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This is Mary Shelly. Trying to decide on the name of her novel which she finally named "Frankenstein". One of the first sci-fi novels ever published. As we know, it talks of a demon overpowering its creator. Be like Mary Shelly. Be warned. Don't be like Victor Frankenstein.

The climactic song in Chhoti Si Baat is a collage where each frame is thoughtfully composed and stitched. You could mute the sound and still be swept away by the charm. Chhoti Si Baat had its Calcutta release on this very day, 49 years ago youtube.com/watch?v=RfeKv2…

The iceberg that sank the Titanic rose 100 feet above the water. The ship stood 175 feet tall. But only about 1/12th of an iceberg shows. The rest hides below the surface. Ignoring what’s beneath doesn’t make it harmless. Even the "unsinkable" went down that way.

A reply that makes me proud as an Indian.

Good to find Aamir Khan moving with our Kishore Kumar book instagram.com/reel/DJtR8uypC… Parthiv Dhar Udayan Mitra Anantha Padmanabhan HarperCollins HarperCollins Italia

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This is one of the main reasons India will always remain fragmented. For our political parties, the country comes last. Kudos to Shashi Tharoor for his undying national spirit news18.com/india/snubbed-…

Just look at the AIIMS 2025 expected cutoffs. For AIIMS Nagpur, a General category student needs to be Rank 940. But an ST candidate gets admission with Rank 223875, that's nearly 223000 ranks apart, in the country’s most elite medical institute. This isn't "upliftment" anymore,

On World Music Day, I am sharing a song from my little-known YouTube Channel. Can check out the channel if you like the song youtube.com/watch?v=0pklzR…

The Bangalore poetry festival is happening on the 2nd & the 3rd of August. My session on Kishore Kumar is on the 2nd. For more details, please check the site bengalurupoetryfestival.org/index Balaji Vittal (author and columnist) parthiv patel Anantha Padmanabhan HarperCollins Udayan Mitra

Not sure if this will really help. Removing fans and that too in Kgp where it is hot all around the year except for a few months maybe? timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/iit-khar…

Weekend show on Kishore Kumar on 17th & 24th Aug Our guests on the show will be Anirudha Bhattacharjee & Parthiv Dhar. A chat on their book "Kishore Kumar -The Ultimate Biography" along with Kishore Kumar songs in original audios. Registration open: nostalgiaana.com/r4-weekend-sho…