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Schopenhauer’s Views on Idea of Will, and Death Arthur Schopenhauer. Credits: http://www.akpool.co.uk/ By Mithu Das   January 27, 2019 Life swings like a pendulum to and fro between pain and boredom. Arthur Schopenhauer Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher who was born in Gdańsk, Poland, in 1788. He is known to be a philosopher of pessimism (an opinion that bad things will happen). He had written many essays and books on philosophy. However, he had hardly been garnered for his works during his life. Besides philosophy, Schope...

Durga Puja at Bokajan Although Bokajan is relatively a small town, it attracts a large number of people at Durga Puja. A pandit performing Aarti at Durga Puja, Bokajan. By Mithu Das   October 24, 2018 I had been thinking to visit Bokajan on Durga Puja festival for a long time. Actually, I wanted to write a blog on Durga Puja at Bokajan like I’d written this one in 2017. So, after spending the first two days of puja at home, in Golaghat town—eating and sleeping and listening to music—the third day, on Navami, I called my brother-in-law who l...

Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Surprisingly A Moderate? Despite being a long-serving member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Atal Bihari Vajpayee shows us how a BJP politician can faithfully serve his country without being a hard-liner. Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Image courtesy: Hindi Webdunia. By Mithu Das   August 26, 2018 Where there is no terrible famine, no cruel pestilence, no foreign enemy to invade and ravage, where peace always reigns, that is the ideal land. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Tweet this quote He usually like to wear Kurta pajama or white...