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51. Poem: Ora Kaj Kare (They Toil) written in 1941 a few months before the Poet's death. Along the indolent stream of time My mind ferries...

by : Mehru Jaffer When people outside of the country think of Indian food, images of red, hot curries and spiced legs of lamb, chicken,...

3. Poem 'Biswashok' (The Universal Grief) of the book PUNASCHA (in Bengali) written in mid-thirties of the 20th Century. Translator's note: When the child of...

by : Mehru Jaffer Devoured by Julius Caesar and adored by Pompadour the ultimate fantasy of chef Kai-Uwe Klenz is to be able to bite...

Remembering Tagore Rabindra Nath Tagore Translator: Rajat Das Gupta A few leaves from the letters/diaries of Rabindra Nath Tagore Nobel Laureate 1913 Literature of Tagore along with...

52. Poem No: 5 of the book Janmadine (On My Birthday) written in April 1940, shortly before the Poet's death in 1941 . We, in...

2. Poem 'Prarthana' (Prayer) from the book "Naibedya" ('Offering') Translator's note : I have restructured the Poet Rabindranath Tagore's own English translation of this poem which...

Translation of a Bengali poem by Rabindranath Tagore (7th May 1861 7th August 1941) the Nobel Laureate of 1913. 63. Poem 'Bojhapara' (Understanding) from the...

Our friend Aparna Narang is a long time resident of Jakarta and is a great host. Her mango kulfi is famous and is shared...

Prayer within breath is silence. Love within Infinity is silence. Wisdom without word is silence. Compassion without aim is silence. Action without doer is silence. Smiling with all Existence...