“Crime is nothing but a fracture in Soul” Who else but a woman can think of crime in such spiritual terms? And when that woman is the celebrated mystery writer Agatha Christie, there has to be an interesting turn of events to lead to this observation. I am talking about […]
कुछ वक़्त पहले एक मूवी आयी थी “पीकू”.. मुझे याद है मेरी एक कलीग ने मुंह बनाते हुए कहा था, “हाय हाय, बड़ी गंदी मूवी है, पैसे बेकार हो गए” .. मैं हॉल में मूवी देखने नहीं जाती, सो तब नहीं देखी थी, पर ट्रेलर देखकर, जिज्ञासा हुई थी कि […]
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इस पौधे को अक्सर Braham Kamal कहा जाता है, पर दरअसल यह एक कैक्टस ऑर्चिड है.. रात में खुशबू वाले फूल, अक्सर मानसून के आसपास खिलते हैं.. साइंटिफिक नाम Epiphyllum Oxypetalum और दूसरा पॉपुलर नाम गुल बकावली है.. जबकि ब्रह्म कमल, उत्तराखंड का राज्य फूल है.. कमल कहने के बावजूद […]
I had heard a lot about Game of Thrones, a TV series on HBO. Some termed it as a mind blowing epic drama, others a grotesque fantasy. Such diverse views ignited my curiosity and I finally ended up biting the bullet this March. And, once I began watching Game of […]
21 March is celebrated as World Poetry Day. Courtesy UNESCO, we creative people have a whole day dedicated to read, write, recite and publish poetry. And this year, the day becomes even more special as it coincides with Holi, the Festival of Colors. Be it the lokgeet, dhol beats or […]
On 20th March, 1991, in the beautiful Swedish vista, the first ever Storytelling Event was celebrated. The storytellers spun creative stories in a fun way to celebrate the Spring Equinox. The event caught many eyeballs and soon the trend spread to other parts of the Globe. By 2005, special […]
Remembering Stephen Hawking on his Death Anniversary.. wrote this a year ago on Facebook.. how quickly time flies… “14th March, a date to be remembered by Science Buffs for centuries.. sadly though as I was updating this status to call for celebrating Albert Einstein’s birthday, I came to know that […]
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