Year: 2020

Year: 2020

Love In the Time of Palak Paneer(Originally Published Feb 15, 2015)
December 30, 2020 History, India, Information Technology Sunil

By Sunil Kumar It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. This is not a tale of two cities; Mumbai and Delhi; but maybe something to do with food and my stomach. The national capital is a rather brash introduction to brusque manners; but then the great nation of India never

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The Idea Of India(Originally Jan 2016)
December 30, 2020 Geopolitics, History, India, Information Technology Sunil

By Sunil Kumar Sentiments here are even more sharper in the aftermath of this COVID-affected year Another Republic Day in a new year; 2016. A ceremonial display of military and cultural might to entertain the citizens of the republic. Does this herald a change; or will the wayward winds of destiny take us to a

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Oh Kolkata! (Originally Published July 2014)
December 30, 2020 History, India, Information Technology Sunil

By Sunil Kumar The Bengali renaissance is one of the most poignant aspects of Incredible India‘s multi-fangled story. So; my first trip to Bharat’s East was a semi-exciting event in my mental calendar. After all; the land of Aurobindo, Tagore, Vivekananda and other notable luminaries is an interesting study in itself. Satyajit Ray movies and Feluda stories painted an

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Valentine Buddha(Originally Feb 2015)
December 30, 2020 History, India, Literature, Poetry Sunil

By Sunil Kumar Love, compassion and the renunciate’s way. The marketing gimmickry of Valentine’s Day ended yesterday; and for once I got a flower and a chocolate. But picking on one of my favorite subjects these days; my valentine for this week; Gautama Buddha. SeatedBuddhaGandhara2ndCentury (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Mountains; streams and stillness. Universal compassion is

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Teen Kavitayein( Original Post By Me in August 2015)
December 30, 2020 India, Information Technology, Literature, Poetry Sunil

By Sunil Kumar Need to key this in Latin/English script; Jeevan Ki Madhushala By Sunil Kumar Duniya ke daldal mein panv rakha mainein! Majhi mil gaya; karvan banta gaya! Sarsarati garmi; thand ka aseem kahar, aur jvalamukhi jaisi tapti hui aag! Gubbare jaise phulta aur pichakta hua aham ghatnakram sitaron ki akaash ganga jaisa vishal

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Why did Anne Boleyn not have an affair despite Henry VIII’s brutal execution?
December 3, 2020 Britain, China, Geopolitics, History Sunil

By Sunil Kumar Was Anne Boleyn sure that she would have been executed by a Henry who was fawning all over her not long ago? The guy established a new Church of England and broke away from the Catholic Church just to get married to Anne Boleyn. This was a very major event in an

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What is the story, cast, plot, review, and mistakes in the movie Blood of Zeus (2020)?
December 3, 2020 Cinema, Information Technology Sunil

By Sunil Kumar Well, I’m not going to give a detailed critique. In simple words, I enjoyed watching the Netflix series ‘Blood of Zeus’. It was not a movie. In childhood, I loved the Japanese made ‘Galaxy Express 999’ that had a strange haunting and lyrical quality to it. As for Blood of Zeus, it’s

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संस्कृतस्य महत्वं
November 28, 2020 History, India, Sanskrit Sunil

संस्कृतं नाम विश्वस्य प्राचीनतमा भाषा। एषा भाषा अधिकांशभारतीयभाषाणाम् यूरोपीयभाषाणां च जननीरूपेण अथवा सम्पोषिकारूपेण विराजते। एषा ननु मूलघेतः एव भारतीयसंस्कृतेः, धर्मस्य, दर्शनस्य, अध्यात्मज्ञानस्य, इतिहासस्य, पुराणानाम्, भूगोलस्य, राजनीतेः अपि च विज्ञानस्य। संस्कृतभाषा नवीनशब्दानां निर्माणार्थम् अपूर्वां क्षमतां धारयति यस्याः उपयोगः अन्याभिः भारतीयभाषाभिः अपि क्रियते। राष्ट्रीयभावनात्मकैक्याय अन्ताराष्ट्रियभ्रातृत्वभावनायाः सुदृढीकरणाय अस्याः महत्त्वपूर्णं योगदानमस्ति।   संस्कृतवाङ्मये मानवीयमूल्यानां संरक्षणार्थं संवर्धनार्थ सम्यग्विकासार्थञ्च अत्र अमूल्यसामग्री विद्यते। ‘वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्‘ ‘यत्र विश्वं भवत्येकनीडम्‘ इत्यादीनि आदर्शवाक्यानि आदिकालतः

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What are the similarities and differences between the Jallianwala Bagh and Tiananmen Square incident?
November 21, 2020 Britain, China, Geopolitics, History, India, Jalianwala Bagh, Punjab, Soviet Union, Tiananmen Square, United States Sunil

By Sunil Kumar Frankly, to compare an event that happened in 1919- British India and 1989 Communist China is a bit of a stretch. My gut response to this question is this, similarities are struggle against a brutal empire. But given the current kowtowing and thwarting of free speech even on social media, I would

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Sanskrit Post
November 9, 2020 Information Technology, Literature, Sanskrit Sunil

By Sunil Kumar President&CTO Aglaia Interactive (2011–Now) मम नाम सुनील कुमार , देववाणी मम अत्यन्त रोचते । भाषा मध्ये दिव्य स्पन्दन अस्ति । आधुनिक युगे आङ्ग्ल भाषा अपितु बहु भौतिक ज्ञानस्य वर्णन करोति किन्तु आत्मा गहन अध्यात्म च नास्ति।भारतस्य पुरातना, मधुरा भाषा अस्माकं राष्ट्रीय धरोहर । हिन्दु, जैन, अन्य धर्मस्य साहित्य , वैज्ञानिक ज्ञानस्य अथाह सरोवर

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