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Navigating Mental Health
In an era dominated by the digital screen replacing the humble pages of a book, this Conference on ‘Navigating Mental Health through the Gateway of Language and Literature’ kindled my interest in the sessions. Kudos to my team at the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, at Presidency University, led by Dr Pritha Sanyal, who had thought of this topic. ‘Navigating’….well, I thought to myself, is so well replaced by ‘Scrolling’. Mental health! With the amount of scrolling done t
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The elephant in front of a temple in India
The elephant in front of a temple in India walks majestically and yet meekly and nods its head as the temple bells ring and the chief deity is worshipped. A puny man controls it as it heads its way back to its shed. This is a typical scene in front of ancient temples in India. The goddess is depicted with elephants with raised trunks showering water and gold coins or a wilder goddess rides an elephant. Lord Indra was synonymous with ‘airavata’ or the white elephant. Temple ca
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From here Ganga flows..
Originally published 2020
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