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Anjana’s Hill: The Birth of the Wind-Born
The wind on the high plateau never stopped. It was the first thing Karma, a young man of the Munda village at the foot of the hill, noticed each morning. It swept down from the ancient granite summit, carrying the cool breath of the forest and the faint, earthy scent of the caves. His grandmother, Budhni, said the wind was the living memory of the place. It had been whispering the same stories for longer than the stones had been standing. Today, as Karma climbed the familia

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Apr 74 min read


Smart Home
Our Mejda is a good man at heart, but he has one big flaw—he believes that the solution to all the world's problems is hidden in an Amazon or Flipkart sale. By profession, he is an Income Tax lawyer, but by passion, he is a 'Tech-Maniac.' He took a vow to turn our old, mossy house in Bagbazar into a ‘Smart Home’ overnight. Mejda said, "Listen, Chhoto, the world is now a circuit board. We are its resistance. Our lifestyle must be connected via Wi-Fi now." Boudi, Mejda’s wife,

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Rajya Bardhan’s ‘Meta-Ghost’ Adventure
Rajya Bardhan and Patta Bardhan are sitting in a posh Park Street coffee shop. Rajya Bardhan is no longer just a timber merchant from Assam; he has declared himself a 'Global Digital Strategist.' He is wearing a silk shirt printed with QR codes. Patta Bardhan is sitting next to him, staring at an iPad. Rajya Bardhan took a big sip of coffee and said, "Listen Pata, people say the world is 'Maya' (an illusion), but that is wrong. The world is now 'Meta'." Patta Bardhan looked a

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Lambodar’s ‘Bot-Purana’
In the narrow lanes of Shyambazar, the ancestral house of Nabindra Chattopadhyay—whom everyone calls Lambodar because of his promising potbelly—is now a ‘Smart Ashram.’ Lambodar’s nephew, Bitlu, an IIT dropout, used to spend his days coding. One day, Lambodar caught him and said, "Look Bitlu, times have changed. People don't trust a priest with a holy thread anymore, but they will bow down if they see a graph on a screen. Build something where spirituality meets Artificial In

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The Day the Dog Took the Exam
Akash Kumar of Bhawan Durgadih village in Kohtas district had always believed that government examinations were unpredictable. Questions could come from anywhere, results could go either way, and sometimes—just sometimes—the entire system could behave like a confused buffalo wandering across a railway track. But even he was not prepared for what happened that morning. It all began when his admit card arrived. Akash stared at it for a long time, rubbing his eyes twice and then

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Apr 77 min read


Tales From Navratangarh
The air in the Gwalior prison was thick with the must of centuries and the quiet despair of fallen kings. For twelve long years, Maharaja Durjan Shah, the forty-ninth Nagvanshi ruler of the Jharkhand wilds, had stared at its stone walls. He had been brought here in chains, his kingdom of Khukhragarh overrun by the armies of the Mughal Subedar Ibrahim Khan, his dream of independence crushed under the imperial heel. The charge? Withholding tribute. The real reason, as Durjan Sh

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The Peculiar Predicament of Percival Pringle
My name is Nigel. I dabble in the literary arts—one might say I'm a wordsmith of moderate repute. The other day, quite by happenstance, I stumbled upon my old acquaintance Reginald-Thornton-Woods. He manages a rather lucrative enterprise with his younger sibling, Bartholomew—though everyone affectionately calls him "Tolly." Their trade? Cryptocurrency consultancy. They advise the wealthy on digital asset acquisition, blockchain investments, and the occasional foray into NFTs.

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My Utsav Story
Our Story We are the Mukherjee family from Pune , far from our ancestral roots in Bengal. This year, after many promises postponed, we...

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Zero Day
A Preliminary Study on the Socio-Economic Impact of Goat Fatalities on NGO Inductees in Godda District, 1999 Abstract: This paper seeks...

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Aug 27, 20259 min read


The Goal on the Far Side
The morning in Shiulipara never waited for alarms. It woke up to the soft thud of football on the school ground and the slap of bare feet...

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Aug 27, 202517 min read


Tales of Triveni
The winter that year had teeth. The train bit into the fog somewhere after Bandel and chewed till Tribeni, and I, wrapped in a sweater...

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The Manuscipt
I never thought a bundle of brittle papers in the IIT Khargapur archive would change the course of my career. Truth be told, I had gone...

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Aug 27, 202519 min read


The Eternal Essence of Sanatan: A Timeless Philosophy
The term Sanatan is deeply rooted in the Sanskrit language and carries a meaning that transcends time, space, and cultural boundaries....

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Mar 2, 20254 min read


With Rs. 800 Million Sanctioned, Monitoring Committees Kick Off Oversight of Great Nicobar Project
Simrin Sirur | 4 Feb 2025 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Beyond Protected Areas Three specialized monitoring committees have been...

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Feb 26, 20252 min read


Kallur Balan: One Man’s Journey from Barren Land to Flourishing Forest
Rhett Ayers Butler | 11 Feb 2025 | India For decades, Kallur Balan transformed over 100 acres of desolate land in Kerala into a vibrant,...

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Feb 26, 20252 min read


Bridging the Gaps in City Climate Plans with a National Framework
Kundan Pandey | 11 Feb 2025 | India | Climate Connections As cities across India develop their own climate action plans,...

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Feb 26, 20253 min read


India Launches National Critical Minerals Mission to Power Energy Transition
Esha Lohia | 7 Feb 2025 | India | Clean Energy In a decisive move to bolster its clean energy ambitions, the Union Cabinet has approved...

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Feb 25, 20253 min read


Public-Private Collaborations Foster Urban Forests
Shweta Thakur Nanda | 20 Feb 2025 | Haryana In cities across India, a new trend is emerging where public land, private funding, and the...

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Feb 25, 20254 min read


Taranaki Maunga: New Zealand’s Sacred Mountain Gains Legal Personhood
Author: Kristine Sabillo Publisher: Mongabay Date of Publication: February 20, 2025 New Zealand has taken a groundbreaking step in...

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Feb 22, 20252 min read


Indonesia’s Coal Dilemma: Retreating from Climate Goals
Based on Original Work By : Hans Nicholas Jong, Jeff Hutton Publisher: Mongabay Date of Publication: February 20, 2025 Indonesia’s...

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Feb 22, 20252 min read
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