….. ” That which is gone is gone ! ” A poem by Dr. Bachchan.
Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan has been one of my favorite Hindi poets. I have attempted to translate two stanzas of his immortal poem: Jo Beet…
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Dhyan Chand: Magician of Hockey who had 4 hands and 4 sticks !
He (1905 –1979) is globally accepted as the greatest Field hockey player of all time, very well known for his unique goal-scoring skills. In India…
A glimpse of Subhashits from Dev-vani: (The language of Gods)
Question : What are Subhashits ? Ans: A subhashita (Sanskrit: सुभाषित) is a literary genre of Sanskrit epigrammatic poems and their message is an aphorism,…
About the Bollywood film which ran in Mumbai for about 20 years
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (English: The Brave-Hearted Will Take Away the Bride), also known as DDLJ, is a 1995 Indian film of Yash Chopra which…
If wishes were horses and I owned the SC Chat- rooms
Yes,I know though, If wishes were horses, Beggars would ride. (If turnips were bayonets, I would wear one by my side) Supposing if the wishes…
About some interesting words taken from the Indian languages
It is seen that English language is not shy of constantly picking up words from languages all over the globe. That is why it keeps…
The Secret recipe of making the Indian masala tea [with malai]
Boil the water in a pot. Add the tea leaves (a mix of Green tea + strong black tea), along with a mix of dry…
A SINGING RAINBOW OF LOVE SENT BY MIRZA GHALIB !
Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan was a classical poet from India during British colonial rule, who wrote in Urdu and Persian. He lived during the above…
” Like broken glaas and old news paper sheets, Who Me ?
The other day when my wife was giving away the old newspapers to the raddi-wala (the old newspaper – buyer ) I told her :…
On what is Fiction and how it helps the humankind
With reference to the ongoing discussion on the above subject, I have just compiled a few quotations on the above subject for benefit of the…