Published in The Speaking Tree, page 4 (print edition), dated Nov 18, 2018 https://www.speakingtree.in/article/a-drop-reveals-the-ocean ALKA NIGAM writes of an eight-year-old Adi Shankara’s six-verse poem, the Atma Shatakam that encapsulates Advaita philosophy Shankara’s short poem consisting of six melodious lyrics is a magical gem radiating with the entire divine spectrum of Advaita […]
Poets At Work
When we talk about poets we have a picture of a delicate man having long hair with a paper and pen sitting near a brook, oblivious of the humdrum of pulsating world, waiting patiently for the divine Muse to visit him. Possessing a finer sensibility, they are born not made. Socrates speaking about his impressions […]
The New Women Poets
http://www.differenttruths.com/gender/the-new-women-poets/ I don’t mind dying Ritually, since I always rise again But I should have liked a little more blood To show they are taking me seriously (U.A. Fanthrope) Not very long ago expressing his opinion about Charlotte’s literary activities, Robert Southey – ten years before the publication of Jane Eyre – had […]
Four Mahavakayas, Essence of the Upanishads
Alka Nigam Dec 3, 2016: The Times of India (Ahemdabad) http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31805&articlexml=the-speaking-tree-Four-Mahavakyas-Essence-Of-The-03122016014045 Upanishads are concerned with knowledge about self and its relation with the Supreme. This is said to be the ‘secret knowledge ‘ that the acharyas have given to their disciples when they are ready to absorb it. Rishis opened up the knots of the complex […]
Aesthetic Dimensions of Eastern UP
Development of Eastern UP Pioneer Saturday: Dec 31, 1988 Uttar Pradesh has a world of its own and is the nerve centre and soul of India. Nature has lavished her with hills and fields and bestowed upon her the choicest gifts in the form of rivers—Ganga, Yamuna and Ghagra. History has left its indelible […]
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