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Rationality of being Agnostic

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In the words of Marx, “Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world and […]

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This Pride Month - Let's discuss how literature he This Pride Month - Let's discuss how literature helps us to come out of the closet and break stereotypes. These writers have come out and accepted their true self.

Virginia Woolf

“I am reduced to a thing that wants Virginia… It is incredible how essential to me you have become,” wrote Vita Sackville-West  Virginia Woolf in 1926.

Lorca
Oscar Wilde
Vikram Seth
Devdutt Pattnaik

#pridemonth #pride #LGBTI #lgbtliterature #lgbtyouth #lgbtactivist #lgbtcommunity #lgbtsupporter #lgbtpositivity #lgbtpluslivesmatter #lgbtqmemes #literature #virginiawoolf #oscarwilde #lorca #VikramSeth #devduttpattanaik #stories #writers #literaturelover #instawrite #writersofinstagram
The Mahabharat scene in 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron' has The Mahabharat scene in 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron' has achieved a cult following over the years. With impeccable editing, the converging narrative never loses the story. The corpses in skates and, Salim-Anarkali, and the controversy around the murder, all come together. However, one thing that comic lines hardly deliver, apart from a few giggles, is the message. The charade of continuing the play reveals many social messages in the pretext of delivering one-liners.⠀
A slapstick comedy that made you laugh and think. It is up to the audience to take and absorb the emotion(s).⠀
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#film #movie #JaaneBhiDoYaaron #life #Mahabharat #slapstickcomedy #filmmaker #director #Bollywood #bolly #bollywood #bollywoodactress #bollywooddance #love #bollywoodsongs #india #bollywoodmovies #bollywoodactor #cinema #awards #comedy #OmPuri #veteran #actor #inspiration #art #literature #movie #film #acting
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman⠀ ⠀ Call Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman⠀
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Call Me By You Name by Andre Aciman ⠀
I did not want passion, I did not want pleasure. Perhaps I didn't even want proof, and I did not want words, small talk, big talk, bike talk, book talk, any of it. Just the sun, the grass, the occasional sea breeze, and the smell of his body fresh from his chest, from his neck and his armpits. Just take me and molt me and turn me inside out, till a character in Ovid, I become one with your lust, that's what I wanted. Give me a blindfold, hold my hand, and don't ask me to think—  will you do that for me? ⠀
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Any other lines of passion that you would like to share. Here are a few of our favorite lines.⠀
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#books #bookstagram #readers #readingclub #bookish #Callmebyyourname #bookreading #boomsofig #bookstagramfeature #bookswritingideas #bookstagramfollowtrain #readerslife #readersofinstagram #readersofinstagram📚📚❤️ #bookaddict #favouritelines #gay #lgbt #lgbtright #pridemonth #pridemonth2020 #queer #love #life #lovequotes #loveyou #wordgasms
#DeathAnniversary #BasuChatterjee⠀ One of the fe #DeathAnniversary #BasuChatterjee⠀
One of the few Indian directors who sensitively dealt with each and every character, along with Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Gulzar, he dominated the 70s and 80s with the real-life characters who took a regular bus, lived in regular flats and dealt with regular problems of life. This is one of the reasons why people related to his stories so much.

Which one is your favourite Basu Chatterjee film? 

#director #comedy #lightcomedy #basuchatterjeefilms #deathanniversary #bengalicinema #hindicinema #bengalisongs #music #middleclass #middleclassmelodies #oldsongs #middleclassfamily #reallife #inspiration #motivation #hindi #oldmusic #oldmemories #directorslife
The poem 'Howl'' by Allan Ginsberg that became the The poem 'Howl'' by Allan Ginsberg that became the anthem of 1950s Beats. It is an amalgamation of lamenting, destruction of the youth, homosexual coupling, drug addiction, and Buddhism; all documented in a paradoxical language. ⠀
Today Howl is considered a literary classic, as it broke all stereotypes, and confined the essence of collective anger and frustration of the generation.⠀

