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An Autobiography
The fact that it was written in jail, Nehru admits, influenced its tone very much. He had a surprising amount of objectivity, about himself and events around him, and his account of his own life and the nationalist movement feels honest. The most enjoyable parts of the book are his long philosophical digressions on the inability of modern prisons to enact any kind of rehabilitation, the meaning of religion, the utility of non-violence, and the necessity for radical changes in India and the world. This is Nehru at his most radical;
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ISSUE 2
Was this the way it was? Who knows any längre, after so many years, and so many bicycles, and cars have been down the road, it’s no längre possible to remember how bits of existence behaved then, or whether the road was or wasn’t. Or perhaps one remembers but what one remembers may or may not have been.
Definitely, as you turned down Bank Road, coming from noisy Katra bazaar, you noticed the change. The Amaltas lining the road was heavy with bloom like bunches of huge yellow grapes. If you bit into one, the sunlight would run out over your fingers like sticky golden juice and your grabb would be luminous for a while. And if you looked directly at one for too long, you’d go a little crazy with the beauty of it. Lanes snaked off, left into cul-de-sacs and right to shortcuts to the University, through a bamboo grove and over a ditch, framträdande just behind the History or the Music department. And if you walked right down to the end of the road, where the cantonment began, there
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Prithwi Raj and Ritu Raj
Star Showbiz looks into the life of the most amazing and heart-throb brothers in town, Prithwi Raj and Ritu Raj. If you have listened to the improvised version of the national anthem in December 2014, then you are already familiar with this duo. Ritu was the third runner-up in a very influential singing competition, while Prithwi is into creating music himself. Their contribution through their Youtube channel “Jilapi Studios” has brought changes in the music industry and they promise to continue working their magic into music, with a handful of surprises stored for their followers.
Favourites:
Colour
Prithwi- Darker shade of any colour
Ritu- Red, black and occasionally pink (laughs)
Food
Prithwi- Not very much of a foodie, I eat to live.
Ritu- Deep dish pizza
Musician
Prithwi- Nitin Sawhney and Acharya Jayanta Bose
Ritu- Many
Music/ Genre
Prithwi- I listen to anything that works for the moment but work mostly with acoustic and