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Mahadev, the hero of the film, “Welcome to Sajjanpur” gives us a short introduction about his village, at the beginning of the film. It used to be called �Durjanpur� at one time, he explains and it was �Pandit Nehru, who, after his visit there, ordered that it should be changed.
       As the film progressed , [...]

            Terrorist attacks  being carried out across the world , under the guise of  Islam are purportedly against “Kafirs”, or infidels. Now who are these Kafirs? Looking up for the origin of this Arabic word, one learns that it comes from the root verb “kafara”, which means “cover” and originally denoted , before the advent [...]

      A month or so ago, I got an invite from one my friends, Madhu , who is into event management, to attend a programme of dance and music by Ranjana Gauhar, a well-known Odissi exponent and Shubha Mudgil, who has made her own niche in the world of contemporary music, together with a strong background [...]

        Today has been a day of mixed emotions for me. The first half was  spent  at a workshop conducted by Lissome Lady,(http://lissome.rediffiland.com)  who , in the real world , is an exceptional educationist and who  had come to Delhi from Mumbai, for the purpose. The workshop was regarding identifying and nurturing the potential of [...]

        This is a re-post of an earlier blog I had posted on the occasion of Teacher’s Day, last year.  I dedicate this to Lissome Lady, Jissy Thomas, Vidushi Choudhury and all the other teachers on Iland.    Love you all
 
    Where do I begin to tell the story of the love she brought to [...]

        On an ordinary day, the nature of our character may be hidden from our very selves. We may like to make ourselves believe that we would always act or not act in a particular way. And yet, when we are faced with a crisis, or placed in circumstances that are extroadinary, then it is [...]