Adarsh Mishra
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This is a sensation I have never known before: bodies burning outside, wood from the pyres burning inside, the bottles of whisky placed near the lingam, the ear-shattering rattle of the damrus, the bells clanging, and yet the calm on the
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“It is not usually remembered that after his great victory at Plassey, Robert Clive did not offer thanksgiving at a church but at a Durga Puja organized by Nabakrishna Deb in Kolkata.”
― Land of seven rivers: History of India's Geography
― Land of seven rivers: History of India's Geography

“I never change, I simply become more myself.”
― Solstice
― Solstice

“And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.”
― The Kite Runner
― The Kite Runner

“वो जन्नतों की बात करता हम ये कह देते मियाँ
कि दोज़ख़ों का भी लगे हाथों ना ले लें जायज़ा... ?”
― Kuchh Ishq Kiya Kuchh Kaam Kiya
कि दोज़ख़ों का भी लगे हाथों ना ले लें जायज़ा... ?”
― Kuchh Ishq Kiya Kuchh Kaam Kiya
“Cassius’s wise and profound words The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.1”
― Why Scams are Here to Stay: Understanding Political Corruption in India
― Why Scams are Here to Stay: Understanding Political Corruption in India
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