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Jan 11, 2025 | 
countercurrents.org | zeenat khan |Monish R Chatterjee |Bryan Dyne |Bhabani Nayak
Kazi Nazrul Islam in 1926 (Chittagong)(Born 24 May, 1899 — 29 August, 1976)“O my love, my soul, my heart/ in my deep sleep, you came, my love…”You came to me in my dreams, Oh Majesty Oh SplendorTo you my profound, deepest respectsLord Krishna, you dance in the month of SrabonRelentless, with no pause or respite. Silently you kissed my eyes sitting at the head of the bedSending ecstatic tremors through my bodyIncomparably delectable as the *Cadamba tree.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Harsh Thakor |Monish R Chatterjee |Thomas Mountain |Vidyadhar Date
Recently two Indian swimmers defied the barrier of age to set a benchmark and act as role models to inspire people to engage in challenges of Open Water Swimming. Both were a testimony to the courage, relentless spirit, mental resilience and tapping reserves of energy to the optimum. It is very rare for Indians to navigate Open Water Sea Swimming challenges above or near age of 50, unlike international swimmers.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Harsh Thakor |Monish R Chatterjee |Thomas Mountain |Vidyadhar Date
In recent months two para swimmers, have done India proud, transcending heights unscaled in open water Swimming, overcoming the most treacherous or unsurmountable barriers. They are a testimony that nothing is hard when you dare to scale the heights. Both were the epitome of willpower, dedication and courage.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Harsh Thakor |Monish R Chatterjee |Thomas Mountain |Vidyadhar Date
The North Channel is considered by most, the toughest or most perilous of the Ocean Seven swims in that it is very cold, is plagued by the notorious lions’ main jellyfish and involves many competing tides and currents all the way across right up until the final few metres. Located between Northern Ireland and Scotland, it is the coldest of the channels, and has confounded countless great swimmers.
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Sep 7, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Harsh Thakor |Monish R Chatterjee |Thomas Mountain |Vidyadhar Date
Tanvi Chavan Deore, a 33-year-old swimmer from Maharashtra’s Nashik and a mother of two kids, made history by becoming the first Indian mother to successfully swim across the English Channel, on June 30th, this year. This channel spans approximately 42 kilometers between the UK and France and is considered one of the world’s most dangerous swimming challenges.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Anil Gokhale |Vidyadhar Date |Bharat Dogra |Monish R Chatterjee
Anil Awchat- (Birth- 26th August 1944- Death:- 27th January 2022). Social Activist, Physician and De addiction Activist was born on 26th August 1944. As Prominent Writer- Author and Poet with Multiple Aptitudes Dr. Anil Awachat has Authored more than thirty Two Books. Cover pages of few of them have been displayed on the First Slide. I was fortunate to see this Author in 1972- 74 couple of times at D.K Bedekar’s (Sudhir Bedekar’s) Bunglow at Deccan Gymkhana Pune.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | T Navin |Vikas Meshram |Vidyadhar Date |Monish R Chatterjee
Home-based workers in India represent a significant yet often overlooked segment of the labor force. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), there are approximately 37.4 million home-based workers in the country, comprising about 28% of the total informal workforce. These workers, predominantly women, engage in various forms of production and service activities, such as crafting garments, assembling electronics, packaging goods, and creating artisanal products from their homes.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Vikas Meshram |Vidyadhar Date |Monish R Chatterjee |Viswabhadrananda Shaktibodhi
‘The Bicycle in India: Selected Articles and Stories’ by T. Vijayendra. Hyderabad, 2024, Ecologise Hyderabad. Price Rs. 100/ This is a book about the bicycle in India in the context of the poly crisis of global warming and resource depletion and a transition for a better future. There are twelve essays and four short stories. The essays are divided into two groups – six shorter essays on the Promotion of the Bicycle and six longer essays on the Politics of the Bicycle. The short stories are utopian.
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Aug 25, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Vikas Meshram |Vidyadhar Date |Monish R Chatterjee |Viswabhadrananda Shaktibodhi
Published in 1974, The Black Book is not just an anthology or a historical document; it is a profound and multifaceted cultural artefact that encapsulates the African American experience from the dawn of slavery in America to the vibrant mid-20th century. Edited by Toni Morrison while she was an editor at Random House, The Black Book is a groundbreaking work that defies easy categorization.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Vidyadhar Date |Monish R Chatterjee |Vikas Meshram |Viswabhadrananda Shaktibodhi
A big crowd collects every day outside film star Shah Rukh Khan’s building at Bandra Band Stand near the Bandra fort in Mumbai. People come from different parts of the country just to be there, if he gives darshan, waves his hand, it is a big thing for them. It is a heavily guarded structure, the front portion is a heritage building and behind it is an ugly glass steel structure that was added after he bought the old property.
