By Bhudeb Chakrabarti The Coromandel Fishers Rise brothers rise; the waking skies pray to the morning light. The wind lies asleep in the arms of the dawn like a child that has cried all night. Come, let us gather our nets from the shore and set our catamarans free, To capture the leaping wealth of… Read More Sarojini Naidu – The Poetess and Freedom Fighter of India
By Somali K Chakrabarti Some conversations flow spontaneously, create uplifting vibes, and leave you upbeat and energized. These conversations go beyond the icebreakers, normal pleasantries, small talks and jokes, discussions on mundane matters, or venting out problems and happen to be more engaging, and mentally stimulating. Possibly because these conversations are around things that we… Read More 10 Quotes on the Joys of a Good Conversation
By Somali K Chakrabarti Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could. ROBERT FROST in The Road Not Taken Life is all about the choices we make. Time and again, we come across… Read More 10 Quotes on Why Too Many Choices Can Make It Harder To Choose
In a country where official apathy towards sports-persons has sparked an outcry (at least on social media), the efforts of PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar have been lauded by one and all. Each of these gifted athletes have one thing in common – a dogged sense of self discipline. Their passion has… Read More How to develop self discipline: Lessons from young Indian athletes at Rio
By Bhudeb Chakrabarti Image Source On 28 March 2016, the President of India Pranab Mukherjee bestowed Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of of India upon Haldhar Nag. Born on 31 March, 1950 in a poor family of Ghess village, situated in Bargarh District, Odisha, Haldhar Nag had no formal schooling. The demise… Read More Haldhar Nag – The People’s Poet
By Somali K Chakrabarti Today as the world celebrates Woman’s Day, here is a tribute to the 16 women laureates of the Nobel Peace Prize from 1905 -t0 2015, to commemorate their contribution towards humanity and peace. Life was not exactly a bed of roses for most of them, some of them were even looked down upon in… Read More Women who won the Nobel Peace Prize
By Somali K Chakrabarti Image Credit When You’re jaded, and want to add a little zest to your life Pick up a hobby – play a sport, go on a drive, Listen to music, prime your canvas, or explore wildlife; Make a change for good, give to the society something back, Life is not only about… Read More With a Hobby-Make your Life Fantastico
By Somali K Chakrabarti Today as India celebrates its 67th Republic Day, the country honors the bravery of its martyrs and soldiers in the Republic Day Parade. For the first time in the history of India’s Republic day Parade, a foreign (French) contingent has marched down Rajpath on this occasion. With the theme of women… Read More 6 Inspirational Quotes on Nation Building
By Somali K Chakrabarti Tiny Tender shoots, Outgrowths of an uprooted tree, Stir and wake from a dormant state, Thrusting their way up, crack open a hard Stone surface; in search of sunlight, They claim their right To live Resilience of Nature and Life !! © Somali K Chakrabarti
By Somali K Chakrabarti What lures young people into terrorism? Can anything be done to prevent people from indulging in violence? Is it ever possible to establish peace in society? I am sure, such questions must have risen an umpteen number of times in your mind whenever you would have heard or read about violent terrorist attacks.… Read More The Age of Peace – Championing the cause of peace
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