Picture : The Paris Review
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#AllenGinsberg #poet #beat #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poems #poetsdaily #poetwords #poetsofindia #thedeadpoetssociety #poetsandwriters #poetsandwritersfeature #poetrygram #poetryofig #poemsporn_ #revolution #civilmotivation #americanpoets #poemsociety #poemsforher #poemsaboutlove #poemsforher #instapoems #igpoets #igpoetry #igpoet
A true example of transcending boundaries — Why A true example of transcending boundaries — Why keep something only for the elites. He performed as a lead in many of the Shakesperean plays - Merchant of Venice, Horatio in Hamlet, and Brutus in Julius, and worked with Geoffrey Kendal's Shakespeareana group to perform all over India. Dutt felt that Shakespeare should reach out to the masses — to the common man on the street, and hence he began doing Bengali translations of the English Shakespearean plays. There was an Indianisation of Shakespeare.

The idea was simple, no matter where it comes from, if the idea is good, let's just use it.

Picture: Utpal Dutt in Satyajit Ray's Hirak Rajar Deshe (youtube)

#UtpalDutt #bengalicinema #Satyajitray #Theatre #bengalifilms #bengaliquotes #bengalifood #actor #parallelcinema #cinema #blackandwhitephotography #acting #boundaries #kolkata #bangla #nationalaward #theatre #actingtips #actingislife #shakespeare #hamlet
If the words smell of raw meat, you can infer that If the words smell of raw meat, you can infer that the weak gutted would not be able to take them in. Yes, you feel nauseous when the rawness manifests itself in real forms. Something happens in the stomach when the words are too raw to digest, you can’t poop or puke but they are just stuck in the gut of your conscious.

Saadat Hassan Manto—the man with untreated and unprocessed words made it difficult for his readers to breathe in the air without reminding them about the nasty deeds that humans are capable of. Manto’s writings on the infamous Partition of India was not only about the facts or emotions around the event but an amalgamation of them hardened with the venom of barbarism. Manto—the man of paradoxical characteristics, loved his friends and family and would go to any extend for them but lived with a volcano of abhorrence for the inflictors of pain and the perpetrators of sadistic acts, and felt empathy for the victims of man’s vicious mentality.

Read the full text //artpickles.com/manto-man-with-unprocessed-raw-words/
On #WorldMilkDay Let's revisit the masterpiece'Ma On #WorldMilkDay

Let's revisit the masterpiece'Mathan' directed by Shyam Benegal. The film is inspired by Verghese Kurien (father of the White Revolution) in India. Based on the efforts of a young doctor played by Girish Karnad who tried to set up a milk co-operative society in a village in Gujarat, this film deals with several issues like casteism. The majority of the villagers who are Dalits are scared to stand up for themselves, being used to the hierarchy. The others are scared of losing control and don't want to disturb the status quo. The story follows how Dr. Rao breaks through the rigid structure and make the villagers sell milk to the government and earn more profit.

#shyambenegal
#smitapatil
#manthan #Gujarat #whiterevolution #film #artfilm #Girishkarnad #parallelcinema #artcinema #play #dalitliterature #dalits #dalitlivesmatter #village #casteism #empowerment #worldmilkday #reality #acting #struggle #cinematic #gujarattourism #actingislife #milk #milkshake #milkcake #cheese #butter
Mentioned in the Punjabi Folklore 'Heer Ranjha', s Mentioned in the Punjabi Folklore 'Heer Ranjha', some believe that Phulkari came  from Iran. It literally translates to "Flower Work". Evenly distributed motifs and color combinations make it an exotic piece. During the colonial era, it was showcased in various places. It was during the partition of Punjab that this exquisite craft was lost. However, since then myriad patterns have emerged out of creative imagination and is sold online to different parts of the country. 

#Punjab #phulkari #folklore #partitionwalls #partition #india #art #culture #heerranjha #romanticstory #historyfacts #historylovers #historyofindia #historychannel #historylesson #historygram #historybooks #instabooks #punjabiliterature #punjabpoetry
In the age of quick 'chit-chats', we can hardly th In the age of quick 'chit-chats', we can hardly think of a movie that conveys everything through gestures and expressions. A deaf and mute couple struggles to fit in the social mores and deal with personal conflicts. It brings us to the question - how sensitive are we to the needs of the differently-abled persons, how do they find love in this chaotic arrangement where people see and judge you on your sensory organs and limbs. 
The story roughly based on Happiness of Us Alone (1961) is a classic by Gulzar and will remain so...

