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
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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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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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Mahabharata : (A Story of the Dvapara Yuga in Prose) Part – 34 By Lokanath Mishra On the quiet banks of the River Ramabeni, the five Pandava brothers were seated with their mother, Kunti, engaged in earnest conversation. The forest breeze moved gently, carrying with it the scent of leaves and water, when suddenly Bhima
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Mahabharata ( A Story of Dvapar Yuga in Prose) Part 33B By Lokanath Mishra Arjuna’s Valor and the Preparation for Draupadi’s Swayamvara Vidura informed Lord Krishna that Duryodhana, along with grandsire Bhishma, Guru Drona, and Karna, had already set out for Panchala. Krishna replied that an invitation had also been sent to Dwaraka and that
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ସ୍ମୃତି, ଭକ୍ତି ଓ ଅନୁପସ୍ଥିତି ଲୋକନାଥ ମିଶ୍ର (ଉଜ୍ଜୟିନୀରୁ ସୋମନାଥ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ) ସେମାନଂକ ସହମୁଁ ଉଜ୍ଜୟିନୀକୁ ଆସିଥିଲି—ଗୀତାର ତିନି ସହେଲୀ,ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସ୍ୱାମୀ,ଭାଇ ଓ ଭାଉଜ—ମଣିଷର ଏକ ଛୋଟ ମେଳାଭକ୍ତିର ଏକ ଲମ୍ବା ଯାତ୍ରା ।! ମହାକାଳେଶ୍ୱରର ଦ୍ୱାରେସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା ଆରତିର ଆଲୋକଆମ ମୁହଁରେ ପଡ଼ୁଥିଲା,ଭସ୍ମ ଆରତିରେସମୟ ମଧ୍ୟ ନିଜକୁ ଛାଡ଼ିଶିବଙ୍କ ପାଖେ ନମିଯାଉଥିଲା। କାଳଭୈରବ,ହରସିଦ୍ଧି ମାଆ—ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ମନ୍ଦିରରେଆମ ପାଦଚିହ୍ନ ଥିଲା,ହସ, କଥା, ଭିଡ଼—ଜୀବନ ଭରି ଯାଉଥିଲା । ଓଂକାରେଶ୍ୱର,ମାମଳେଶ୍ୱର—ନର୍ମଦାର ପାଣି ପରିଆମ ମନ ଏକାଠି ବହୁଥିଲା । ତାପରେସେମାନେ
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