Yes @ichchhemrityu
I would have talked about a lot more books but limited to some recent and one older one.
Yes, I have read Dan Brown works too.
First one was “Da Vinci Code” which I read in 2005. Dan Brown too is a good story-teller, but his works tend to be a bit longer and a bit boring in some places.
In fact, my parents tried to read this…[Read more]

@arnoldcruz
“I remember saving my money just to buy his books (paper back edition)………..”
You are such an ardent fan of Robert Ludlum. Great to know this! I was not aware he is no longer alive.
He is great in conceptualization, scene enactment and adding sudden twists and turns. At times, I have fallen almost asleep but read pages upon pages…[Read more]

It is believed that Pushamitra Sunga was a Saivite Brahmin Commander-in-chief of Bruhadratha who was encouraging Buddhism and even punishing those who do not follow the principles of Buddhists. At the same time, the Buddhism also had experienced internal squabbles. There were two branches one is called Hinayana and the other Mahayana. In spite of…[Read more]

The short statured Ashoka was very ruthless and caused immense casualties during the battle of Kalinga. While he had got some opportunity to witness the victory in the battle suddenly he perceived the intensity and stubbornness with which the people of Kalinga were sacrificing their life for the sake of their land. This has turned and moved his…[Read more]

I think each and every person will be suffering from one kind of depression or the other. But, the severity lies in experiencing the symptoms with frequency. If one experiences the symptoms regularly for 15 or 20 days they require some consultation or treatment from a specialist. These are all due to the activities of man-made creations. In olden…[Read more]

Happiness does not know boundaries….everything past, present, and the future is the tools for happiness. If memories are of the past, experiences are meant for the present, and the inventions and discoveries are meant for future.

Happiness lies in simplicity

Thanks. This is a very nice article cautioning people what to do in case of emergencies. There are some people who by virtue of their ignorance meet with calamities. The fire accidents are common nowadays and in the villages as most of the houses are made of dry grass they catch fire easily even by a small fire from a match stick. The fire due to…[Read more]

It is really interesting to read the post. I never knew that no birds fly over this temple and also about the flag fluttering always in the direction opposite to the wind flow. I also came to know about the archeological discovery of the dried river. Really interesting. If I happened to visit this temple I will certainly make use of this…[Read more]

It was for this day I tried to be in Banaras and watch the events there. But, I am unfortunate. I could not get His permission. I remained at home as usual and performed the pooja. But, this time the vibrations were very severe in me when I was chanting PANCHAKSHARI. I felt it within myself. It was really a great feeling. If everything goes…[Read more]

Manju, this is very true. I feel the same for some other authors or film directors who tried to recreate their hit magic. Maximum time they fail while trying to recreate the previous magic. Don’t understand why they try to do so!

Arnold, I am currently reading a Auto-Biography of a Bengali writer Sunil Ganguli. The name of the book is “Ardhek Jeebon” means Half Life. The time frame starts from 1930’s. We got or independence in 1947. So that time period has been well described in this book. How they started literary movement post independence, how the partition effected us…[Read more]