Mahabharata ( A Story of Dvapar Yuga in Prose) Part-34 B By Lokanath Mishra The Bow, the Fish, and the Truth Unspoken Even when truth stood bare before their eyes, Bhishma and Drona could not bring themselves to accept it. Their hearts recognized what their tongues refused to confess. Bhishma spoke softly to Drona,“Tell me, […]
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An Invitation He Couldn’t Refuse By Lokanath Mishra During his tenure as Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri was invited to a film studio in Mumbai to witness the shooting of Pakeezah. The invitation did not come lightly. According to accounts, there was considerable insistence from the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra, making it politically awkward
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Between Respectability and Desire By Lokanath Mishra: Lalita was considered fortunate by every measurable standard that mattered in her world. She was beautiful in a restrained way—sharp eyes, calm posture, a voice that carried confidence without arrogance. She completed her postgraduate degree in English from a reputed university and secured a coveted post as Senior
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A New Income Tax Law for India: An Analysis of the Major Reforms Proposed from 1 April 2026 and Their Implications for Pensioners: ByAdvocate Lokanath MishraChief Adviser, All India Pensioners’ Association, CBIC Abstract The Central Government has announced its intention to replace the Income-tax Act, 1961 with a new, simplified Income Tax Law proposed to
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Mahashivratri: Mythological Foundations and Yogic Significance of the Great Night of Shiva By Lokanath Mishra Mahashivratri, celebrated annually on the fourteenth night of the waning moon in the month of Phalguna, is one of the most profound spiritual observances in the Indian civilizational tradition. Rooted in ancient mythology, Puranic literature, and yogic science, the festival
🌸 ମହାଶିବରାତ୍ରିର ମହିମା : ବ୍ୟାଧ ଓ ଶିବଙ୍କ କୃପା 🌸 ତପନ କୁମାର ନାୟକ ପୁରାଣ କଥା ଅନୁସାରେ, ଜଣେ ବ୍ୟାଧ (ଶିକାରୀ) ଥିଲା, ଯାହାର ନାମ ଥିଲା ଗୁରୁଦ୍ରୁହ। ଦିନେ ସେ ଜଙ୍ଗଲକୁ ଶିକାର କରିବାକୁ ଯାଇ କୌଣସି ପଶୁ ପାଇଲା ନାହିଁ। ବୁଲୁ ବୁଲୁ ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା ହୋଇଗଲା ଏବଂ ସେ ଭୋକିଲା ଶୋଷିଲା ଅବସ୍ଥାରେ ଏକ ନଦୀ କୂଳରେ ଥିବା ବେଲ ଗଛ ଉପରେ ଚଢ଼ି ବସିଲା। ସେହି ଗଛ ମୂଳରେ ଏକ
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THE LIVING GHOST By Lokanath Mishra (Based on a True Incident) Korua village lay where the Mangala River curved like a sleeping serpent, its waters whispering secrets to the night. The river was sacred—but it was also feared. On its bank stood the ancient shrine of Goddess Bhagabati Kalika, dark, fierce, and unforgiving. The elders
ToShri Vivek ChaturvediChairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC)Kartavya Bhawan–INew Delhi Subject : Representation seeking reconsideration of proposal to file Review Petition against Final Order dated 19.01.2026 in OA Nos. 387 & 1428 of 2024 passed by the Hon’ble CAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi and for uniform implementation of CAT Hyderabad Bench Order
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Appeal to Members – 8th Central Pay Commission Questionnaire (Pensioners) All members are earnestly requested and urged to carefully study the following extremely important questionnaire issued by the 8th Central Pay Commission, particularly concerning existing pensioners, whose legitimate rights and dignified survival are directly at stake. Keeping in view constitutional guarantees, binding judicial pronouncements, and
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The Quiet House on Colony Road By Lokanath Mishra Hariram Rath was forty-five when his world cracked open, though until that moment he believed it to be sturdy as stone. He lived in Berhampur, in a modest private house on rent on Colony Road, where evenings smelled of boiled tea leaves and damp earth. Married
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