Manisha Mishra

The term ‘time machine’ coined by H G Wells, whose birth anniversary is on September 21, has been commonly used after the publication of his novel “The Time Machine” (1895). Like most of the…

With Khurda of late reporting the highest number of COVID-19 positive cases in Odisha on Saturday, I began thinking of writer Daniel Defoe’s quote: “Fear of danger is ten thousand times more…

Flooded with wishes yesterday on Teacher’s Day (Sept 5), my imagination conjured up the image of a teacher like Mr. Braithwaite. At an impressionable age of 21, when I watched “To Sir, With…

On the birthday of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Aug 30), I cannot help but remember her most popular creation Victor Frankenstein. An extremely ambitious scientist who aspired to create…

Today, on International Day for the remembrance of slave trade and its abolition (August 23), my mind wanders off to Uncle Tom - the faithful African-American slave in Harriet Beecher…

On the occasion of 74th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said economic growth and development should be the focus of the country but humanism should not be sidelined in the…

Emma Bovary, widely known as Madame Bovary, is perhaps one of the most popular literary characters created by French writer Gustave Flaubert in his novel of the same name. The novel was…

After the release of ‘Dil Bechara’ on July 24, the protagonist Immanuel Rajput Junior aka Manny has attracted much attention. Fans of Sushant Singh Rajput are happy to see him alive again,…

Your lips tinged With the shade of vermilion I liked best Stand devoid of colour. Your eyes speaking More than your lips Are gesticulating a smile I try to trace the faint…

Bhubaneswar:  Are you sure you have not just stored coronavirus in your purse or wallet or locker? An everyday interaction with money is inevitable. One of the aspects that many of us might…