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Sunlit Valleys

The sunlit valleys or sunken civiliisations.  What do you see?  For there lived a people, who were ignorant by every means on the pleasures of world we are having now.  Maybe, we are ignorant about the pleasures the world will have a thousand years from now I am sure.  Why shift it to thousands away, a hundred will do.  Looking at the pace at which we are moving forward, I doubt if a hundred is needed. 10 years ago, I never thought AI would do my writing while I do nothing for sure.  So 10 years it is?  10. Maybe. Then those who were here, ten years ago, must have been ignorant of the pleasures we are having now, right?  Yea actually, if you put it like that, were you actually expecting yourself to send a message without leaving your place a 1,000 years ago?  Why 1,000 ? I was not, even a 100 years back. So I think I see the sunkissed valleys. 
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MYTHOLOGICAL TRAILS OF FRIENDSHIP : A SOCIOLOGICAL READING OF THE ‘SAKHYA’

-Nayan Krishna,  The depths of the Mahabharata are rich with complex philosophy. Over the ages,  scholars from around the world, intent on unraveling its mysteries,  have produced numerous interpretations of different segments of this Indian legend. It proves to be no less worthy for any   discipline, including Sociology. This enormous piece of literature can be considered as one of the earliest documentations of ancient and early medieval India's society and culture.It can be viewed as a  reflection of the past, the mold of the present, and a prediction for the future .It is bound by and at the same time binds the culture and folks of the Indian subcontinent over the ages.  From the startling social hierarchies to class conflicts, and the puzzling social norms to extreme collectivism , the Mahabharata is nothing short of a sociologically rich saga.  The author (s ) of this epic draw out the essence from the societal landscape of their contemporary...
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