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In a beautiful, quiet village in Andhra Pradesh stands a temple that continues to puzzle engineers, historians, and visitors alike. A pillar that doesn’t fully touch the ground. Veerabhadra temple, located in Lepakshi village, in Andhra Pradesh, has one stone pillar that appears to hang in the air, with a small gap beneath it. Visitors often …
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The Voynich Manuscript, also known as the Cypher Manuscript, is a book that refuses to be understood at all. A 600-year-old manuscript written in an unknown language is filled with strange illustrations of plants that don’t exist. This is the mystery of The Voynich Manuscript — one of history’s most puzzling unsolved enigmas. The Voynich …
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Dear World, There was a time when a man in khaki, with a jhola slung over his shoulder, would come to our houses on a cycle and ring the bell… tring tring. And somehow, we would always know that he is here. The Postman. He would hand over our letter and quietly leave. Wasn’t he …
I had just started reading the book Laxmi Panda when my phone buzzed with the weekly email notification from Blogchatter. The theme for the weekly Blogchatter Bloghop was Happy Independence Day. My mind was already unsettled, and perhaps that’s why I began thinking about the topic more deeply than usual. Normally, I would write happy, …
(Thakurmar Jhuli (Grandma’s Bag): The Emergence of Classical Tales) "বাঁচার মজা গল্পে লুকিয়ে, খুঁজে পাবে ধীরে ধীরে। " ("The joy of living hides in stories; you’ll find it, little by little.") In December 1903, the colonial government, in a calculated move, announced the partition of Bengal with the ultimate motive of divide and rule. The …
Neha Dwivedi’s The Lone Wolf is a powerful account of the life and courage of Colonel Ashok Tara. An unsung hero whose actions significantly influenced the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. This book not only preserves a pivotal piece of history that could have been lost to time but also offers a deeply personal glimpse …
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