Why Is India Called Hindustan?Because India is the land on the banks of Indus River (alse referred to as Hindu River) hence the name Hindustan. Not beacuse of the land of Hindus! “We never called her either India or Hindoostan. We knew her of old by quite a different name. The fact of the matter … Continue reading India vs Bharat
Social media has turned out to be a fundamental fragment of culture and nation. It is a double-edged sword. A study has shown a correlation between disproportionate usage of social media and pitiable psychological healthiness. It is predicted that one-fourth of children who spend more than a couple of hours on daily norm on social … Continue reading Social Media: A Double-Edged Sword
As the trait of war has evolved, the world needs to re-evaluate the definition of peace. Absconding people locked up in campsites along with the United States–Mexico border or obscuring in the Mediterranean Sea; heavy automobiles running into gatherings of people; mass shootings in educational institutions; food banks and vagrancy in progressive developed countries; raging … Continue reading War and Peace
God will paint blue in the skies Yet again for the earth and I. Symbols telling us all is well, And have liberty from this grim breathing hell. Once dawn, the sun will shine. Dark clouds above will fade with time. Someone won't make the voyage home. Someone will forlornly die alone. But like time, … Continue reading Rainbow
Anu and I were best friends since pre school. I knew her from the first day of my school life when the tip of my nose and eyes were flowing with equal velocity, punctuated with loud cries of mourning. My teacher held on to my arm and led me to sit beside a small, quiet-looking … Continue reading Anu and I
The perspective was a little different, from this side of the hall, Every movement could be noticed clearly, you needn’t be that tall, Nobody stopped, nobody paused and nobody even looked to care, They all whooshed right past, they didn’t notice you there. They didn’t realize you there, and yet you looked to be okay, … Continue reading Wallflower
It was on a lunar eclipse day, I desired to dance “Why?” an ugly disfigured man asked. Creeping slowly clutching his peeling skin He again asked “Why?” I was undraped, My silky smooth hair Resembled a ball of black wool of a sheep I tuned into classical music The bells in my feet I … Continue reading The Panthuvarali Terpsichore
He stood at the edge of the cliff and all a he needed was a push the mental push. The sky was clear, sun shinning will full pride, soothing breeze flowing at its own speed. Birds chirping melodiously. The water below looked prussian blue. Crystal clear and sparkling and calm. He mentally calculated the distance … Continue reading He
While I was wandering amidst the garden one eve I believed I perceived somebody call my name I found no one so I continued on my walk Nevertheless I felt I would never be the same. I watched everywhere and saw a floret weeping I bent over and looked into its emotion She told me: … Continue reading Floret
Our friendship is not What I see with my eyes, But it is felt What we feel within the heart! When there is trust and faith, Understanding and caring, Loyalty and sharing, There is the bond of friendship. Our true friendship is a rare feeling, But it could be found in darkest of times, With … Continue reading F.r.i.e.n.d.
Jitaditya Sengupta 