In the words of Marx, “Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world and the soul of the soulless condition. It is the opium of the people.” If religion is a system of dogma for the benefits of a particular sect than analysis has no value but if religion…
Category: Thoughts
Women & Art
By Anushree Ghosh Women wear an artful camouflage – the signature curves, the smooth pastel strokes of luster on the skin and the coquetry behavior make them the muse for many. What goes unnoticed is the spiritual and intellectual inclination that has subdued itself over centuries of dictatorial patriarchy.The world famous artistic paintings have used…
Love Letter To Gulzar Saab
I vividly remember the Sunday when I was jumping and singing “Jangal jangal baat chali hai pata chala hai Chhaddi pehen ke phool khila hai phool khila hai” And my parents thought that I was just making up the second line, they didn’t believe me, till they actually heard the song on television. I think…
Books, Movies and Some Random Philosophy
What is the most basic difference between books and movies? To me, movies have always been about watching someone’s life and books are about living that life. The essence of any book lies in the fact that I get an opportunity to imagine myself as a different person in a different set up, and analyze…
You often penetrate my Mind
The flinging words, the screeching words, the artistically inflated words or simply words in their birthday suits are impeccably capable of penetrating your mind. And even if I change the word – ‘Word’ from the preceding sentence with terms like ‘Gesture, Expression or Emotion’, I won’t be wrong in concluding that any unquantifiable attraction…