PC : Pinterest

#bollywood #Gulzar #acting #differentlyabled #sanjeevkumar #jayabachchan #act #story #cinema #movie #inspiration #dialogue #commercialcinema #movietime #moviescene #movieaddict #moviequotes #actingislife #lifefestival #motivation #moraldilemma #society #conflict #expressyourself #expression #hindicinema #poetry #writer #loveforcinema
Second Sex by Simone De  Beauvoir - a masterpiec Second Sex by Simone De  Beauvoir - a masterpiece of feminist literature. She builds upon her experience by incorporating critical thinking on the given assumptions that place women to the "second place", the first place being undoubtedly reserved for the men. Her analysis is based on the position of women in the post-war French society. She argues that the women are in no way the second sex but in every way equal to men. 

"One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman."

  Simone De  Beauvoir

#simonedebeauvoir #sartre #thesecondsex #booklovers #booksofig #bookswritingideas #booksofinstagram #French #women #feminism #womenempowerment #philosophy #genderequality #genderroles #postwar #writeraofindia #writersofinsta #analysis #criticalthinking #bookblogger #readinglist #bookgram #frenchwoman #philosophyquote #empowerment  #life #instawrite #thoughts #deepthoughts
Super Deluxe: A movie by  Thiagarajan Kumararaja Super Deluxe: A movie by  Thiagarajan Kumararaja. It is his second film,  after 8 years, and is totally worth it. What you watch on the screen is an interplay of colors and philosophy. 

The anthology revolves around themes like love, sex, patriarchy, corruption, sexual abuse, faith, and religion. Just like the 'butterfly effect' the stories get affected because of a particular event in some other story. How we live in a world of free will and at the same time we are mere players in the universal scheme of things. 

An arranged marriage going wrong, a husband who returns after changing his gender, a kid who finds out that his mother was a porn star and people following religion blindly. The stories are unique and at the same time they are tied with the same string of fate. 

#superdeluxe #tamilsongs #Tamilfilm #tamilcinema #TamilLiterature #lifefestival #cinematography #moviereview #movie #paralleluniverse #aliens #patriarchy #genderequality #genderrights #video #tamilactress #director #filmcourse #courses #philosophy #sex #film
Are you a Theist? Scientists like Faraday and Newt Are you a Theist? Scientists like Faraday and Newton believed in the concept of Super Creator. ⠀
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Are you an Atheist? Richard Feynman, the famous physicist described himself as an "avowed atheist"⠀
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Are you an Agnostic? ⠀
Blaise Pascal - even under the assumption that God's existence is unlikely, the potential benefits of believing are so vast as to make betting on theism rational. ⠀
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Different Men/Women of Science have come up with different notions on believing in God..Do you relate to any of these concepts.

#atheist #theist #agnostic #god #science #newton #einstein #Faynman #life #believe #pascal #experiment #thoughtexperimemt #scientists #scientific #facts #fact #analysis #readersofinstagram #bookworm #debate #thoughts #factual #conclusion #quantumphysics #quantum #wavetheory #parallelword
Do you know? ⠀ ⠀ #ArthurSchopenhauer is known Do you know? ⠀
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#ArthurSchopenhauer is known as the philosopher of pessimism, his views challenge the philosophy of existence. His work in the field has inspired other philosophers like Nietzche and Freud. His argument that the world is essentially irrelevant and irrational also supported his atheism. ⠀
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Nothing is without a reason for being.⠀
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#philosophy #academic #life #German #quoteoftheday #meditation #thoughts #philosophymemes #stoicism #think #quote #spirituality #nature #mindfulness #mind #knowledge #truth #philosophy #life #quotes #love #wisdom #art #psychology #motivation #philosopher #poetry #inspiration #philosophyquotes
Sunderlal Bahuguna - Sunderlal Bahuguna, a beacon Sunderlal Bahuguna - Sunderlal Bahuguna, a beacon of the Environmental Movement in India will continue to inspire us..Best known as the Chipko-movement leader, Sunderlal Bahuguna was a true Gandhian. He dedicated his life to one cause - Save the Environment, pioneered many social movements to save Himalayas and Ganges. “Today Himalaya is calling you. Wake up my son, do not allow my auction. Protect me from being slaughtered.” - Sunderlal Bahuguna 

