Timeless poetry of the day by Dante Alighieri: 'There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery...'Dante Alighieri’s famous phrase resonates centuries after it was written because it captures a deeply human emotion. Featured in Inferno, t...
21 May, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
Epic love poetry of the day: ‘Love is a fire that burns unseen, a wound that aches yet is not felt, an always discontent contentment, a pain that rages without hurting’. Portuguese poet Luís Vaz de Camões on chaotic loveLuís Vaz de Camões, Portugal's greatest poet, masterfully captures love's paradoxical nature in his sonnet "Amor é fogo que arde sem se ver...
19 May, 2026, 08.08 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Homer: 'Let me not then die ingloriously and without a..'-The Odyssey authors' timeless words about struggle, courage and leaving behind a meaningful legacyAncient Greek poet Homer's words on courage and legacy still resonate. His epics, the Iliad and Odyssey, explored timeless themes of pride,...
16 May, 2026, 09.25 PM IST
Quote of the day by John Milton: 'He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is...' - motivational lessons on self-control, self-discipline, mental strength and personal growth by polemicist and poet of epic poem Paradise LostQuote of the day by John Milton: His words highlight that ruling oneself is greater than ruling others. True strength comes from mastering ...
15 May, 2026, 03.04 AM IST
Quote of the day by Pablo Neruda: ‘Love is so short, forgetting is so long. This be the last pain that she makes me suffer'; Chilean poet and Nobel laureate on heartbreak, and the pain of letting goPablo Neruda's poetry explores heartbreak's lasting impact. His famous lines 'Love is so short, forgetting is so long' resonate deeply. Ner...
08 May, 2026, 08.33 AM IST
Quote of the Day by Homer: 'For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less…'—Top quotes by the ancient Greek poetAncient Greek poet Homer's words on friendship remain relevant. His quote, 'A friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a br...
13 Mar, 2026, 04.22 AM IST
Love quote of the day by Torquato Tasso: ‘Love is when he gives you a piece of your soul, that…’Love Quote of the day for Valentine’s Day 2026: Tasso’s words remind readers that the deepest romance is often the quietest, one that compl...
06 Feb, 2026, 09.48 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Rumi: 'You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop'Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi master, left behind a legacy of profound wisdom. His famous quote, 'You ar...
20 Jan, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
ChatGPT is confronting, but humans have always adapted to new technologyWhile ChatGPT threatens to change writing (and writing-related work) as we know it, the Mesopotamians, who lived 4,000 years ago (in a geog...
13 Feb, 2023, 11.32 AM IST
'Ramcharitmanas' added as optional subject in Madhya Pradesh collegesOn recommendation of the syllabus committee, the “applied philosophy of Shri Ramcharitmanas” has been introduced as an elective (optional) ...
16 Sep, 2021, 01.00 PM IST
View: No mixgivings about those mixtapesYou see, millennials, once there was a thing called an audio cassette. It was used for storing and playing music — on a ribbon-like tape. A...
26 Jun, 2021, 11.32 PM IST
'Pour your heart into it' had profound influence on my life, says Ashish Goel, Co-founder, Urban LadderIn a chat with ET Ashish Goel, co-founder, Urban Ladder talks about books that inspired him, and which poet had a deep impact on him.
14 Feb, 2018, 11.07 AM IST
So, who was Padmavati?Padamavati appears in a text only in 1540, 224 years after the death of Alauddin Khilji, the Delhi sultan who ruled from 1296 to 1316.
26 Nov, 2017, 01.23 AM IST
This French story teller moves mountains to give you a right dose of Folk cultureMireille Gehin, worked as a nurse and then as a teacher in a primary school. In 1996, she attended a workshop about on North American India...
20 Oct, 2016, 05.04 PM IST
Special classics series by Penguin BooksTo celebrate its 80th anniversary, Penguin Books is releasing a special series of 80 classic books, priced at Rs 49 each, publishers said.
11 Feb, 2015, 04.24 PM IST
- William Hunt's masterpiece to lead sale of Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art
The composition was acknowledged to be his greatest secular masterpiece and in 1886 Cosmo Monkhouse, a contemporary art critic, described i...
21 May, 2014, 05.05 PM IST
Monsoon beginning in June; a moment of rejuvenationJune is when plans are finalised for the coming academic session and when forms are filled for admission into colleges throughout India.
01 Jun, 2011, 10.52 AM IST