-book: The Beauty of Sanskrit Language and Texts. For a long time I had been planning to … Continue reading The Beauty of Sanskrit Language and Texts – the book
Making Air Breathable
The urban rural divide in the context of the Covid pandemic is clearly discernible. The percentage of infection and causality is very high in case of cities. The bigger the worse. No doubt overcrowding is one reason. A study about the pandemic in Delhi has found that the lungs of people living in Delhi are … Continue reading Making Air Breathable
PEBBLES AND WAVES 