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Quote of the day by George Orwell: ‘Marriage is only a trap set for you. If marriage is bad, the alternative is worse. It must be indissoluble, for better for worse, for richer for poorer...’, what Animal Farm author's line teach about marriage and commitmentGeorge Orwell's novel Keep the Aspidistra Flying delves into the conflict between personal freedom and societal obligations. The story high...- On This Day in History, June 8: Porsche is born, Ghostbusters release, Siam renamed Thailand, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four published, NFL merger announced, Robert F. Kennedy laid to rest and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 8, the world witnessed events that shaped politics, warfare, literature and culture. The Viking raid on Lindis...
- Quote of the Day by Friedrich Nietzsche: 'It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that...'Friedrich Nietzsche brilliantly pointed out that the foundation of enduring marriages lies in friendship. Many troubled relationships falte...
- Quote of the Day by Liu Xiaobo: “There is no force that can put an end to the human quest for freedom.” — a simple and powerful message about freedom, hope, and the human spiritToday’s Quote of the Day by Liu Xiaobo talks about freedom and hope. It reminds people that the desire to be free never ends. The message i...
- Quote of the day on relationships by Franz Kafka: 'The meaning of life is that it stops. Not everyone can see the truth'Franz Kafka, a transformative voice in 20th-century writing, created unsettling stories of individuals facing absurd systems. His works lik...
- Quote of the day by famous mathematician, Bertrand Russell: 'To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead'Bertrand Russell, a towering 20th-century philosopher, logician, and mathematician, reshaped modern thought through analytic philosophy and...
- Quote of the day by Harry Potter author, JK Rowling: ‘Books are like mirrors, if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out’JK Rowling, born near Bristol developed a love for books early, finding solace amid personal challenges like her mother’s illness. She wrot...
- Quote of the day by Bertrand Russell: 'Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric'Bertrand Russell was a towering intellectual figure. He championed independent thought and intellectual courage throughout his life. Russel...
- Quote of the day from George Orwell’s classic novel 1984: 'Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood'George Orwell’s famous line from 1984 about wanting to be understood more than loved becomes a lens to explore modern loneliness, work cult...
- Quote of the day by George Orwell: 'In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'George Orwell, a literary giant, remains influential for his moral clarity and simple yet profound storytelling. His novels, like Animal Fa...
- Remembering the forgotten punchline: Milan Kundera 1929-2023Along with the likes of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Joseph Brodsky, and fellow Czech playwright-turned-politician-turned-president Vaclav Havel...
- 'The Unbearable Lightness Of Being' author Milan Kundera passes away at 94A spokeswoman for Kundera’s publisher Gallimard told the New York Times that the icon died after a “prolonged illness.”
- Milan Kundera, renowned Czech writer and author of ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being,’ dies at 94Legendary Czech author of ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being,’ Milan Kundera passed away at the age of 94. Here is a glimpse of his remarka...
- Discover the Brilliance of George Orwell: Books That Will Inspire YouGain a unique insight into the mind of George Orwell with his timeless classics. Experience the dystopian worlds of 1984, and Animal Farm, ...
- Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, a call to arms for UkraineThe CCL has documented war crimes committed by Russian troops in Ukraine for the past eight years, crimes for which Matviichuk wants to see...
- Supreme Court backs authors’ creative licenceThe petition, filed by Delhi resident N Radhakrishnan, alleged that the literary work was derogatory to temple-going women and hurt the sen...
- Change can be effected by creating a larger consensus: Jairam Ramesh"If Prime Ministers behave as Prime Ministers, and not as peacocks then you will have change," he said speaking at the 6th Tata Literature ...
- Salman Rushdie slams government over cancellation of his video addressSalman Rushdie today slammed the central and Rajasthan governments, saying the buck stops with it for the "awful" situation & questioned th...
- Russian move to ban the Bhagwad Gita: Controversy decodedMove to ban Gita afoot in Siberian city of Tomsk with court case in June 2011 has led to uneasy ties between ISKCON and Russian establishme...
- Are we taking the Road to Serfdom?The answer is also in the negative because liberalisation of the Indian economy has mitigated the threat to some extent.
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