This is an excerpt. The full essay is published in the book compiled under TMYS Review March 2023 project (available worldwide via Amazon). *** The concept of the ‘Self’ vs. the ‘Other’ in literature and in all socio-political/cultural fields, is based upon the theory of the late 17th century German philosopher Georg W. F. Hegel that defines the ‘other’ as an inalienable part of the ‘self’. Simply put, the empowered consciousness of the ‘self’ exists only when compared and contrasted with the …

(Photograph from Google) This is an excerpt. The full essay is published in the book compiled under TMYS Review March 2023 project (available worldwide via Amazon). *** “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre In the last twelve years, the one name that has constantly turned heads and spawned excitement is none other than Ranveer Singh! Debu…

This is an excerpt. The full essay is published in the book compiled under TMYS Review March 2023 project (available worldwide via Amazon). *** The primary attraction of a John Abraham film is that it stars John Abraham. Who hadn’t ogled at John Abraham’s well chiselled physique when he carved his niche in Bollywood with his dashing features and dimpled smile? He was one of the six-pack stalwarts to introduce the concept of Ecto-Mesomorph in Bollywood and instantly made every woman drool over hi…

There is only one story and that is the story of all of us. A story of birth with its promise of death and sporadic adventures of being the victor and the vanquished. The feelings each brings with it, whether it be against life or against something in it. All our lives can be pixelated into this linear sequence that exists in a cyclical pattern in time. My story is the same as the story of the great philosopher who lived a thousand years before me as well as the timid nomad who will live a thous…

Flux In a fine state of flux We swirl away, as Tradition / avant-garde, Conventional / contemporary Rub shoulders and Vie for space, time, space...space... Making ours such a confusing, challenging Extraordinary moment of existence! Four creative artistes Got together to tell us their stories Which are ours really And we listened rapt, Demolishing some stereotypes Seeing them transform before our eyes! It's time to explore and realise How things are slowly changing with time... The demure ghungh…

Green The essence of earth is Green Awash in golden harvests, A bridal turmeric tinge. পৃথিবীর সার মর্ম সবুজ সোনার অন্নে ঢাকা, গায়ে হলুদ Space The pre-colonial kitchen, was a space between the public and the private, says Dr Dey, where love, warmth and nourishment were exchanged, even with strangers, who could just walk in! Access is something that disappeared with colonization. Kitchens became intensely private places, ensconced within households, and closed to casual visitors. When the…