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Episode #13 of Hindi TV Serial Bharat Ek Khoj (which was aired on DoorDarshan and now is available as a set of DVD for home viewing); explores the second segment of the tale of Ashoka. The first part of the same is reviewed here. We see that now Ashoka (aka Ashok) is the king of Magadha. He have started spreading ... Read More »

In the first part of the reviews of the book Obsession: Eternal Stories Of Life And Death we took a look to the short stories written by Stormy and Bishwa. Book Title : Obsession: Eternal Stories Of Life And Death Authors : Gurpartap Khairah, Bishwa Sigdel, Stormy Hazarika, Suraj Sinha Publisher : Tara India Research Press (2013/2014) Total Pages : ... Read More »

Episode 7 of Upanishad Ganga brings us the influence and importance of Vedanga (aka Vedang) via the story of Bhaskaracharya who is referred by a lot of astrologists. TV Serial : Upanishad Ganga Producers : Chinmaya Mission Director : ChandraPrakash Dwivedi Starring : Abhimanyu Singh, Vishwa Badola, Rushad Rana, Jaya Bhattacharya, Zakir Hussain, Mukesh Tiwari, Vrajesh Hirjee, Sai Deodhar, Purva ... Read More »

Story #3 of Hindi TV Serial Guldasta is titled as Ek Anch Ki Kasar (एक आंच की कसर). It explores story of a so called gentleman who is living a life with dual personalities. The story is focused on one of the major social problems – Dowry. Though with the literacy and women empowerment, the problem is reduced at a ... Read More »

Ms. Kalyani Rao makes her debut with the novel “Bubble Wrap”. She has written short pieces so far. She is very fond of travel and you can see that in the book. The book is written in the style of memoirs. There are no long narrations and it generally maintains a brisk pace. Book Title : Bubble Wrap Author : ... Read More »

Episode 6 of Upanishad Ganga brings us the influence and importance of vedas as the source of Dharma (in broad meaning) via the story of DaraShikoh, the son of Mughal emperor ShahJahan. The entire story is filmed into two segments and this episode explores its second segment. TV Serial : Upanishad Ganga Producers : Chinmaya Mission Director : ChandraPrakash Dwivedi ... Read More »