Four years ago I visited Nepal. It is a small country, its right hand holds the palm of China, and its left hand rests on the shoulder of India, so that between them appears a nut in the jaws of a giant crusher… It has Mount Everest; the tallest peak in the world, continuously visited by travelers and adventurers, and Buddha, the boy
And I don’t get satiated, with your smell; as long as you are, as long as you exist, in my heart.
Fatmir R Gjata, an eminent Albania-born poet, based in Italy, shares his poems
Fatmir R Gjata was born in Albania on March 3, 1966. He went to school in his native country and worked in the oil fields as a group manager for the
In Burma Sahib, Paul Theroux gives us a keen insight into the thoughts and the moral struggles of a young George Orwell, capturing the complexity of his early years in Burma.
A master class in interiority
Paul Theroux’s Burma Sahib is a master class in interiority. Fictionalizing the life of young George Orwell — just
If India as a great nation, has something to be proud of, it is its great cultural and spiritual tradition. And if it has anything to worry about, it is the absence of national character and statesmen from its political stage.
The Indian way of life can be best understood if one understands the cultural nuances of this country, which are
The systemic oppression against Afghan women and girls amounts to crimes against humanity – UN Human Rights Council
Geneva
The systemic oppression against Afghan women and girls is “so severe and extensive that they appear to form a widespread and systematic attack” which could amount to crimes against humanity said
