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The Moon Over Pondicherry
At last we have gone back to the normal life we had before the pandemic struck. But the world has changed a lot since that fateful day in March 2020 when everything came to a grinding halt. We have not … finish reading The Moon Over Pondicherry
Posted in Books, History, India, Literature, Publishing, Travel, Writing
Tagged Pondicherry, Pondicherry history, Pondicherry literature, Puduchery, Sunayana Panda
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Stonehenge
It looks like Obama and I have something in common. We had both put down Stonehenge on our bucket list. And we went there within the same week too! It was a dream come true and an old dream at … finish reading Stonehenge
My New Book
My new book “Sri Aurobindo and the Cripps Mission” is finally out. This is a collection of essays and documents which show the various sides of the story of how Sir Stafford Cripps brought a proposal to India from the … finish reading My New Book
Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se
It took me months to get hold of a DVD of this film and that fact alone shows how badly it did commercially because in India DVD piracy is a fact of life. You can get a DVD copy of … finish reading Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se
Posted in Film, History, India
Tagged Chittagong Uprising, Cinema of India, film review, Indian cinema, Indian Independence, movie review
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Alexandra David-Neel
What a week this has been! I have been on the sets of the of the forthcoming film based on the life of Alexandra David-Neel. The role of the traveller, writer and seeker of Truth is being played by Dominique … finish reading Alexandra David-Neel
Posted in Film, General, History
Tagged Alexandra David-Neel, cinema, Dominique Blanc, Film, French cinema
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New Book: Following in Their Footsteps
Only two weeks have passed since my second book came out but it feels as if it has been longer than that. “Following in Their Footsteps” is the fruit of nearly ten years of work- travelling, reading, writing, checking details … finish reading New Book: Following in Their Footsteps
Posted in Cambridge, History, Japan, London, Publishing, SABDA, Sri Aurobindo, The Mother, Travel
Tagged biography, book, Cambridge, History, Japan, London, publishing, SABDA, Sri Aurobindo, The Mother, travel
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The Carmen Blacker Lecture
Yesterday we went to the British Museum to attend a talk given by Donald Keene on Carmen Blacker organised by the Japan Foundation. The lecture hall was packed even though it was a talk about a relatively unknown person. Obviously … finish reading The Carmen Blacker Lecture
Posted in History, Japan, London
Tagged British Museum, Carmen Blacker, Japan, Japese culture
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New Book
At long last and after much effort my first book is out. It’s a collection of my essays which came out in The Golden Chain. The text was already written but the experience of actually getting the book published and … finish reading New Book
Posted in History, India, Publishing, SABDA, Sri Aurobindo, The Mother
Tagged biography, book, History, publishing, SABDA, Sri Aurobindo, The Mother
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Sir Stafford Cripps
All human knowledge is like a jigsaw puzzle. At first you know only a few things and by and by you add other bits of information because they connect with what you already know. It is a moment of great … finish reading Sir Stafford Cripps
Posted in History, India, Sri Aurobindo
Tagged History, Indian Independence, Stafford Cripps
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