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Mithu Das's Articles In Assamese Mithu Das says that it was his father, a Silchar-born Shylet Bengali, who inspired him to learn Assamese language. Image of the articles written by Mithu Das in Assamese language By Mithu Das   June 20, 2018 Sudhir Das (1943-1994). We grew up living side by side with Assamese language, speaking Bengali at home and Assamese outside. My father, Late Mr Sudhir Das, a Silchar-born Shylet Bengali, was very fond of Assamese language. This is the reason why I and my four siblings were educated in Assamese. My ...

A Song For Optimists The song Ekla Chalo Re , written by Rabindranath Tagore, in 1905, is still remains as popular as it was 113 years ago. Rabindranath Tagore. Image courtesy: http://39clues.wikia.com By Mithu Das   June 04, 2018 The song Ekla Chalo Re was written by Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) during Indian freedom movement. It was recorded by Tagore himself, and as soon as it was released—between 1905 and 1908—it became very popular among freedom fighters. Mahatma Gandhi admitted that it was one of his favorite...

What Seneca Says About Death Seneca. Credits: http://vinogruin.blogspot.com By Mithu Das   May 13, 2018 Seneca, one of the greatest Stoic philosophers, Roman statesman and author of several books, committed suicide when he was 61 years old. But his choice to commit suicide was not made by himself, it was made by Nero, the infamous Roman Emperor, who killed his own mother and his stepbrother. (It was said that while Rome was burning, Nero was playing the fiddle.) Seneca was Nero’s teacher and mentor. Now a question may arise here: Why then...