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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Other Legacies of Vivekananda

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Some of my friends questioned the main contention of my previous post on Swami Vivekananda - they felt that I tried to give an impressio...
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The Budget Story

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James Wilson James Wilson arrived in India in 1859 as the first Finance Member of the Viceregal Council, entrusted with the job to e...
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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Swami Vivekananda at the Confluence of East and West

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Shrinwantu vishwe amritasya putra/arya dhamani divyani tashtu/vedamayetam purusham mahantam/aditya varanam tamasa parastath/tvameva vi...
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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Ravi Shankar: Strings of Power

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  On Sunday 1 August, 1971, a unique charity concert was organized at the most high profile centre of American music – New York’s Madi...
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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Durga Puja: National Festival of Bengalis

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The year was 1757. After defeating Siraj-ud-Daula, Robert Clive was the new Nawab of Bengal. Raja Nabakrisha Deb, one time Munshi to Wa...
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Friday, September 21, 2012

Lok Hitarth Satyanishta

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Choto Lal Bari   In Calcutta’s iconic office district Dalhousie Square, Lal Bari or the Red Building is the Writers’ Building – main ...
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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Anglo-Indians: A Forgotten Chapter of Indian Hockey

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During the Olympics, London tube stations have been temporarily renamed after the greatest heroes in Olympic history. There are three Indi...
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