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Claustropolis: 1984
“Claustropolis: 1984” is excerpted from a forthcoming novel. In Bhopal, I could lie low. In Bhopal, there would be instructions for me. Because I had been told not to take the express, I traveled on a local, in an unreserved bogie. The whiskey was Director’s Special, a parting gift from Gupta’s people. I didn’t even…
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As progressive governments take office in the Global South, now more than ever there is a burning need for a new development theory that can fulfil the Promethean aspirations of the darker nations. 14 January 2025 Download PDF Around the world, progressive governments have taken office, yet they do not have a clear strategy to…
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By Ellison, Baldwin, Mingus and others The Humanities Library Jan 11, 2025 Just a short anthology of writing and art inspired by jazz, curated for fan’s of writing and art and jazz. “Practically everything I know about writing, then, I learned from music… and mainly from jazz” Haruki Murakami in a 2007 New York Times…
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LatestTopDiscussions Benevolent imperial vision Critique of Big History in Harari’s “Sapiens,” Part 3.5 1 hr ago• Kevin Thomas Devoted to understanding contemporary issues within the context of capitalism, this newsletter offers philosophical essays about history, economics, and psychoanalysis—inspired not only by Marx but also Spinoza, Kant, and Deleuze & Guattari. I regularly publish essays, featuring…
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Rediscover Tagore: Simerjeet Singh Reads ‘Where the Mind … YouTube·Simerjeet Singh·23 ஜன., 2021 YouTube எங்கே மனம் பயம் இல்லாமல் தலை நிமிர்ந்து நிற்கிறதோ; அறிவு எங்கே சுதந்திரமாக இருக்கிறதோ ; எங்கே உலகம் குறுகிய சிந்தனைச் சுவர்களால் துண்டு துண்டாக உடைக்கப்படாத இருக்கிறதோ ; எங்கே வார்த்தைகள் உண்மையின் ஆழத்திலிருந்து வெளிவருகிறதோ ; எங்கே அயராத முயற்சி பூரணத்தை நோக்கி தன் கரங்களை நீட்டுகிறதோ; எங்கே தெளிவான தர்க்கங்கள் பழக்கத்தின் காரனமாக புதைக்குழிக்குள் மூழ்கி வழி தவறாமல் உள்ளதோ; எங்கே…
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Rabindranath Tagore [1861-1941] was considered the greatest writer in modern Indian literature. A Bengali poet, novelist, educator, Nobel Laureate for Literature [1913]. Tagore was awarded a knighthood in 1915, but he surrendered it in 1919 in protest against the Massacre at Amritsar, where British troops killed around 400 Indian demonstrators.Tagore gained a reputation in the…
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