The Channel Illusion By Lokanath Mishra The low hum of the Eurostar train vibrated through the floorboards of Paris Gare du Nord as passengers stowed their coats and settled into their seats. In Coach 4, seat 42, Élise Laurent clutched her handbag against her ribs like a shield. She stared out the window at the […]
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A Midnight Transaction By Lokanath Mishra The rhythmic clack-clack of the train against the iron rails was usually enough to lull Arthur Pendelton into a comfortable trance. As a senior clerk at a modest accounting firm in London, Arthur was a man who appreciated steady rhythms, predictable outcomes, and quiet afternoons. He sat in his
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REPRESENTATION TO THE HON’BLE CHIEF MINISTER OF ODISHA From:Lokanath MishraMobile: 9437324941Email: jailoknathjee@gmail.com ToThe Hon’ble Chief Minister of OdishaGovernment of OdishaBhubaneswar Subject: Representation regarding the proposed challenge before the Hon’ble Supreme Court against judgments of the Hon’ble High Court of Odisha concerning regularisation/finalisation of leasehold lands — request for uniform implementation of High Court judgments and
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ଜେନ୍ ଜେଡ୍ ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନ: ଯୁବଶକ୍ତି, ଗଣତାନ୍ତ୍ରିକ ଆକାଙ୍କ୍ଷା ଓ ରାସ୍ତାର ରାଜନୀତିର ସୀମା: ଲେଖକ: ଲୋକନାଥ ମିଶ୍ର ପ୍ରସ୍ତାବନା: ଏକବିଂଶ ଶତାବ୍ଦୀରେ ବିଶ୍ୱର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ଦେଶରେ ଯୁବପିଢ଼ିଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଏକ ନୂତନ ରାଜନୈତିକ ଜାଗରଣ ଦେଖିବାକୁ ମିଳୁଛି । ସାଧାରଣତଃ ୧୯୯୭ ରୁ ୨୦୧୨ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଜନ୍ମ ନେଇଥିବା ପିଢ଼ିକୁ ‘ଜେନ୍ ଜେଡ୍’ ବା Generation Z କୁହାଯାଏ । ଏହି ପିଢ଼ି ଏବେ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ଦେଶର ରାଜନୈତିକ ଓ ସାମାଜିକ ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନରେ ଏକ ପ୍ରଭାବଶାଳୀ ଶକ୍ତି
The Gen Z Movement: Youth Power, Democratic Aspirations and the Limits of Street Politics: By Lokanath Mishra Introduction: The twenty-first century has witnessed a new form of political awakening among young people. Generation Z—generally understood as those born between approximately 1997 and 2012—has emerged as an important force in political and social movements across different
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The 24-Hour Portal: Darshan of Nagachandreshwar Mahadev:By Lokanath Mishra, IRS (Retd.) There are places in India that you visit. And then there are places that visit you, long after you have left them. Ujjain is one such city. The ancient, holy city of Avantika—the land of Mahakal and the energy center of Time itself, Kala.
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A Brief History of Britain: By Lokanath Mishra, IRS ( retired) Introduction: The history of Britain is a long and complex story of peoples, kingdoms, political struggles, religious changes, industrial transformation and the gradual development of parliamentary democracy. From prehistoric settlements and Roman Britain to the medieval kingdoms and the modern United Kingdom, the British
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Waterloo: The Day Napoleon Lost an Empire: A Historical Novel of the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815: By Lokanath Mishra, IRS (Retd.) Waterloo: The Day Napoleon Lost an Empire: A Journey to the Battlefield: Years after the guns of Waterloo had fallen silent, I stood upon the historic battlefield in Belgium. The fields were
Alexander: The Road Beyond the World: A Historical Novel of Alexander the Great: By Lokanath Mishra: The morning sun had barely risen over Pella when the young king stood upon the palace balcony and looked towards the distant mountains. Macedon was quiet. But Alexander was not. He was only twenty years old, yet the weight
THE HALF OTP A Humorous Incident in Nayagarh:By Lokanath Mishra: he winter morning in Nayagarh had begun peacefully. A thin mist hung over the paddy fields. The roads were slowly filling with bicycles, motorcycles and auto-rickshaws. At the corner of the main road, the usual tea shop of Gopal Sahu was already crowded with retired
