Category Archives: Art of living

Of Pickle and Money – Part I

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Soumyanath

Pranati is in very bad mood today. She needs to leave for her office in another half an hour and her cook just phoned to say she won’t be coming.  Great news! Today her boss is coming from Bangalore.  In … Continue reading →

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Flower Cycling options

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Soumyanath

Today in the news feed I saw a news that I thought I shall dwell a bit. The news was about a new venture setup by two friends Ankit Agrawal and Karan Rastogi. They are from a place that is pretty … Continue reading →

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Retreat to Kolkata

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Soumyanath

After month long stay at Auroville I realized that it is not the place of my Karmabhumi. We decided to move on. Call of Pondicherry beach was alluring. We decided to spend a couple of days at Pondicherry. This was … Continue reading →

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A month in Auroville

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Soumyanath

Auroville is in the border of Tamilnadu and Pondicherry. It is around 5 Km from beach, part of it is right beside the sea. Auroville is best known for its tourist attraction – Matrimandir, that looks like a golden globe. … Continue reading →

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Legend of Irumbai and Sadhana Forest

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Soumyanath

When  you travel Pondicherry from Chenni or Bangalore via NH 66, you will cross a place called Irumbai, which is around 6km ahead of Auroville. Irumbai is famous for its temples which were built around AD 1000 – 1500. Irumbai … Continue reading →

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Kolkata to Auroville by car

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Soumyanath

After months of deliberation to finally decided to move to Auroville. Auroville is a big place with facilities spread out kilometers away. You need a means of modern transport to live and work there. Although two wheelers are preferred over … Continue reading →

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A view of Auroville

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Soumyanath

I got a opportunity to spend a few days in Auroville – the universal city in the making. I have been reading a lot about Auroville, mainly from sustainable living groups. Then there was a International Conference on Frontiers of … Continue reading →

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My favorite quote

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Soumyanath

You do your thing and I do mine. I am not in this world     to live up to your expectation. You’re not to live up to mine. You are You and I am I. If we meet, then it is … Continue reading →

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Debilal

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Soumyanath

“Apne safed hati dekh liye” — “Have you seen the white elephant” A short dark man in shorts suddenly darted in front of JRD Tata as he was making his round in the shop floor of Jamshedpur Plant. Most thought … Continue reading →

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Perils of high productivity

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Soumyanath

We are often tutored to raise our productivity and be as effecient as possible. Nature works otherwise. Let’s take the case of one marvellous insect: Locust The very name is enough to run a chill through the spine of people … Continue reading →

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