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Is Atheism good for Human society?
Religion or a belief system in an omniscient God has played an important part in the growth of human society. Some might argue that it also has led us to numerous mindless wars and violent persecutions but it is hard … Continue reading
Book Review – कामायनी by जयशंकर प्रसाद
कामायनी by जयशंकर प्रसाद My rating: 5 of 5 stars Kamayani is arguably the best poem written in Hindi language in contemporary times. The vision behind the poetic plot and the flights of imagination by the author shines in brilliance … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Literature, Religion
Tagged Jaishankar Prasad, Kamayani, Manu, Poem, Poetry, Vedas
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Wells Fargo to Pilot Dollar-Linked Stablecoin for Internal Settlement
Sharing the news of Digital Cash Pilot in Wells Fargo which I was involved in… https://www.coindesk.com/wells-fargo-to-pilot-dollar-linked-crypto-for-internal-settlement U.S.-based financial giant Wells Fargo is developing a U.S. dollar-linked stablecoin that will run on the firm’s first blockchain platform. Dubbed Wells Fargo Digital … Continue reading
October
October O leafy yellowness you create for me A world that was and now is poised above time, I do not need to puzzle out Eternity As I walk this arboreal street on the edge of a town. The breeze … Continue reading
Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken”
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, … Continue reading
रश्मिरथी – One who rides on the chariot of sun rays…
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar is the national poet of India and in this lyrical poem written in 1952, he covers the life of Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण), the tragic hero of Indian epic Mahabharata, the record of war between Kauravas & righteous … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Dinkar, Karan, Mahabharta, Rashmirathi, Sanatana Dharma
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Book Review – Brexit and Ireland: The Dangers, the Opportunities, and the Inside Story of the Irish Response by Tony Connelly
I found this book by Tony Connelly to be an excellent primer on Brexit and in it the author has covered in detail the potential impact of Brexit on Irish state. Brexit is perhaps the greatest economic and foreign policy … Continue reading
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