The religiously charged environment as we live in today and the cancel culture emanating therefrom, was not an enigma in the ancient times. The proverbial trial and death of Socrates is a classic example of a Greek tragedy, where a person of high moral principle is confronted step by step with a situation from which… Continue reading Trial and Death of Socrates
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History and its Absurdity
A person’s account of an event that occurred centuries ago cannot be used as a guiding factor to arrive at an opinion. Everyone’s intellectual depth to perceive an event varies. What may be good for someone may be an absolute nightmare for another. Therefore, are all the historical accounts that we have read, reliable? What… Continue reading History and its Absurdity
Michelangelo – Courting a Legend
In the room the women come and go, talking of Michelangelo. -T.S. Eliot He woke up early in the morning as usual before the sun had risen and hurried towards the sculpture he had been working upon. Michelangelo firmly believed that the true glory of a sculpture… Continue reading Michelangelo – Courting a Legend
Paris of Hemingway, Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation
On November 11, 1918, the armistice was singed between the Entente-The Allies and their last remaining opponent, Germany, bringing the World War 1 to an abrupt end. The War had ruined France. It has been estimated that close to eight million acres had been reduced to desert, as well as major portions of transport system,… Continue reading Paris of Hemingway, Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation