Why Many People Prefer Living in India Rather Than Abroad : The Advantage of Domestic Support: Lokanath Mishra In recent decades, millions of Indians have migrated to different parts of the world in search of better educational, professional, and economic opportunities. Yet, it is also true that many people who have experienced life abroad eventually […]
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The Woman on the Tram By Lokanath Mishra When he said it, he did not even realize how cruel it sounded. “After fifty,” he remarked while stirring his tea, “a woman stops being a companion and becomes a responsibility.” The woman sitting across from him looked out through the café window toward the busy street
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THE LAST JOURNEY By Lokanath Mishra The southwest monsoon had withdrawn from Kerala only a few weeks earlier, leaving behind a landscape washed clean and shining beneath the moonlight. Coconut palms swayed gently in the cool night breeze, while the backwaters reflected countless stars like scattered diamonds upon dark water. The roads of Kochi were
A Sacred Confluence of Achievement, Culture, Service and Spiritual Awakening Article by Lokanath Mishra, IRS (Retd.)International Director, Happy Moments India India has always taught the world that true greatness lies not merely in material prosperity, but in compassion, wisdom, sacrifice, creativity, and selfless service to humanity. Civilizations flourish when they honour their teachers, saints, artists,
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The Lanterns Across the Corridor By Lokanath Mishra In the old riverside town of Chandipur, the monsoon winds carried every sound from one apartment to another. Children’s laughter, pressure cookers whistling, radios singing forgotten melodies—everything traveled through the damp evening air. On the third floor of Shanti Residency lived Meera Sen with her husband Arvind
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The Great Complaint Box of Gokulpur By Lokanath Mishra, Jenamath Lane, Puri In the peaceful little town of Gokulpur, there lived a young woman named Kamala and her husband Raghunath. Now, Kamala was famous for two things: Poor Raghunath worked as an accountant in a private company. Every morning he left home carrying: Yet every
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THE SECOND MONSOON By Lokanath Mishra In a quiet apartment near Rabindra Sarobar, mornings began with routine rather than joy. Madhumita moved through life like someone honoring a promise she never made. Since Anirban’s death, her existence had narrowed into responsibilities—raising Ritwik, maintaining dignity, and preserving memory. Anirban’s photograph hung in the living room. Fresh
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॥ କାଶୀପୁର ଶ୍ରୀରାମ ମନ୍ଦିରରେ ପବିତ୍ର ପ୍ରାଣ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା ଉତ୍ସବ (୨୬–୨୯ ଏପ୍ରିଲ ୨୦୨୬) ॥ ଲୋକନାଥ ମିଶ୍ର କାଶୀପୁର ଗ୍ରାମର ଶ୍ରୀରାମ ମନ୍ଦିରରେ ଆୟୋଜିତ ପ୍ରାଣ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା ଉତ୍ସବ ଗ୍ରାମବାସୀଙ୍କ ଏକତା, ଭକ୍ତି ଓ ଆଧ୍ୟାତ୍ମିକ ଆସ୍ଥାର ଏକ ଉତ୍କୃଷ୍ଟ ଉଦାହରଣ ଭାବେ ପରିଚିତ ହୋଇଅଛି । ଏହି ପବିତ୍ର ଅବସରରେ ପ୍ରଭୁ ଶ୍ରୀରାମ, ମାତା ସୀତା, ପ୍ରଭୁ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମଣ ଓ ପ୍ରଭୁ ହନୁମାନଙ୍କ ମୂର୍ତ୍ତିମାନଙ୍କରେ ବେଦୀୟ ପ୍ରଣାଳୀ ଅନୁସାରେ ପ୍ରାଣ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା କରାଯାଇଥିଲା ।ଏହି
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Bridging Generations: From Earning a Living to Living with Meaning By Lokanath Mishra In every era, humanity stands at a crossroads between tradition and transformation. Today, perhaps more than ever, we witness a visible contrast between the older and younger generations—not as a conflict, but as an opportunity for mutual learning. The difference lies not
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Pratiṣṭā of the Deities of Shri Ram, Maata Sita, Laxman and Hanuman at the Shri Ram Temple of Kashipur By Lokanath Mishra On 28th April 2026, I, along with my wife and mother-in-law, had the sacred privilege of visiting Kashipur to witness a profoundly spiritual and culturally significant event—the Pratiṣṭā (consecration) of the deities of
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