#pioneer #leader #environement #rip #recycle #eco #plasticfree #love #environmentallyfriendly #sustainableliving #photography #globalwarming #climate #pollution #reuse #art #conservation #india #wildlife #naturephotography #environmentalist #chipkomovement #chipko
Michel Foucault named his 1978-79 lectures⠀ befo Michel Foucault named his 1978-79 lectures⠀
before they commenced, and the name he gave – The Birth of Biopolitics – corresponds to his intention to ‘do a course on biopolitics that year. ⠀
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The following plan is announced: original formulation and its contemporary, German and American, versions, and then come to the problem of the politics of life.⠀
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#philosophy #philosophyquotes #quoteoftheday #meditation #thoughts #philosophymemes #stoicism #think #quote #spirituality #nature #mindfulness #mind #knowledge #truth #biopolitics #MichelFoucault #book #Bookstagram #readers #scholars #bookish
Camus wrote "While absolute justice is achieved Camus wrote 

"While absolute justice is achieved by the supression of all contradiction : therefore it destroys freedom.' 

Any thoughts on Sartre's and Camus' idea of freedom? 

#freedom #rebel #philosophy #philosophicalquotes #albertcamus #frenchphilosopher #frenchpainter #sartre #thoughts #life #philosophymemes #philosophybooks #books #reading #readers #readership #readingisfundamental #readersofinsta #instareads
Happy Birthday Mr. Ruskin Bond!⠀ ⠀ The legend Happy Birthday Mr. Ruskin Bond!⠀
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The legend turns 87 today!

Known for his lucid style, Mr. Bond has a dedicated reader base, has written innumerable stories on different subjects. 

Books were his best escape in his childhood and took writing just happened. After much struggle, he was to establish himself as a writer. His story is an inspiration for many, especially the new writers who want to leave an impact. 

So, which one is your favourite Bond Story?

#ruskinbond #story #shortstory #novel #travelstory #children #childrenstorybook #blueumbrella #ruskinbondquotes #loveandlife #lifealbum #ruskinbondwritings #loveforwriting #writerscommunity #writersofindia #writerscafe #writerssociety #writers_around #writersconnection #readersclub #readersofig #readerscommunity
The very Geisha that resembles this contemporary i The very Geisha that resembles this contemporary image can be traced back to the 1700s. This was the time when the Geisha broke from the ongoing trend and began to entertain their clients by playing musical instruments. Geishas are known for their distinctive make-up style, elegant dancing skills, and demure conversations.⠀
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#Geisha #History #Japanese #women #womenhistorymonth #geishatattoo #geishagirl #geishacoffee #geiko #tokyo #coffee #anime #ink #artist #japaneseart #japaneseculture #tattoos #artwork #vintage #japanesegirl #fashion #painting #kimono
"There is no such thing as forgiveness. People jus "There is no such thing as forgiveness. People just have short memories."

Do you agree? Let us know your thoughts on forgiveness in the comment section. 

Rust Cohle : "I don't think men can love."

"People incapable of guilt, usually do have a good time."

While True Detective burns you with slow mystery, the character Rust Cohle gives you enough doses for the day to think through your life. A nihilistic approach where Rust is pessimistic and realistic about every little thing in life - love, life and our conduct on different things on life.

#truedetective #rustcohle #matthewmcconaughey #mystery #series #life #philosophy #philosophers #quotes #questions #love #thoughtprovoking #thoughtoftheday #thinking #detective #murder #investigation #bingewatch #serialkiller
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This Pride Month - Let's discuss how literature he This Pride Month - Let's discuss how literature helps us to come out of the closet and break stereotypes. These writers have come out and accepted their true self.

Virginia Woolf

“I am reduced to a thing that wants Virginia… It is incredible how essential to me you have become,” wrote Vita Sackville-West  Virginia Woolf in 1926.

