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Culture/Identity
Lesya Ukrainka, The Forest Song, and the Life of a Work Beyond Its Author
From Contra spem spero! to The Forest Song and its transformation into the animated film Mavka during Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the article examines how cultural work survives by changing form, infrastructure, and audience across generations.
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When Kolkata Welcomes Her Daughter Home
Come September–October, Kolkata transforms to welcome Goddess Durga home. According to mythology, her modern autumn worship stems from Akal Bodhon—an untimely invocation performed by Lord Rama to seek her blessings before battling Ravana, shifting the festival from its traditional time. Did you know that this iconic autumn Durga Puja exists because of Rama’s legendary pre-war prayer?
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The History of Durga Puja in Bengal
Every autumn, Bengal transforms into a vibrant celebration of Goddess Durga, an integral part of its cultural identity. However, her worship, idols, and rituals have evolved significantly across regions and history due to shifting traditions. Did this grand festival truly originate in ancient mythology, royal courts, or within the local neighborhoods that eventually made it everyone's celebration?
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Written by her captors
Explore the tragic true story of Troilokya Tarini, one of history's earliest alleged serial killers, and the social injustices, patriarchy, and colonial Bengal that shaped her life.
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The Cycle of Life: Mindfulness, Personal Growth, and Embracing the Flow
Life moves in inevitable cycles, much like the changing seasons. While nature effortlessly adapts to these shifts, humans often struggle against the current, caught in a stressful rat race of overthinking and high expectations. By reconnecting with the earth's natural rhythm and embracing life's inevitable peaks and valleys, can we finally find true inner peace?
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Chanakya’s Arthashastra and Hidden Voices: Who Truly Writes Our Political History?
Is our written history a reliable reflection of the past, or merely a manipulative construct of ancient rulers? Discover how the cunning statecraft of Chanakya's Arthashastra shapes our modern view of authoritarian regimes and historical truth-seeking. Does the pen of the victor still rule our minds, or do we finally dare to hear the hidden voices of the past?
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Navigating the modern honesty crisis: how systemic willekeur and climate narratives reshape our reality
This critical analysis explores the modern honesty crisis and the illusion of control in a changing world. From shifting societal transitions to climate change narratives and the controversial wolf policy on the Veluwe, it uncovers how administrative disorder and media-driven mass hysteria create systemic willekeur, diverting public attention from reality and threatening authentic human values.
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Exploring the profound social criticism of Stig Dagerman and his urgent warning about the systemic power.
Discover profound social criticism inspired by the Swedish series STHLM Requiem. Grounded in the philosophy of author Stig Dagerman, this article explores how industrialization, Henry Ford, and rigid social norms dominate our daily lives. Delve into the history of Gnosticism and the Cathars to understand how institutional power shifted and why modern humanity ultimately became the system.
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MET Gala 2026: First Monday in May
On Monday, May 4, 2026, this year’s theme is Costume ...
