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Enjoy Episode 16 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 - your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Heartwarming episodes that will make your Thursday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
Mad about reel making? Just pull out your phone and shoot! Enjoy Episode 15 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 - your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Heartwarming episodes that will make your Thursday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
Excerpts from a talk presented by Dr. Pathipaka Mohan at the daylong seminar held on Ramendra Kumar’s writing on 15th of April, 2024 at Bengaluru
What happens when you spot a cockroach? Enjoy Episode 14 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 - your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Heartwarming episodes that will make your Thursday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
Luxury is looking at cats and kittens, at dogs and pups. Enjoy Episode 13 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 - your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Heartwarming episodes that will make your Thursday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
Santosh Bakaya's pet peeve returns, this time on two wheels. Enjoy Episode 12 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 - your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Heartwarming episodes that will make your Thursday mornings extra special!
A wistful poem about how reckless urbanization is driving away nature from its habitat.
Trying to feed a famished faqir turns out to be a case of mistaken identity. Enjoy Episode 11 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 - your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Heartwarming episodes that will make your Thursday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
Modern day Mrs Malaprop arrives in the avatar of autocorrect. Enjoy Episode 10 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 — your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Heartwarming episodes that will make your Thursday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
A playful debate on whether birds bring more giggles than bad luck! Enjoy Episode 9 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 - your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Heartwarming episodes that will make your Thursday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
A young girl sings in jubilation to beckon the rains. Enjoy Episode 8 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 - your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Heartwarming episodes that will make your Thursday mornings extra special! ☀️
Kazi Nazrul Islam's bond with Rabindranath Tagore was rooted in profound veneration. When Tagore passed away, Nazrul composed a long poem ‘Rabihara' (The Loss of Rabindranath), a heart-wrenching ode echoing the anguish of a nation. Sounak Gupta revisits ‘Rabihara’ — a poem that celebrates the eternal resonance of Tagore’s legacy.
The wise owl gives Santosh Bakaya some cerebral company through a sleepless night. Enjoy Episode 7 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 - your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Heartwarming episodes that will make your Thursday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
Enjoy Episode 6 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 - your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Heartwarming episodes that will make your Thursday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
Enjoy Episode 5 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 - your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Heartwarming episodes that will make your Thursday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
It's the day they have all been waiting for — the Doting Dad, the Multitasking Mom, the hyperactive Jhilik and her unruffled sister Riya. It's the day the Earth spins ultra-fast and pandemonium reigns supreme. It is Zorro's birthday!
Yellow Strawberries is a candid and sweet anthology of short stories about doting parents and their two little daughters in today's tech-driven age.
Enjoy Episode 4 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 - your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Heartwarming episodes that will make your Thursday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
LnC brings you Bindu's Son, Lopamudra Banerjee's translation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele — a beautiful story of a mother's unwavering affection for her son. Enjoy the concluding Chapter - 9 of this unusually moving, emotional saga of love, sacrifice and pure human bonding, published every Wednesday as a Special Series 📖💕
Enjoy Episode 3 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 - your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Heartwarming episodes that will make your Thursday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
LnC brings you Bindu's Son, Lopamudra Banerjee's translation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele — a beautiful story of a mother's unwavering affection for her son. Enjoy Chapter - 8 of this unusually moving, emotional saga of love, sacrifice and pure human bonding, published every Wednesday as a Special Series 📖💕
Enjoy Episode 2 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 - your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Heartwarming episodes that will make your Sunday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
Reflecting on her journey from a high-achieving student to a homemaker, Smita ponders on the importance of balancing life and encouraging her children to savour their childhood.
LnC brings you Bindu's Son, Lopamudra Banerjee's translation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele — a beautiful story of a mother's unwavering affection for her son. Enjoy Chapter - 7 of this unusually moving, emotional saga of love, sacrifice and pure human bonding, published every Wednesday as a Special Series 📖💕
Enjoy Episode 1 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 - your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Heartwarming episodes that will make your Sunday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
The horizon, a boundless embrace of all, reflects nature's unity and love's triumph, seen from every vantage point. A wistful nature poem🌈💖
The doting Dad takes his daughters to an office meeting. An honest and candid exchange of opinions and ideas follows with his eldest daughter after the meeting. They both leave the premises feeling evolved and reformed.
Yellow Strawberries is a candid and sweet anthology of short stories about doting parents and their two little daughters in today's tech-driven age.
