Dharam Raol

@roshendalal Nice! Does this fall under social history?

Is history just about politics? Literature, art, music, dance, sports, films, are also part of history. Against a political background, this book provides an overview of art and culture after independence.

Another brilliant set of books from the Sahitya Akademi.

This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

Andrew Huberman dropped some really useful science on music and focus If you want motivation before doing something, music is great. But while trying to learn, read, or concentrate? Silence, white/brown noise, or 40Hz binaural beats is better. Music with lyrics (especially familiar ones) actually hurts performance and focus. The sweet spot: Listen to uplifting music (even with lyrics) in the breaks between focused work sessions. It boosts cognition when you return to the task. Most of us use music the wrong way when we need to focus. Getting the timing right can seriously upgrade how well you learn and work. Do you work or study better with music on, or do you prefer silence?

“People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.” — Hermann Hesse

@keyakahe Federal structure is a failure in a country like India. Exploited by forces (regional thug cartels) using caste/language/local culture cards.

Remembering our brother Shahid Abhijit Sarkar, who was lynched in broad daylight on 2nd May, 2021 attended an event where I had the opportunity to distribute copies, drawing book, pencil and crayons to my young friends. After 4th May, Ahijit along with 300+ martyred karyakartas must be smiling from somewhere up there.

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@nehaa_sinha Pattern within a pattern

Look again.

@_pallavighosh Silly and irrelevant comment. Laughable!

With the BJP presenting Indira gandhi as someone who is synonymous with emergency - Ashok Gehlots comment that if Indira gandhi was alive she would have banned the bjp does no good for the image of the former PM and congress

Mirabai gave her Krishna idol to her brother before going to Vrindavan. Her family moved from Merta to Ghanerao, Rajasthan 50 years later. 🙏🏽 Her direct descendants (Ghanerao Thikana) still maintain it as a private temple today.

The “Pranayama Effect” is mindblowing. When experienced breathworkers slow their nasal breathing to just 2.5 breaths per minute, they enter non-ordinary states of consciousness with measurable increases in theta-high beta brain connectivity. Theta waves (4–8 Hz) are the brain’s “twilight” state, that dreamy, relaxed zone between wakefulness and deep sleep. They’re most prominent during light meditation, hypnosis, creative flow, and early stages of sleep. Mouth breathing at the exact same slow rate? Doesn’t happen. It’s not just the slowness. It’s the nasal pathway lighting up the brain. Ancient yogis figured this out centuries ago. Modern neuroscience is finally catching up. Ever tried slow nasal breathing? What did you notice?" Source: Zaccaro et al. (2022), Front Syst Neurosci. doi:10.3389/fnsys.2022.803904 #Pranayama #Breathwork

@BefittingFacts @TMCWatch @SuvenduWB please provide them shoes, gloves, masks and shovels!

Finally, Civic Volunteers are doing something productive. Under Mamata’s rule, Civic Volunteers used to behave as if they were the Commissioners of Police. These people can be put to good use in keeping Bengal clean.

Ep 2 | Manu through the lens of Dharmaśāstra Who is Manu? In the Manusmṛti, the ṛṣis approach Manu with a fundamental question: "What is dharma?" In this episode, @purvaja_h opens the door to understanding Manu within the Dharmaśāstra tradition. #Manusmriti #Manu #Dharmashastra #Dharma #IndianKnowledgeSystems #IKS #IndianCivilization

@pokershash Mollu

Former Rail Minister of India and most corrupt Chief Minister ever!

@satoverma A great but a largely forgotten author. I have read Ghost in the Machine. Thx for sharing

As I finished 'Arrow in the Blue', I wonder why I hadn't read it yet. Anti-communism has been one of my innate political convictions throughout the life and when I discovered 'The God That Failed' years ago, Koestler's narrative was the most authentic in my view.

@rupamurthy1 @nalinirathnam She can find out if she walks in the streets of any place in WB

“To the so-called rebels of TMC: Don’t ever forget the public is watching you. This public will teach you a lesson.” ~ Sagarika Ghose, TMC MP . Interesting choice of words. In a state long accused of political intimidation, Saggy is invoking the fear associated with TMC goondagiri against anyone who dares to cross the TMC or Mamata Banerjee. #TMC

I read Zinsser (together with every other major style manual) while writing The Sense of Style, and his book is indeed very good. (It's the only one that advises on how to get one sentence to flow into the next, which differentiates smooth and coherent from choppy prose.) But like every manual that is innocent of linguistics, it botches the obligatory advice to avoid the passive, and like Orwell and Strunk and White, it can't help but use the passive in its own advice to avoid the passive ("what is being perpetrated").

@anujdhar Pathan looks like a giant in this group

ओम शांति ओम, शांति शांति ओम

@biharigurl True. Not even 20. They will get more eggs than votes

If Election is reconducted in West Bengal today with same security TMC will not get even 20 seats 😹 and Mamata Banerjee will lose with more than 70 k votes 😹😹😹