The New Horizon

Sri Aurobindo spoke of The Hour of God.

I  cannot easily forget the self-designed passing away of my friend Patrice Marot on June 29, 2006.

Patrice hailed from France. We have worked together for nine years, though we have not seen each other ever. But we had talked over phone for long periods; we had correspondence through letters and also through e-mails. Above all, we were very close in our thoughts and planning. He was the Managing Director of Mira Aditi Centre at Mysore. And I was chosen by him to work as the...

No Religions

Vande Mataram
Swapan Dasgupta has written an article titled 'Freedom Song' on 'Vande Mataram' with profound historical information and ideological depth. I appreciate the article. But there are certain points, which I want to refer to.
To begin with, let me quote Swapan Dasgupta, from his article:
The voluble Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid pronounced Vande Matara...

A few days back, I read in Aurora Mirabilis, a blog published by Tusar N Mohapatra, some quotations from some authors like Makarand Paranjape, Peter Heeh, and Mukul Kesavan. As I was traveling in various parts of West Bengal, I could not immediately find time and scope to write down the reply thereof. But I felt that I should reply at once. I had to wait till my return to Bhubaneswar.

As stated by Tusar N Mohapatra, irreverence to great...