The Extra Five Hundred Twenty-Five Rupees By Lokanath Mishra Abdul and his wife Sabina had been married for thirty-two years. Abdul was sixty-two, retired from a private company, and surviving on a very small EPF pension. Sabina, fifty-four, managed the household carefully, counting every rupee. Their children had moved away long ago—settled in different cities, […]
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Mahabharata in Prose ( A story of Dvapar Yuga Part: 27 F) By Lokanath Mishra: **The Lac Palace (Jatugṛha) Episode in Vyāsa’s Mahābhārata: In Vyāsa’s Mahābhārata, the Jatugṛha episode occurs in the Ādi Parva, immediately after Duryodhana’s repeated failures to humiliate or destroy the Pāṇḍavas through political maneuvering. Recognizing that open violence would invite public
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Mahabharata in prose ( A Story of Dvapar Yuga- Part-27E) By Lokanath Mishra Among the people appointed at the lac palace (Jatugriha), there were two professional criminals. Shakuni had given them strict instructions that after setting the fire, Purochana must not return alive. The responsibility of throwing Purochana into the blazing fire rested on those
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By Lokanath Mishra:The Chief Adviser, The All India Pensioners Association of CBIC: Supreme Court Challenges• A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court by the Forum of Retired Indian Police Service Officers (FORIPSO) and other pensioners’ bodies challenging the validation clause contained in Part IV of the Finance Act, 2025.• The petition argues
Note on Applicability of 8th Central Pay Commission Recommendations to Existing Pensioners ( by Lokanath Mishra, the Chief Adviser, the All India Pensioners Association of CBIC) Background of Apprehension Serious apprehensions were raised among existing Central Government pensioners on two counts:1. Non-explicit mention of “revision of pension of existing pensioners” in the Terms of Reference
ଶ୍ରୀମନ୍ଦିରର ଅନନ୍ୟ ପରମ୍ପରା: “ନବାଙ୍କ ବେଶ” 🌸ଆଜି ମକର ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତିର ପୂର୍ବ ଦିନ, ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା ପରେ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହୁଏ ଶ୍ରୀ ମନ୍ଦିର ରେ ବଡ଼ ଦିଅଁଙ୍କ ନବାଙ୍କ ବେଶ । ପୁରୀ ବଡ଼ଦାଣ୍ଡରେ ଶୀତୁଆ ପବନ ସାଙ୍ଗକୁ ମନରେ ଏକ ଅଜବ ଭକ୍ତିର ଶିହରଣ ଆସିଯାଏ । ଆପଣ ଜାଣିଛନ୍ତି କି, ଆଜି ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟାରେ ଆମ କାଳିଆ ସାଆନ୍ତ ଏକ ଅତି ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ବେଶରେ ଦର୍ଶନ ଦିଅନ୍ତି, ଯାହାକୁ କୁହାଯାଏ ‘ନବାଙ୍କ ବେଶ’। କ’ଣ ଏହି ନବାଙ୍କ
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Mahabharata in Prose A Story of Dvapar Yuga in Prose (Part-27-D) By Lokanath Mishra If a fire were to break out, or if there was a need to escape after setting a fire, the route had already been prepared. Yet Bhima’s mind was not at peace. He remained dissatisfied all the time. Many times he
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Background, Correct Legal Position, and Parliamentary Justification under the Finance Act, 2025 Validation Clause in Pension Law: By Lokanath Mishra, the Chief Adviser, The All India Pensioners Association of CBICBackground, Correct Legal Position, and Parliamentary Justification under the Finance Act, 2025 A validation clause is a legislative device used by Parliament to remove the legal
ହିନ୍ଦୁ ପ୍ରତୀକ ୨୪ଟି ଶକ୍ତିଶାଳୀ ହିନ୍ଦୁ ପ୍ରତୀକ: ଆଧ୍ୟାତ୍ମିକତା ଏବଂ ଜୀବନର ମୂଳଦୁଆ ହିନ୍ଦୁ ଧର୍ମ ହେଉଛି ବିଶ୍ୱର ସବୁଠାରୁ ପ୍ରାଚୀନ ଏବଂ ଗଭୀର ଦାର୍ଶନିକ ଧର୍ମ। ଏହାର ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ବୈଶିଷ୍ଟ୍ୟ ହେଉଛି ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ପ୍ରତୀକ, ଚିହ୍ନ ଏବଂ ପ୍ରତୀକ ଗଭୀର ଆଧ୍ୟାତ୍ମିକ ଏବଂ ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ ଅର୍ଥ ସହିତ ଜଡିତ। ଏହି ପ୍ରତୀକଗୁଡ଼ିକ କେବଳ ଧାର୍ମିକ ଭାବରେ ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ନୁହେଁ ବରଂ ଜୀବନଶୈଳୀ ଏବଂ ଦର୍ଶନକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରତିଫଳିତ କରେ। ୨୪ଟି ଶକ୍ତିଶାଳୀ ହିନ୍ଦୁ ପ୍ରତୀକ ଆମର
ଜୟ ସୋମନାଥସାରଦା ପ୍ରସାଦ ମିଶ୍ର ରତ୍ନାକର ତଟ ପବିତ୍ର ବସୁଧାପ୍ରଭାସ ପଟନ ନାମଯହିଁ ବିର।ଜଇ ନଭସ୍ପର୍ଶୀ ତୁଙ୍ଗଦେବାଳୟ ଅନୁପମ ।ଆଦି ଜ୍ୟୋତିର୍ଲିଙ୍ଗ ସୋମନାଥ ନାମେପୂଜିତ ଏହି ମନ୍ଦିରେସେହି ମନ୍ଦିରେ ଆମ ପ୍ରଧାନ ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀଓଁକାର ମନ୍ତ୍ର ଜପିଲେ ।ଏ ପୂତ ସ୍ଥାନର ପରିଚୟ ଦିଏଆମର ଶାସ୍ତ୍ର ପୁରାଣଦକ୍ଷ ପ୍ରଜାପତି ଜାମାତା ରୂପରେଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କୁ କଲେ ବରଣ।ସତାଇଶ କନ୍ୟା ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରେ ବିଭା ଦେଇକହିଲେ ମଧୁର ବାଣୀକରିଲି ପ୍ରଦାନ ଏ କନ୍ୟା ମାନଙ୍କୁକରିବନି ହୀନିମାନୀ ।ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଦେବତାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରିୟ ପତ୍ନୀ ରୂପେରୋହିଣୀ ପାଇଲେ
