Tag: culture
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The signature of a city- its landmark monuments!
The experience of Hyderabad and its signature monument Char Minar What comes first to your mind when you hear about Paris? The Eiffel Tower! What comes first to your mind when you hear about New York? The Statue of Liberty! What comes first to your mind when you hear about Agra? The Taj Mahal! I…
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Soul- the quintessential factor that infuses life into anything!
A body without a soul, an organization without organisational values (it’s soul), work without involvement (it’s soul), pursuing anything without a purpose (it’s soul), is as lifeless as a deadwood. Without the soul or the core thing, every other factor that determines the outer characteristics of these things is a farce and a sham. Without…
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The nostalgia of going to Dusshera Mela in Kota!
Dusshera mela is celebrated with much fanfare and pomp across the country, yet there are a few places where the festival and the fair (mela) associated with it are much renowned for its grandness and scale like Mysore, Kullu, Bastar etc. One among them is my hometown, Kota! This year Ravan effigy at Kota was…
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Democracy- not a cup of tea for the morally weak people!
In the backdrop of the evolving situation in South Asia The recent revolution in the neighbouring country Nepal, that forced the government functionaries including their Prime Minister to resign, has again put in focus the democratic ideals and need to be responsive to the aspirations and wishes of the people. The ministers and the elite…
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Nebulous nationalities and shifting loyalties in the globalized world
Let me begin with the basics first. What is the meaning of the term “nation”? It essentially means a political entity wherein the inhabitants of a particular geographical area feel emotionally connected to each other and to the land they live in. Here, the term “emotional connection” is very important. Unless the people of a…
Anupam- The Dreamer 