LnC brings you Bindu's Son, Lopamudra Banerjee's translation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele — a beautiful story of a mother's unwavering affection for her son. Enjoy Chapter - 6 of this unusually moving, emotional saga of love, sacrifice and pure human bonding, published every Wednesday as a Special Series 📖💕
LnC brings you Bindu's Son, Lopamudra Banerjee's translation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele — a beautiful story of a mother's unwavering affection for her son. Enjoy Chapter - 5 of this unusually moving, emotional saga of love, sacrifice and pure human bonding, published every Wednesday as a Special Series 📖💕
On World Bicycle Day 2024, LnC presents a delightful memoir by NS Rajan about his days with the bicycle — from his youth days to being a septuagenarian on two wheels. With pictures by the author.
LnC brings you Bindu's Son, Lopamudra Banerjee's translation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele — a beautiful story of a mother's unwavering affection for her son. Enjoy Chapter - 4 of this unusually moving, emotional saga of love, sacrifice and pure human bonding, published every Wednesday as a Special Series 📖💕
LnC brings you Bindu's Son, Lopamudra Banerjee's translation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele — a beautiful story of a mother's unwavering affection for her son. Enjoy Chapter - 3 of this unusually moving, emotional saga of love, sacrifice and pure human bonding, published every Wednesday as a Special Series 📖💕
LnC brings you Bindu's Son, Lopamudra Banerjee's translation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele — a beautiful story of a mother's unwavering affection for her son. Enjoy Chapter - 2 of this unusually moving, emotional saga of love, sacrifice and pure human bonding, published every Wednesday as a Special Series 📖💕
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella Bindur Chhele is an unusually moving, emotional saga of love, sacrifice and pure human bonding between Bindu and Amulya, the son of her sister-in-law Annapurna.
Starting today on Mother's Day, the day dedicated to celebrating the unconditional love of mothers, LnC brings you a Special Series — Bindu's Son, Lopamudra Banerjee's translation of this beautiful story of a mother's unwavering affection for her son. 📖💕
The Doting Dad recounts another episode in the lives of his daughters. This time, the action takes place outdoors — in a mall, on a picnic, during a long drive.
Yellow Strawberries is a candid and sweet anthology of short stories about doting parents and their two little daughters in today's tech-driven age.
Sakhi bhaabona kaahare bole is one of the most loved songs written by Rabindranath Tagore, exploring love and the desire for it in all its hues. AK Nanda translates this everlasting song
Excerpts from a talk presented by Mr. Anand Patil at the daylong seminar held on Ramendra Kumar's writing on 15th of April, 2024 at Bengaluru
Eleven-year-old Ishan is thrilled to get full marks in his Math test. But he notices that his teacher had overlooked a small mistake in his calculation. What happens next? Find out in this inspirational story by Smita Tiwari.
The rollercoaster ride with the kids continues. Along with an open window to their topsy-turvy world, the kids also provide a peek into the life and choices of their doting Dad.
Continued from Part -1 of the Short Story by Prosenjit Purkait
Four guests. Seven children. An aggressive pet. And two preoccupied parents. All present inside a Delhi apartment. A doting dad’s rollicking account of the antics of his two daughters on a given day.
Yellow Strawberries is a candid and sweet anthology of short stories about doting parents and their two little daughters in today's tech-driven age.
A 15-year-old schoolgirl in a new city, finds herself without money to return home. Find out what happens next...
When nature and humans dance together — it is a moment of unalloyed joy.
Enjoy Episode 12 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Santosh Bakaya's ever popular MM Season 3 makes your Sunday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
Desperately looking for a coolie, Santosh Bakaya chances upon a variety of red-shirted men, wondering who the coolie among them is.
Enjoy Episode 11 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Santosh Bakaya's ever popular MM Season 3 comes to you with episodes that will make your Sunday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
Three wistful love poems by Eva Lianou Petropoulou, a much awarded author and poet from Greece. Eva is the President of Creativity and Art of Mil Mentes Por Mexico Association, representing Greece.
Cricket is all about being at the right place at the right time. What happens when you suddenly find yourself rediscovering your bowling arm?
Enjoy Episode 10 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Santosh Bakaya's ever popular MM Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will make your Sunday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
"A hungry man is an angry man." A golden toast raised just in the nick of time can pacify both hunger and anger — Santosh Bakaya found out during her morning meanderings.
Enjoy Episode 9 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Santosh Bakaya's ever popular MM Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will make your Sunday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
A grandfather and a stray mongrel compete with each other to find a truant ball. ⚽
Enjoy Episode 8 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Santosh Bakaya's ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will brighten up your mornings and make your Thursdays extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
Captain Haddock's curses are epic. However, it is not often that we find someone spouting them with the fervour and force of the famed sailor of Tin Tin comics. And that too for a runaway blue umbrella!
Enjoy Episode 7 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Morning Meanderings Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will brighten up your mornings and make your Thursdays extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
Being an ass is not limited to having four legs, a tail and the capability to bray. Santosh Bakaya chances upon shining examples of 'ass of somewhere'.
