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Episode #12 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 first segment of the tale of Ashoka. The grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka is one of the three legendary rulers known who are considered as “the great rulers”. The modern India also ... Read More »

Recently we have came across a short story collection titled Obsession: Eternal Stories Of Life And Death. This collection hold stories from four different authors Gurpartap Khairah, Bishwa Sigdel, Stormy Hazarika and Suraj Sinha. Book Title : Obsession: Eternal Stories Of Life And Death Authors : Gurpartap Khairah, Bishwa Sigdel, Stormy Hazarika, Suraj Sinha Publisher : Tara India Research Press ... Read More »

Episode 5 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 first segment. TV Serial : Upanishad Ganga Producers : Chinmaya Mission Director : ChandraPrakash Dwivedi ... Read More »

Since a little while we were curious to read a book titled Half A Rupee Stories, as the name of famous poet/writer/lyricist Gulzar is associated with it. We found the book available at Amazon (Kindle Edition) at very affordable rate and we went for the same. The book is translated in English by Sunjoy Shekhar. Here are our reviews for ... Read More »

Munshi Premchand is known as the Shakespeare of Hindi literature. Those who like Hindi literature and fond of good stories, need to that Introduction also. He is a very popular figure in the reader circle. His stories were mostly focused on the social setup of his time and authentically explored the real life of real people via real situations. Probably ... Read More »

Episode 4 of Upanishad Ganga brings us the story of AshtaVakra. AshtaVakra was born with eight deformities (two feet, two knees, two hands, the chest and the head). Reference to his character is found in Ramayana, Mahabharata and Chhandogya Upanishada. His story is often viewed as a form of debate about the importance of beauty. Philosophers say that the physical ... Read More »