I was on my way to participate in a programme of Kalpataru Sangha in Kanchrapara. Since the day was Sunday, and the time was afternoon, the train was empty. I took a seat by the window. Winter was about to bid farewell. Outside, the bright afternoon sun shone like silver. A waft of the cool […]
MOREAt present mankind is passing through a great crisis. Hatred, discrimination, murder, mayhem, panic of imminent war is fast spreading within human society gripped by envy and enmity. Mankind is, therefore, confused, wary and terrified. Man, who is the cream of God’s creation and the offspring of the nectar of Immortality (amrita) is gradually wasting […]
MOREJayasanta Sen is my childhood friend. We have studied together, played together and exchanged our views and feelings. Day after day we have discussed topics relating to the theory of divinity and philosophy. How one should look at life, whether one should lead one’s life following the path of consumption or renunciation were the topics […]
MORERain, rain and rain… I had never experienced such heavy downpour before. At first, the darkening clouds filled the sky and then raindrops in multitudes descended from the heavens above, as if millions of arrows flew out of the bows of a thousand archers hidden behind the swirling ocean of clouds. The fury unleashed by […]
MOREThe modern age is known as the age of mechanical civilization. The unprecedented progress of science has made human life completely dependent on mechanical equipments. Keeping pace with the times, life on earth is running at a breakneck speed. Science has gifted mankind with fast-moving vehicles. Distances of thousands of kilometers can now be crossed […]
MOREWhen Sumit Bhattacharya, my one-time class mate and now a colleague and friend, informed me that his father has invited me to discuss on religious matters, I was both surprised and scared. Sumit’s father, Sri Shivapada Bhattacharya’s erudition is well appreciated amongst scholars of the society. Large religious conferences remain incomplete without Shivapada-babu’s lecture. He […]
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