priya gora

“Exactly!” said the Count. “So that they might remember, we must forget. But should we take umbrage at the fact? Should we feel short-changed by the notion that their experiences for the moment may be richer than ours? I think not. For it is hardly our purpose at this late stage to log a new portfolio of lasting memories. Rather, we should be dedicating ourselves to ensuring that they taste freely of experience. And we must do so without trepidation. Rather than tucking in blankets and buttoning up coats, we must have faith in them to tuck and button on their own. And if they fumble with their newfound liberty, we must remain composed, generous, judicious. We must encourage them to venture out from under our watchful gaze, and then sigh with pride when they pass at last through the revolving doors of life. . . .”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

“The hermits or rishis who lived in these forest homes (tapobans) were not lonely recluses of celibate anchorites cut off from the society of women and the duties of the family. They formed groups of householders, living with their wives and children, but not pursuing wealth or fame or material advancement like the ordinary men of the world. All their attention was devoted to the practice of virtue and the cultivation of knowledge.”
― Jadunath Sarkar, India Through The Ages

“What had once been life’s quiet moments of solitary reflection—a few minutes alone on a bus, or walking to work, or waiting for an appointment—now felt unbearable, and people impulsively reached for their phones, their earbuds, and their games, unable to fight the addictive pull of technology. The miracles of the past were fading away, whitewashed by a ceaseless hunger for all-that-was-new.”
― Dan Brown, Origin

“Several illegalities of tax evasion were done by NDTV during the Congress regime. UPA’s Finance Ministers P Chidambaram and Pranab Mukherjee were competing to dole out gifts to NDTV. When Pranab Mukherjee became the President of India, he went to the extent of allowing NDTV to conduct its 25th anniversary in Rashtrapati Bhavan! This was the first instance in Independent India, when the Rashtrapati Bhavan was thrown open for a private function, which was blessed by Who’s Who in Government, Politics, Intelligentsia and Business tycoons in 2013. Income”
― Sree Iyer, NDTV Frauds