Celebrating Retirement with Dignity : Farewell Ceremonies for Central Government Employees By Lokanath Mishra, The Chief Adviser, The All India Pensioners Association of CBIC Retirement marks the culmination of a government servant’s years of dedicated service to the nation. It is a moment of transition from structured professional life to personal pursuits, and it often […]
The Song She Never Forgot By Lokanath Mishra The year was 1994, and Shadashiv Sanskrit University stood like an aging guardian—its walls worn, its corridors echoing with decades of discipline and silence. There were no loud voices here, no careless laughter in classrooms. Learning was treated almost like prayer. Miss Radhamani Mohapatra had been teaching
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Spiritual Benefits of Gobinda Dwadashi Maha Snan in Mahodadhi (Today) By Lokanath Mishra. Gobinda Dwadashi is a highly auspicious tithi dedicated to Lord Vishnu, observed with deep reverence by Vaishnavas and devotees of Jagannath culture. Taking the Maha Snan (holy bath) on this sacred day, especially in the Mahodadhi Sea at Puri Sea, carries immense
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The Weight of a Chalk-Stained Hand By Lokanath Mishra When Aarav Sen turned twenty-four, he thought he already knew the shape of his life. He lived in a rented flat near the university where he worked as a junior research assistant, surviving on stipends, instant coffee, and the fragile pride of being “promising.” His days
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ପୁଣେର ଆଗା ଖାଁ ପ୍ୟାଲେସ୍ ଏବଂ “ବା”ଙ୍କର ଶେଷ ବିଦାୟ… ତପନ କୁମାର ନାୟକ ସମୟ ଥିଲା ୧୯୪୪ ମସିହା, ଫେବୃଆରୀ ୨୨ ତାରିଖ। ଆଜି ଭଳି ଏକ ଶିବରାତ୍ରିର ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା। କିନ୍ତୁ ପୁଣେର ସେହି ବିଶାଳ ‘ଆଗା ଖାଁ ପ୍ୟାଲେସ୍’ ଭିତରେ ବାତାବରଣ ଥିଲା ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ନୀରବ ଏବଂ ଶୋକାକୁଳ।ସେହି ମହଲଟି ବ୍ରିଟିଶ୍ ସରକାରଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ଜେଲ୍ଖାନା ପାଲଟିଥିଲା, ଯେଉଁଠି ‘ଭାରତ ଛାଡ଼’ ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନ ପରଠାରୁ ମହାତ୍ମା ଗାନ୍ଧୀ, କସ୍ତୁରବା ଏବଂ ସେମାନଙ୍କର ଅନୁଗାମୀମାନେ
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Stronger Now By Lokanath Mishra Sometimes life breaks you so completely that even destiny forgets your worth—until a tiny heartbeat reminds the world who you are. Four years of marriage passed like a room with no windows. Raunak woke before sunrise every day.She cooked. She cleaned. She prayed.And then she waited—for a smile,a word,a touch.
The Debt to the Mother and the Father By Lokanath Mishra (A Spiritual Reflection on Duty, Gratitude, and Liberation) Human birth is not an accident or a random event. According to spiritual wisdom, birth is the result of past actions, impressions, and deep connections formed over many lifetimes. We come into this world carrying invisible
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The Father : The Silent Pillar of the Family By Lokanath Mishra In many families today, the role of the father is slowly being ignored or misunderstood. While society speaks often about independence and personal freedom, it forgets the quiet strength that made such freedom possible. A father rarely speaks of his sacrifices, but his
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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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🌸 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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