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Rudra Kinshuk’s Memories of Silence presents the multifarious dimensions of nature and human life in deft poetic lines. How do we see the often-enigmatic contrasts in the poet’s visual landscape? Kinshuk’s consummate art of poetry weaves a rich tapestry of images that are at once real and surreal, near and far, with a sense of nostalgia often lingering in our mind and heart. It is, as if, the sparrows in his poem weave our stories, unfurl the hidden and lost dreams of life, and transform them to motion; they “Stitch blue Over the scarecrow in the meadow near the fairground at the village Manikhar.” (‘The Song of Sparrows’) Each poem in the collection has its own candour, ‘The...
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One hundred years after Ashoka’s brutal conquest, Kalinga stirs once more. The Mahameghavahanas, a dynasty forged in fire, have not only broken free from the chains of foreign oppression but have ignited a renaissance of culture and patriotism. The brave and wise king Mahameghavahana Kharavela is determined to restore Kalinga to its former glory and reclaim the sacred Jina idol, which was torn from his people’s grasp by Magadha’s greedy hands. Yet, as the embers of rebirth glow bright, darkness lurks in every corner. King Kharavela finds himself trapped in a deadly game of chess. Palace intrigue shifts through the halls, while rival factions sharpen their knives in the shadows. Beyond ...
The world may be in a physical lockdown, our movements restricted, and the definition of what is normal is no longer normal. However, there is no way of locking down just how spirited one can be. With the #WriteYourHeartOut movement by Notion Press, poets all over this nation have kept the fire of creativity going. In the Spirit of love, hope, and peace, discover the joys of poetry that find a way to build the resillience of the human mind in this lockdown. Let us not forget to remain postive and In the Spirit!
Critically examines various themes in the works of Jayanta Mahapatra, b. 1928, Indo-English poet.
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This book offers an overview of the history and development of civil society in three major nations of South Asia – Pakistan, India and Bangladesh – from colonial times to the present. It examines the liberalization of civil society since the 1980s, the needs it created for civil action, the professionalization of civil society organizations, and the extent to which civil society may benefit society at large in the context of local, national and global transformations in the economy, political regime and ideology. The reader will find new insights on the interaction between the liberalization of multifaceted civil societies in the three countries, presenting contrasts such as restriction...
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