Enjoy Episode 6 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Morning Meanderings Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will brighten up your mornings and make your Thursdays extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
When the phone bleeps in the morning, Santosh Bakaya's heart jumps into her mouth. Is it another voice message?
Enjoy Episode 5 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Morning Meanderings Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will brighten up your mornings and make your Thursdays extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
Idioms are funny and when they create images in your mind, you can't help laughing. Ever wondered what would happen to you if it actually rained cats and dogs? Santosh Bakaya discovers it can be quite catastrophic. 😄
Enjoy Episode 4 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Morning Meanderings Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will brighten up your mornings and make your Thursdays extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
The young driver with his assortment of passengers was like a cooling eyedrop, bringing me relief from the unsavory sight of jiggling paunches and potholed roads. The whole thing is that it is definitely not money — but these small pleasures of life that make one whole. Enjoy Episode 3 of your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕
Morning Meanderings Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will brighten up your mornings and make your Thursdays extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
"Yamini was looking out her window at the mailman. He stopped at her residence to drop off mail before continuing on his way. There were no other people to deliver mail to. Yamini began to feel as if she was living in a haunted neighbourhood..."
A short story by Venkat Aekka about an Indian American couple in the US and how they find a new purpose in their life.
Santosh Bakaya stepped on the red carpet and discovered a new line of floral jewellery. Morning Meanderings Season 3 comes to you with weekly episodes that will brighten up your mornings and make your Thursdays extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
📢 Hey there, fellow meanderers! 📢 Are you ready for the craziest, most whimsical season of Morning Meanderings yet? Brace yourselves because Santosh Bakaya is BACK, and she's taken her meandering to a whole new level! 🤪
MM's new SEASON 3 begins today, July 27th, with The Slip Between the Cup and the Can and will continue with weekly episodes that will brighten up your mornings and make your Thursdays extra special! ☀️📆 🎉 So mark your calendars, set your alarms, and gather your favorite morning brew because Morning Meanderings Season 3 is coming at you like a caffeinated whirlwind! ☕️🌪️
Discover paradise in Uttarakhand's Valley of Flowers. A kaleidoscope of colorful blooms, enchanting treks, and serene beauty awaits.
Stay safe and prepared during the monsoon season with essential precautions. Weather the storm with our expert tips.
Sampurna Chowdhury recalls how she used to shy away from Satyajit Ray's iconic stories, novels and films for children in her childhood and later grew to love them.
This article is dedicated to all those who have inspired me to keep writing and to my parents who have given me everything and expected nothing in return.
As the clichéd saying goes, “Life is a journey where learning never stops”. My life too has been a combination of ups and downs; and every occasion has taught me some amazing life-tips, some of which I am sharing in this article. I have learned to improve my quality of life and sense of self-worth by nurturing my uniqueness and inner radiance through these mantras.
Fans and movie lovers across the country and the world celebrated Amitabh Bachchan's 80th birthday on October 11, 2022. Ratnottama Sengupta takes a trip down memory lane to recall her experiences of watching the Big B grow from a lanky new actor to the icon.
Aditi Panda explores how Covid-19 changed our lifestyles, attitude and health too.
Nowadays many of us are afflicted with selective forgetfulness. We forget things easily, and have to make an effort to recall. And when we find someone who is similarly forgetful, there is an instant sense of affinity.
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Cliff Richard pops up in Santosh Bakaya's dreams with his summer holiday plans to bring her a happy and musical escape from the mundane.
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A warm, affectionate hug from a puppy is so pure and genuine, it can make the grumpiest face smile.
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Life is full of little battles, a few with reason, most without. And no, they are not restricted to humans. Santosh Bakaya stumbles upon a few.
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Jumelia pens 3 poems as adaptations of some of her favourite lines from Rabindranath Tagore's poetry.
Ramendra Kumar is an ardent 'guppy' lover. Fascinated by 777 Charlie, the newly released Kannada film starring Rakshit Shetty and Charlie, Ramen pens a sweet review.
Downtown Abbey's intoxicating luxuriant lifestyle, the mouthwatering cuisine, the hunting and the liveried butlers has Santosh Bakaya so solidly hooked that she starts imagining herself amid that splendour.
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The Symphony of My Words is a collection of poems by Krishti Khandelwal, a 12-year-old little girl who started playing with ink, emotions, words and imaginations in the lockdown. LnC presents three poems from the collection.
The storm comes in all its fury, leaving in its wake destruction and chaos. And then, when it passes over, we realize the value of peace, serenity and light even more.
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Three wistful poems - on autism, memories and spring, written by Lopamudra Banerjee during the National Poetry Writing Month or NAPOWRIMO 2022.