Lorca
Oscar Wilde
Vikram Seth
Devdutt Pattnaik

#pridemonth #pride #LGBTI #lgbtliterature #lgbtyouth #lgbtactivist #lgbtcommunity #lgbtsupporter #lgbtpositivity #lgbtpluslivesmatter #lgbtqmemes #literature #virginiawoolf #oscarwilde #lorca #VikramSeth #devduttpattanaik #stories #writers #literaturelover #instawrite #writersofinstagram
The Mahabharat scene in 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron' has The Mahabharat scene in 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron' has achieved a cult following over the years. With impeccable editing, the converging narrative never loses the story. The corpses in skates and, Salim-Anarkali, and the controversy around the murder, all come together. However, one thing that comic lines hardly deliver, apart from a few giggles, is the message. The charade of continuing the play reveals many social messages in the pretext of delivering one-liners.⠀
A slapstick comedy that made you laugh and think. It is up to the audience to take and absorb the emotion(s).⠀
⠀
#film #movie #JaaneBhiDoYaaron #life #Mahabharat #slapstickcomedy #filmmaker #director #Bollywood #bolly #bollywood #bollywoodactress #bollywooddance #love #bollywoodsongs #india #bollywoodmovies #bollywoodactor #cinema #awards #comedy #OmPuri #veteran #actor #inspiration #art #literature #movie #film #acting
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman⠀ ⠀ Call Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman⠀
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Call Me By You Name by Andre Aciman ⠀
I did not want passion, I did not want pleasure. Perhaps I didn't even want proof, and I did not want words, small talk, big talk, bike talk, book talk, any of it. Just the sun, the grass, the occasional sea breeze, and the smell of his body fresh from his chest, from his neck and his armpits. Just take me and molt me and turn me inside out, till a character in Ovid, I become one with your lust, that's what I wanted. Give me a blindfold, hold my hand, and don't ask me to think—  will you do that for me? ⠀
⠀
Any other lines of passion that you would like to share. Here are a few of our favorite lines.⠀
⠀
#books #bookstagram #readers #readingclub #bookish #Callmebyyourname #bookreading #boomsofig #bookstagramfeature #bookswritingideas #bookstagramfollowtrain #readerslife #readersofinstagram #readersofinstagram📚📚❤️ #bookaddict #favouritelines #gay #lgbt #lgbtright #pridemonth #pridemonth2020 #queer #love #life #lovequotes #loveyou #wordgasms
#DeathAnniversary #BasuChatterjee⠀ One of the fe #DeathAnniversary #BasuChatterjee⠀
One of the few Indian directors who sensitively dealt with each and every character, along with Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Gulzar, he dominated the 70s and 80s with the real-life characters who took a regular bus, lived in regular flats and dealt with regular problems of life. This is one of the reasons why people related to his stories so much.

Which one is your favourite Basu Chatterjee film? 

#director #comedy #lightcomedy #basuchatterjeefilms #deathanniversary #bengalicinema #hindicinema #bengalisongs #music #middleclass #middleclassmelodies #oldsongs #middleclassfamily #reallife #inspiration #motivation #hindi #oldmusic #oldmemories #directorslife
The poem 'Howl'' by Allan Ginsberg that became the The poem 'Howl'' by Allan Ginsberg that became the anthem of 1950s Beats. It is an amalgamation of lamenting, destruction of the youth, homosexual coupling, drug addiction, and Buddhism; all documented in a paradoxical language. ⠀
Today Howl is considered a literary classic, as it broke all stereotypes, and confined the essence of collective anger and frustration of the generation.⠀

Picture : The Paris Review
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#AllenGinsberg #poet #beat #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poems #poetsdaily #poetwords #poetsofindia #thedeadpoetssociety #poetsandwriters #poetsandwritersfeature #poetrygram #poetryofig #poemsporn_ #revolution #civilmotivation #americanpoets #poemsociety #poemsforher #poemsaboutlove #poemsforher #instapoems #igpoets #igpoetry #igpoet
A true example of transcending boundaries — Why A true example of transcending boundaries — Why keep something only for the elites. He performed as a lead in many of the Shakesperean plays - Merchant of Venice, Horatio in Hamlet, and Brutus in Julius, and worked with Geoffrey Kendal's Shakespeareana group to perform all over India. Dutt felt that Shakespeare should reach out to the masses — to the common man on the street, and hence he began doing Bengali translations of the English Shakespearean plays. There was an Indianisation of Shakespeare.

