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This post reflects on the emotional and psychological tensions that arise when cultures intersect but don’t truly connect. It draws from the themes explored in my book Cultural Cross Currents and Dysfunctionality amazon.in/Cultural-Cross…

I just published From Oppression to Entitlement? A Victorian Short Story Speaks to Our Times medium.com/p/from-oppress…

Because of you…, by Matthew Paul open.substack.com/pub/vanliterat…

Lucknow just jumped from Rank 41 to 3 in India’s cleanest cities list and the credit goes to one man and a mission. Meet IAS Indrajeet Singh, the Municipal Commissioner who turned garbage hills into green parks and waste into fuel. Watch how Lucknow cleaned up its act one

Independent, beautiful, and caught between three very different men, Bathsheba Everdene's story in Far from the Madding Crowd is as gripping today as it was 150 years ago. Which suitor would you pick? #ClassicReads #ThomasHardy #BookLovers.

Dickens opened A Tale of Two Cities with: ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…’ From 1859 to today, Dickens’ paradox remains unchanged.

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“He who laughs last, laughs longest.” Early triumphs may dazzle, yet they often fade; it is the final victory, hard-won and lasting, that releases the truest and most enduring laughter. Read the full article on vanliterature.substack.com/p/he-who-laugh…

Threads of Longings – Shadows of Loss, Tales Inspired by True Lives" A collection of stories exploring love, betrayal and resilience in late 20th-century India. amazon.com/Threads-Longin…

NDTV All my childhood we never had any of this happening on this stretch or anywhere from Solan, Shimla, to Upper Shimla area. How idiotic development has ruined our mountains and made our life dangerous in mountains. Neither Congress or BJP has any idea what to do with Himachal.