Scrumptious kachoris after a huffing-puffing jogging session are the best way to get back those precious calories you lost. Unless it becomes monkey business. :D
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Rescuing hapless souls from distress comes naturally to some. Santosh Bakaya is one such warrior who has her hands full saving her family from trespassing reptiles.
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Rumours about rumour-mongers can be befuddling. Santosh Bakaya bumps into a sunbeam only to realise she isn't what she is rumoured to be.
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Siphoning of funds and money laundering are common in the dark, murky world of financial irregularities. However, once in a while, a silent whistleblower rises who blows the cover off the fraud, risking his/her own career and life to bring the predators to book, save public money and above all, have a clear conscience. Rajan NS pens a short fiction about one such whistleblower.
There are songs we love. And then there are songs that impact. And then there are songs that stay on as an integral part of life and memories that we love to revisit time and again to relive those cherished moments. Rachna Rajesh writes about one such song, Jewel Thief's Yeh dil na hota bechara.
Never give up is the motto of winners. And you can find examples around you, if you choose to see.
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Happy are those who are able to take a nap, anywhere, and on the other side of life, you have people with the plushest of bedrooms, grappling with insomnia and stress, desperately seeking sleep.
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A cute poem for children about a blackbird that sings a song of hope and a brighter future.
Two wistful poems by Rachna Rajesh celebrate life in its diversity and entirety amid numerous shackles of bondages and hail the life force present in every element of Nature.
A little boy drawing under a tree is a picture by itself. He is lost in his own world of nature, oblivious to the challenges around.
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Love and compassion are basic human instincts which we seem to be losing somewhere today. But even amid the prevailing chaos it thrives, pulsates and promises to be around for eternity.
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Masks or Maks - we were stuck with them. The fact is that we always had masks on – those of the invisible variety.
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Who decides whose bread it is? Perhaps that's the inspiration behind the Hindi idiom - 'Daane daane pe likha hai khaane waale ka naam'. :)
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Shakespeare may have written Much Ado About Nothing 600 years ago. But we get to watch the continuing drama of much ado over non-issues everywhere, daily. Santosh Bakaya watches a much argue about nothing duel that fizzles out just as tamely.
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On a foggy, winter morning, Santosh Bakaya gets caught in the middle of a catfight over kittens.
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As the curtains rise on the brand new year 2022, you make someone somewhere feel good about life and living. Bring on the smiles and make a new beginning today.
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A wistful poem about dreams and wishes, about life and its purpose by Dr T Rama.
We humans have masks everywhere - on the face, in the hands, hanging from the ear and littering the ground. What do animals think about them?
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The limitless cyberworld has its own challenges of security and safety for the users. Ramendra Kumar's short story outlines some of the essential safety precautions we must follow to enjoy the benefits of the internet.
Some people wear the mask below their chin, some hold it in their hand. And some use their ear as a mask hanger.
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Life is after all, all about hunger. And hunger comes in different forms. Alas, not all sorts of hunger can be satiated. Santosh Bakaya munches on some food for thought for lunch.
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Joi de vivre is there in every element of nature around us. Ready to make us smile and laugh and burst forth with bountiful energy. A dancing peacock can brighten up an insipid morning, rising above the noise and fury that signifies nothing.
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Life goes on. The show goes on...the actors come on stage to play their part. Some stay on, some leave, some change. The lights dim and then brighten up again. That's the journey... unstoppable, undaunted.
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Ghosts can play cards, ducklings can go to school, pigeons can self-introspect - anything can happen. A morning can be as colourful as you want it to be, just look around and enjoy life unfolding.
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The lockdown did have a lot of side-effects and none knows this better than those who suddenly found that they had more "weight" to throw than earlier (no pun intended). Binge eating to beat stress ensured the midriff was the only thing that was coming out during the lockdown. Santosh Bakaya muses over some of these side-effects of the lockdown on homo sapiens and also our avian friends.
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A businessman teaches his lazy son a valuable lesson of life in a way he would never forget. A lovely short story by 10-year-old Anvesha.
Our budding author Sharanya Banerjee weaves a fantasy story about a girl with magical powers, partly inspired by the Netflix Series, H2O: Just Add Water.
The poem 'My Poetry' is framed by two sections that define what is not connected to poetry and has a poem in the poem that is its main beauty. It won a special prize in the Itinerant Creativity Awards, XXI Edition 2021: for Poetry in a Foreign Language. held in Italy.
Sharing new hopes, sharing dreams, sharing secrets - sharing comes in many hues and colours. Its your gut feeling that tells you what's going to happen next.
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The tadpole that turned into a toad and then got coronated! Santosh Bakaya witnesses a rapid rise to glory that may inspire those who are aspiring for their thrones.
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