The idea was simple, no matter where it comes from, if the idea is good, let's just use it.

Picture: Utpal Dutt in Satyajit Ray's Hirak Rajar Deshe (youtube)

#UtpalDutt #bengalicinema #Satyajitray #Theatre #bengalifilms #bengaliquotes #bengalifood #actor #parallelcinema #cinema #blackandwhitephotography #acting #boundaries #kolkata #bangla #nationalaward #theatre #actingtips #actingislife #shakespeare #hamlet
If the words smell of raw meat, you can infer that If the words smell of raw meat, you can infer that the weak gutted would not be able to take them in. Yes, you feel nauseous when the rawness manifests itself in real forms. Something happens in the stomach when the words are too raw to digest, you can’t poop or puke but they are just stuck in the gut of your conscious.

Saadat Hassan Manto—the man with untreated and unprocessed words made it difficult for his readers to breathe in the air without reminding them about the nasty deeds that humans are capable of. Manto’s writings on the infamous Partition of India was not only about the facts or emotions around the event but an amalgamation of them hardened with the venom of barbarism. Manto—the man of paradoxical characteristics, loved his friends and family and would go to any extend for them but lived with a volcano of abhorrence for the inflictors of pain and the perpetrators of sadistic acts, and felt empathy for the victims of man’s vicious mentality.

Read the full text //artpickles.com/manto-man-with-unprocessed-raw-words/
On #WorldMilkDay Let's revisit the masterpiece'Ma On #WorldMilkDay

Let's revisit the masterpiece'Mathan' directed by Shyam Benegal. The film is inspired by Verghese Kurien (father of the White Revolution) in India. Based on the efforts of a young doctor played by Girish Karnad who tried to set up a milk co-operative society in a village in Gujarat, this film deals with several issues like casteism. The majority of the villagers who are Dalits are scared to stand up for themselves, being used to the hierarchy. The others are scared of losing control and don't want to disturb the status quo. The story follows how Dr. Rao breaks through the rigid structure and make the villagers sell milk to the government and earn more profit.

#shyambenegal
#smitapatil
#manthan #Gujarat #whiterevolution #film #artfilm #Girishkarnad #parallelcinema #artcinema #play #dalitliterature #dalits #dalitlivesmatter #village #casteism #empowerment #worldmilkday #reality #acting #struggle #cinematic #gujarattourism #actingislife #milk #milkshake #milkcake #cheese #butter
Mentioned in the Punjabi Folklore 'Heer Ranjha', s Mentioned in the Punjabi Folklore 'Heer Ranjha', some believe that Phulkari came  from Iran. It literally translates to "Flower Work". Evenly distributed motifs and color combinations make it an exotic piece. During the colonial era, it was showcased in various places. It was during the partition of Punjab that this exquisite craft was lost. However, since then myriad patterns have emerged out of creative imagination and is sold online to different parts of the country. 

#Punjab #phulkari #folklore #partitionwalls #partition #india #art #culture #heerranjha #romanticstory #historyfacts #historylovers #historyofindia #historychannel #historylesson #historygram #historybooks #instabooks #punjabiliterature #punjabpoetry
In the age of quick 'chit-chats', we can hardly th In the age of quick 'chit-chats', we can hardly think of a movie that conveys everything through gestures and expressions. A deaf and mute couple struggles to fit in the social mores and deal with personal conflicts. It brings us to the question - how sensitive are we to the needs of the differently-abled persons, how do they find love in this chaotic arrangement where people see and judge you on your sensory organs and limbs. 
The story roughly based on Happiness of Us Alone (1961) is a classic by Gulzar and will remain so...

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Second Sex by Simone De  Beauvoir - a masterpiec Second Sex by Simone De  Beauvoir - a masterpiece of feminist literature. She builds upon her experience by incorporating critical thinking on the given assumptions that place women to the "second place", the first place being undoubtedly reserved for the men. Her analysis is based on the position of women in the post-war French society. She argues that the women are in no way the second sex but in every way equal to men. 

"One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman."

