Title: The Girl Who Counted Slowly and Dreamed Quickly By Lokanath Mishra: Neha Sharma was not like the others. In a crowded waiting room full of confident graduates, she sat quietly, her fingers tracing invisible patterns on her palm. When her name was called, she walked into the interview room with a hesitant smile. Inside […]
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The Day the Steel City Humbled Him By Lokanath Mishra Rourkela breathed in smoke and exhaled steel. Even in the early hours, the city stirred with a quiet intensity—the distant roar of furnaces, the rhythmic clang of metal, the pulse of industry that never truly rested. In this city of iron and fire lived Aravinda
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Mahabharata in Prose – Part 38 A story of the Dvapara Yuga in prose, based on the Odia Sarala Mahabharata by Lokanath Mishra Satyabhama met Mother Yashoda and raised the topic of the marriage of Subhadra and Arjuna. Yashoda and Devaki supported this alliance, but Balarama’s consent was necessary. To obtain Sankarshana’s approval, Yashoda went
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The Weight of What Truly Matters By Lokanath Mishra : When Meera turned thirty-six, the whispers around her had already turned into conclusions. “Too late,” they said—sometimes gently, sometimes bluntly.Too late for marriage. Too late for starting a family. Too late for the life that, in her childhood, seemed to arrive so effortlessly for everyone
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Elections in April 2026: A Detailed Analysis of West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu By Lokanath Mishra The April 2026 Assembly Elections represent a major democratic exercise across four politically significant states—West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Conducted under the supervision of the Election Commission of India, these elections reflect diverse political cultures,
Mahabharata in Prose – Part 38 A tale from the Dvapara Yuga, rendered in prose from the Odia Sarala Mahabharata by Lokanath Mishra Falguni placed the vast wealth that Gosimha had abducted into his aerial chariot named Suryaketu. Seating Satyabhama and Shatadhanva in it, he himself drove the chariot and arrived at the Raivata mountain.
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Mahabharata in Prose – Part 37B A tale of the Dvapara Yuga in prose, based on the Odia Sarala Mahabharata by Lokanath Mishra In private, the minister Japasura said to Gosingha,“Shri Krishna is extremely cunning and magical. He has always been the enemy of the demons. He has only suspended the war so that the
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ToThe Hon’ble Finance Minister of IndiaGovernment of IndiaNorth Block, New Delhi Subject: Representation for reconsideration and phased release of Dearness Relief (DR) arrears (January 2020 – June 2021) in light of Supreme Court judgment and Pay Commission principles Madam, I, on behalf of the All India Pensioners Association of CBIC, most respectfully submit this detailed
Mahabharata in Prose – Part 36A A story of the Dvapara Yuga based on the Odia Sarala Mahabharata by Lokanath Mishra Krishna–Arjuna Encounter Even in the sacred city of Dwaraka, crimes like theft and murder occurred due to the greed for the Syamantaka gem. Anadhṛṣṭa, Sahasrajit, and Shatadhanva were three Yadava youths of criminal disposition.
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“When Love Was Not Enough” By Lokanath Mishra: Elena still remembered the way Ayaan had looked at her the night he asked her to marry him—like she was his entire world, like nothing could ever come between them. It was January 2014, and everything felt certain, unbreakable. “I want you forever,” he had said. And
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