by Ranjeet Chowdhury | Dec 29, 2020 | Social
The purpose of my current piece of work is to go back in time (as far back as in my early teens) and recollect the events as they unfolded from time to time, especially the happenings in the last two decades that gradually shaped the conditions which finally led this...
by Ranjeet Chowdhury | Dec 27, 2020 | Social
Life, the greatest teacher of all, often exposes us to various experiences which play a great role in shaping our lives, our outlook and our perceptions. It makes us witness certain events which however ordinary may seem to the world around, change our entire...
by Ranjeet Chowdhury | Dec 17, 2020 | Social
During my recent visit to the Pink City, I came across a banner that read – “शराब से नहीं, दूध से करें नव वर्ष की शुरुआत” (start the new year with milk – not with alcohol). Just the imagine of people clinking glasses of milk at new year...
by Ranjeet Chowdhury | Dec 21, 2018 | Social, Spiritual
I turned vegetarian in my mid-twenties. I still remember the day; it was 11th of August. The date remained in my memory as I had pre-decided it. Why I chose 11th? In fact, during those days I was not aware of actual date of my birth which wasn’t 20th as...
by Ranjeet Chowdhury | Dec 12, 2018 | Social
My second favourite story is about a non-dynastic ruler, who was in search of his successor as he approached the age of Vanaprastha – one of the four stages of life according to Hindu philosophy where a person gradually start giving up worldly pursuits and hand...
by Ranjeet Chowdhury | Dec 10, 2018 | Social
I’m sharing two of my all-time favorite fables. Both the stories are very simple but hold very important truths of life. The first story is about a poor Brahmin, an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva, living in a remote village. Once he was invited to perform some rituals...
