Bodhgaya
The road we were traveling had well trodden history. The area was called Magadha in the olden days. It was a land of prosperity and...
From Gaya to Patna: Pawapuri, Nalanda
While it is debated as to the influx of outside people to India several thousand years ago, the Vedas give an impression of eastward...
Howrah Station
Rains did interrupt our tour at Nalanda. There were strong wind gusts with rain clouds above. It was more of a shower than a sustained...
Visit to Kali Temple
Howrah and Kolkata not as orderly as Mumbai and Chennai. Though cosmopolitan, they have strong regional flavor of locally induced culture....
Bus Journey to Bhubaneswar
Kolkata to Bhubaneswar is about two hundred and fifty miles, about eight hours journey by train. In our scheduling process, we had a...
Dr. D. P. Pattanayak, Meeting at Utkal University
Scholars living in India three thousand years ago were brighter than us in many ways. Possibly they were not conditioned by various...
Organizing Meeting on Poet Sarala Das
After Panini put together the discoveries of the grammar of Sanskrit language, India's contributions to literature reached lofty heights....
Sister's thesis, Delhi, Ayurveda
I had scheduled a final sitting with my sister on her thesis the next morning. We were up by 5 AM and sat down at their dining table. ...
Morning at Delhi, Interview with Doordarsan
Morning at my uncle's house in Delhi is special. I admire his approach to life. The day must start with a cup of good tea. The tea is...
Seminar at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
Professor Girish Nath Jha at Jawaharlal Nehru University had been in touch while I was in Orissa, He is a member of the Special Center...
