Debi Padhi

Tribute To SSR On His First Death Anniversary

As I sat sipping my cup of tea, while outside the deepening evening cast a turquoise blue in the sky, with a light drizzle accompanied by a stillness in the air that got punctuated with an…

The events of the last few days have been both heady and even macabre: the departure of a young, brilliant and talented actor with an envious dream for the future that burst like a bubble…

"What can you say about a 34-year-old man who departed at his own appointed hour, of his own volition, of his own means to reach his own ends? That he was handsome and charming. That he was…

Vast and mysterious, haunting and awe-inspiring in its expansiveness, shifting and unpredictable in its mood and disposition; the ocean has inspired due to its sheer size, power, enormity…

Oceans, a living word for me, effervesces myriad images that can run the entire gamut of all the figures of speech of the language of my write. It is not without reason that I take recourse…

The young author of the book ‘5 Feet 5 Inch Run Machine – Sachin Tendulkar’, Amit Kalantri wrote, “Finish the work; otherwise an unfinished work will finish you.” In an analogous way, the…

As deliberated in part one of the series, India’s inter-relationship with environment and Nature goes back to the Vedic ages. The progress of India on this front has been timely and fast.…

The most ancient reference on the environment is enumerated in the Vedas, wherein the Vedic seers had a grand vision about universe. They fathomed the universe as consisting of three…

Tobacco was first discovered by the native people of early America and South America and later introduced to Europe and the rest of the world. It was already in use when Columbus and the…