Watching puppets perform is the same as watching humans. The only difference is, puppets perform at the stage whereas human in real. Before I begin this post, I pay my sincere gratitude to Dr Kiran Seth and his initiative SPIC MACAY (Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth)- a noble step toward … Continue reading The Art of Puppetry: Dadi Pudumjee’s Marionette Theatre
Visiting Indian Coffee House is like visualising the past and the present coming togethar at a place! Any cafe is more than just a coffee. It's the centre of varied artistic activity, endless discussion, get-togethers, and whatnot! The place, the people, and the ambience created by them count more than the food. One such place … Continue reading Exploring the Timeless Charm of Indian Coffee House
If you travel, travel in company; if you sit down, look where you are going to sit; if you visit strangers, be on your guard! -Oraon Proverb My fondest memory of this book is reading its stories while going to bed. It meets one of the purposes for which it's written, doesn't it? The book … Continue reading Why “Folk Tales of Bihar” Matter Today!
Mitti Cafe isn't just a cafe like the others. A stream of emotions hits you the moment you step here, the people you meet, the beverages you sip, and the snacks you eat, Every time you visit, you wanna spend more time observing the specially-abled people working swiftly to serve you as diligently as possible.
Railway termini are our gates to the glorious and the unknown. Through them we pass out into adventure and sunshine, to them, alas! we return. -E.M. Forster The National Rail Museum had been on my bucket list since I was in Delhi. Even after spending some 6.5 years in the metro city, I couldn't make … Continue reading A Guide to Delhi’s National Rail Museum
Oh! Nastenka! It will be sad, you know, to be left alone, quite alone, and not even have something to regret- nothing, absoluetly nothing......because all that I have lost, all this, it was nothing, absolutely nothing, a stupid, round zero- it was merely a dream! -Dostoyevsky, White Nights, pg. no 39 I didn't come across … Continue reading Why Read White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky?
I have been fascinated by this folk play since I read about it, and I have had the ardent desire to watch its staging. Luckily, I got the chance to watch it while I was pursuing my 'Theatre Appreciation Course' at the National School of Drama (NSD). The year I pursued my course (2025), it … Continue reading Bidesiya: Insights into Bihar’s Folk Theatre
This book combines two genres, romance and self-help but it's largely self-help after a short love story ending on the break-up. The remaining part of the book is about overcoming it. The theme of the book is very relevant to teenagers where love and separation are universal.
Blanketed by Thick clouds and thin-cool air In the dropping temperature Sun and Moon rays unable to pierce The surrounding Locating a hand with the other is rare In the dense fog That enveloped the atmosphere The sound of the dew Dripping from the clouds To the leaves of the trees Then the ground And … Continue reading On Sitting Near Window in one Wintry Night
Three Men in a Boat, running through 19 chapters is written uniquely. Largely first-person narrative, a brief summary of each chapter is provided at the beginning. The story narrated is non-fictional and the incident actually happened with Jerome and his two friends
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