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… when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance
Linearly arranged swara’s, or sur‘s in Hindi, form a swaramalika, a chain of swara’s. Mixing yours and my swara’s, for instance, produces our sur(YT) (text). Once again,(YT) on a Continuum Fingerboard. The seven swara’s together are also called a ‘sargam‘, … Continue reading
लालकुर्ती: मेरठ
मेरठ : ऐतिहासिक नगरी मेरठ मुसलसल उतार-चढ़ाव की गवाह है। दरख्त जवान हुए, हरियाली बिखेरी और एक उम्र के बाद जमींदोज हो गए। खूबसूरत इमारतों और बागान ने इस शहर के हुस्न में चार चांद लगाए, लेकिन वक्त के थपेड़े … Continue reading
The Truth About Semen by Jamie Condliffe
A gentleman’s relish is the true water of life. A nice shot of semen allows a man to pass on a genetic code through the ages, offering the closest thing to eternal life humans are ever likely to achieve. But … Continue reading
Onyx
Onyx is the birthstone for Leos and the anniversary gemstone for the 7th year of marriage. Black Onyx is the anniversary gemstone for the 10th year of marriage. Onyx is a variety of the microcrystalline quartz, called chalcedony. The name … Continue reading
Ten years of bliss…
Ten years of bliss, two little bundles of joy and a lot to look forward to… that’s how I can sum up my marriage of the last 10 years. Amazingly it does not even feel like ten years… I still … Continue reading
Delhi’s Century by Pavan K. Varma
Delhi’s Century : Delhi mirrors the inchoate transition of the country it leads 1911-2011: Hundred years of transition Perhaps the most evocative symbol of what Delhi is, and what it is not, can be seen in the nerve centre of … Continue reading
Kummerspeck
The German word “Kummerspeck” means excess weight one gains from emotion-related overeating. It means “grief bacon.” Another translation would be more along the lines of “boredom cookie”, but its all the same in the end (well, OK; hips).
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