ABOVE THE THAMES WITH FAMILY: MY EXPERIENCE ON THE IFS CLOUD CABLE CAR By Lokanath Mishra London offers many ways to cross the River Thames. We chose the one that lets you soar above it. Last Sunday, my wife, my brother-in-law and his wife, my daughter and her little daughter, and I decided to experience […]
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ଥେମ୍ସ ଉପରେ ଦଶ ମିନିଟର ଆକାଶ ଲୋକନାଥ ମିଶ୍ର ଗତକାଲିମୁଁ ମୋ ପରିବାର ସହଗ୍ରୀନୱିଚ୍ର ଆକାଶକୁ ଛୁଇଁବାକୁ ଯାଇଥିଲି। ଯାତ୍ରାର ଆରମ୍ଭ ଥିଲା ପୃଥିବୀରୁ,କିନ୍ତୁ ଶେଷ ହେଲା ମନର ଅନ୍ତରୀକ୍ଷରେ। ଥେମ୍ସ ନଦୀଶତାବ୍ଦୀର ସ୍ମୃତିକୁ ତା’ର ତରଙ୍ଗରେ ଧରିନିରବରେ ବହୁଥିଲା।ତା’ର ଦୁଇ କୂଳରେଇତିହାସ ଓ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତପରସ୍ପରର ମୁହଁ ଦେଖୁଥିଲେ। ଆମେ ଚଢ଼ିଲୁଆକାଶରେ ଝୁଲୁଥିବା ଏକ କାଚର କବିତାରେ—କେବୁଲ କାର। ନବେ ମିଟର ଉଚ୍ଚତା—ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ପକ୍ଷୀମାନେ ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ଯ୍ୟରେ ଚାହାନ୍ତି,ଆଉ ମଣିଷନିଜ ସ୍ୱପ୍ନର ଉଚ୍ଚତା ମାପିବାକୁ ଶିଖେ। ତଳେ ଥେମ୍ସଏକ
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SERVICE CHARGES ON YOUR DINING BILL: UK vs INDIAUnderstanding the 12.5% “Optional” Charge and Your Rights By Lokanath Mishra In the UK it is called “discretionary”. In India it was called “service charge” until the government intervened. The question is the same in both places: What is this charge, why is it collected, and can
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ହୋଲିରୁ ଲଣ୍ଡନ: ସିବିଡି ଭାଙ୍ଗ ଲସିର ଆଇନଗତତା ଏବଂ ବିଜ୍ଞାନର ରହସ୍ୟ ଉନ୍ମୋଚନ ଲୋକନାଥ ମିଶ୍ର ଯଦି ଆପଣ ଲଣ୍ଡନର କ୍ୟାନାରୀ ହ୍ଵାର୍ଫ (Canary Wharf) ସ୍ଥିତ ୱାଟର ଷ୍ଟ୍ରିଟ୍ରେ ଥିବା ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ, ଇରାନୀ-କ୍ୟାଫେ ଶୈଳୀର ‘ଡିସୁମ୍’ (Dishoom) ରେଷ୍ଟୁରାଣ୍ଟକୁ ଯିବେ, ତେବେ ସେଠାକାର ମେନୁରେ ଏକ ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ଯ୍ୟଜନକ ଜିନିଷ ଦେଖିବାକୁ ପାଇବେ: ଗ୍ଲାସ ପ୍ରତି £୧୦ (୧୦ ପାଉଣ୍ଡ) ମୂଲ୍ୟରେ ମିଳୁଥିବା ଏକ ସିବିଡି ଭାଙ୍ଗ ଲସି (CBD Bhang Lassi)। ଭାରତୀୟ ସଂସ୍କୃତି ସହିତ
From Holi to London: Decoding the Legality and Science of the CBD Bhang Lassi By Lokanath Mishra IRS ( retired) If you walk into the bustling, Irani-cafe-inspired surroundings of Dishoom on Water Street in London’s Canary Wharf, you might spot something unexpected on the menu: a CBD Bhang Lassi priced at £10. For anyone familiar
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The Golconda Campaign against Tirupati during the Reign of Abdullah Qutb Shah (c. 1665–1668 CE) : Literary Testimony, Historical Context, and Sacred Memory By Lokanath Mishra Abstract The seventeenth century witnessed profound political changes in South India as the Deccan Sultanates expanded into the territories of the declining Vijayanagara Empire. During the reign of Abdullah
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THE VIP ROOM KEY*A Psychological Suspense Novel By Lokanath Mishra PROLOGUE: THE PROMISEThe city of Meerut never slept. Somewhere between glass towers and old bazaars, Dr. Anaya Varma was about to learn that the most expensive diseases are not of the body. It began with a promise. CHAPTER 1: THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT LET
A Story of Dvapara Yuga in Prose by Lokanath Mishra Mahabharata in Prose – Part 61 (continued) As the game of dice continued, an air of anxiety spread throughout the kingdom of Nishadha. The royal court, once filled with discussions of justice and prosperity, had become the scene of endless gambling. Day after day, King
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A Story of Dvapara Yuga in Prose by Lokanath Mishra Mahabharata in Prose – Part 60 (continued) Years passed peacefully in the kingdom of Nishadha. King Nala and Queen Damayanti ruled with wisdom, compassion, and unwavering devotion to dharma. Their reign became a model for other kingdoms, and their fame spread throughout Aryavarta. The people
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A Story of Dvapara Yuga in Prose by Lokanath Mishra Mahabharata in Prose – Part 59 (continued) The royal city of Vidarbha had never before witnessed such magnificence. From every direction, kings, princes, and renowned warriors had gathered for the Swayamvara of Princess Damayanti. The streets were adorned with colorful banners, fragrant garlands, and rows
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