  Simone De  Beauvoir

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Super Deluxe: A movie by  Thiagarajan Kumararaja Super Deluxe: A movie by  Thiagarajan Kumararaja. It is his second film,  after 8 years, and is totally worth it. What you watch on the screen is an interplay of colors and philosophy. 

The anthology revolves around themes like love, sex, patriarchy, corruption, sexual abuse, faith, and religion. Just like the 'butterfly effect' the stories get affected because of a particular event in some other story. How we live in a world of free will and at the same time we are mere players in the universal scheme of things. 

An arranged marriage going wrong, a husband who returns after changing his gender, a kid who finds out that his mother was a porn star and people following religion blindly. The stories are unique and at the same time they are tied with the same string of fate. 

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Are you a Theist? Scientists like Faraday and Newt Are you a Theist? Scientists like Faraday and Newton believed in the concept of Super Creator. ⠀
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Are you an Atheist? Richard Feynman, the famous physicist described himself as an "avowed atheist"⠀
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Are you an Agnostic? ⠀
Blaise Pascal - even under the assumption that God's existence is unlikely, the potential benefits of believing are so vast as to make betting on theism rational. ⠀
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Different Men/Women of Science have come up with different notions on believing in God..Do you relate to any of these concepts.

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Do you know? ⠀ ⠀ #ArthurSchopenhauer is known Do you know? ⠀
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#ArthurSchopenhauer is known as the philosopher of pessimism, his views challenge the philosophy of existence. His work in the field has inspired other philosophers like Nietzche and Freud. His argument that the world is essentially irrelevant and irrational also supported his atheism. ⠀
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Nothing is without a reason for being.⠀
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Sunderlal Bahuguna - Sunderlal Bahuguna, a beacon Sunderlal Bahuguna - Sunderlal Bahuguna, a beacon of the Environmental Movement in India will continue to inspire us..Best known as the Chipko-movement leader, Sunderlal Bahuguna was a true Gandhian. He dedicated his life to one cause - Save the Environment, pioneered many social movements to save Himalayas and Ganges. “Today Himalaya is calling you. Wake up my son, do not allow my auction. Protect me from being slaughtered.” - Sunderlal Bahuguna 

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Michel Foucault named his 1978-79 lectures⠀ befo Michel Foucault named his 1978-79 lectures⠀
before they commenced, and the name he gave – The Birth of Biopolitics – corresponds to his intention to ‘do a course on biopolitics that year. ⠀
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The following plan is announced: original formulation and its contemporary, German and American, versions, and then come to the problem of the politics of life.⠀
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Camus wrote "While absolute justice is achieved Camus wrote 

"While absolute justice is achieved by the supression of all contradiction : therefore it destroys freedom.' 

Any thoughts on Sartre's and Camus' idea of freedom? 

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Happy Birthday Mr. Ruskin Bond!⠀ ⠀ The legend Happy Birthday Mr. Ruskin Bond!⠀
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The legend turns 87 today!

Known for his lucid style, Mr. Bond has a dedicated reader base, has written innumerable stories on different subjects. 

Books were his best escape in his childhood and took writing just happened. After much struggle, he was to establish himself as a writer. His story is an inspiration for many, especially the new writers who want to leave an impact. 

So, which one is your favourite Bond Story?

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The very Geisha that resembles this contemporary i The very Geisha that resembles this contemporary image can be traced back to the 1700s. This was the time when the Geisha broke from the ongoing trend and began to entertain their clients by playing musical instruments. Geishas are known for their distinctive make-up style, elegant dancing skills, and demure conversations.⠀
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"There is no such thing as forgiveness. People jus "There is no such thing as forgiveness. People just have short memories."

Do you agree? Let us know your thoughts on forgiveness in the comment section. 

Rust Cohle : "I don't think men can love."

"People incapable of guilt, usually do have a good time."

While True Detective burns you with slow mystery, the character Rust Cohle gives you enough doses for the day to think through your life. A nihilistic approach where Rust is pessimistic and realistic about every little thing in life - love, life and our conduct on different things on life.

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Sulatana's Dream : Bengali feminist utopian story by Begum Rokeya. A world where women are free to roam and make their own decisions. Love and truth prevails, and there is no crime.

#utopia #mondaythoughts #womenempowerment #Feminism #book

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