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“राज्य ही माझी संन्यासाची दोरी आहे.”(The kingdom itself is my path of renunciation.) “शिवछत्रपती होणं ही कुण्या एका माणसाची नव्हे, तर संपूर्ण जनतेची गरज होती.”(Becoming Chhatrapati Shivaji was not just one man’s destiny, but the necessity of an entire people.) “स्वातंत्र्य हे भीक म्हणून मागायचं नसतं, ते तलवारीच्या जोरावर मिळवायचं असतं.”(Freedom is not to be
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What is the greatest gift someone could give you? If someone were to ask me today about the greatest gift one could give, my answer would undoubtedly be ‘Books.’ Books are the most meaningful gift anyone could receive. However, this wasn’t always the case for me. A few years ago, I would have struggled to
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What colleges have you attended? This question truly takes me down memory lane, making me reflect on my college journey with nostalgia. Having attended different colleges at various stages of my academics, one stands out as a treasure of memories,Fergusson College, Pune. Main Building Snaps: Its beautiful campus, the iconic main building, and the charm
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Who are the biggest influences in your life? Throughout my journey, many individuals have knowingly or unknowingly guided me and left a profound impact on my life. Among them, two stand out as pillars of inspiration, one from my personal life, my mother, and one from my professional life, my former manager. My Mother: I
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What relationships have a positive impact on you? At first, I was skeptical about giving credit to a single relationship for having a positive impact on my life. Over the course of our lives, we meet countless people, some closely related to us, others complete strangers yet many of them leave behind small but meaningful
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The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld is a dark, emotionally unsettling debut novel that won the International Booker Prize in 2020. As the title suggests, this book deliberately leads the reader into emotional discomfort, exploring themes of grief, faith, childhood trauma, and silence within a deeply religious household.
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Is your life today what you pictured a year ago? Perhaps it is that phase when life begins to push you from every direction or rather, press you in from all sides. Personally. Professionally. Slowly. Relentlessly. The walls don’t rush toward you; they move inch by inch closer,until one day you realize how intensely you
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What’s your favorite cartoon? People get shocked when I say this… but I never watched cartoons growing up.Yes, zero. Nothing.Not even Chhota Bheem. Not even Mickey. Not even Doraemon asking anybody ‘kya hua Nobita?’ I grew up in a rural village where we had a color TV but only one channel: DD National. There was
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What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year? As this year comes to an end, I find myself looking back with a quiet honesty.When I try to recall positive events from 2025, nothing immediately stands out. Not a milestone, not a major achievement, not a dramatic change.But that doesn’t mean





