A discussion with Prof Siddharth Singh, Vice Chancellor, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara

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A discussion with Prof Siddharth Singh, Vice Chancellor, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, is always interesting and enriching. A repository of Buddhist lore, philosophy, history and scriptures and texts, Prof Singh brings also brings along a wide international perspective to his assessments.

Was happy to know of the unique initiative “Bodhivana” – depicting the Theravada Buddhist tradition, twenty-eight Buddhas – from Tanhankara Buddha to Gautama Buddha – and their specific Bodhi trees under which they attained supreme enlightenment – Sambodhi.

The initiative connects environmental conservation with historical, intellectual and spiritual heritage. More such creative efforts define and express the spirit and essence of “Vikaas” & “Viraasat” in

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On #MahaSasthi, joined our karyakartas across Baruipur & Rajpur-Sonarpur

On #MahaSasthi, joined our karyakartas across Baruipur & Rajpur-Sonarpur (Jadavpur) – in inaugurating various #DurgaPuja Mandaps. These #DurgaPujas are organised by mothers and sisters of the area, through women Samitis and Sanghas. In very difficult times they persisted in organising Durga Puja and it is always a happy feeling to …

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At Shyama Prasad Mukherji College for Women,

At Shyama Prasad Mukherji College for Women, delivered the valedictory address at the closing of a national seminar on “Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee: Intellectual Legacy, National Vision & the Journey Towards #ViksitBharat.” The Sahitya Akademi and the SPM College organised it on the occasion of Dr Mookerjee’s 125th birth anniversary …

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Delighted to receive my copy of ‘India’s Maoists:

Delighted to receive my copy of ‘India’s Maoists: Glimpses into Red Insurgency”, by the author, the indomitable P V Ramana, a friend of long-standing with an encyclopaedic knowledge and understanding of the Red menace and its evolution, history. One of the finest minds on the subject, Ramana has trudged through …