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The Cult of Lord Jagannath

September 19, 2020September 19, 2020 Debopriya Bhattacharya 6 Comments Aska, Baxi Jagabandhu, Belief, cast, Celebration, color, cult, cultural, Culture, Discrimination, distinction, diversification, diversity, ethnicity, faith, festival, Gajapati, hindu, icon, identity, Jagannath, Jagannath Dhama, linguistic, nationalism, Odisha, Odisha Festivals, Paika Rebellion, Polity, rashtra devta, rath, Rath Yatra, Religion, social, sovereign, spiritual, srikshetra, transhumanism, Unity

Lord Jagannath is a deity worshipped by people from various regional sections of the country. He is believed to be another form or avatar of Lord Vishnu himself. In a country like India, where we have people coming in from so many different backgrounds, we still find things to bind us together – be it in the name of faith or religion too.

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Promise of the Preamble

August 15, 2020August 15, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments Belief, Bharatiya Janata Party, Chief Justice, citizens, Congress, Constitution, contempt of court, controversy, country, crimes, criticize, customs, Dalits, Decriminalization of 377, democracy, differences, diversity, duplicitous, economy, Emergency, equality, Expression, faith, fraternity, future, Government, historical, hope, independence, Independence Day, institution, Judiciary, Justice, liberty, Lifestyle, mission, nation, nationality, policies, political, Preamble, pressure, Rajya Sabha, republic, scrutiny, sovereign, thought, threat, Triple Talaq, universal, values, verdict, vision, Worship

India is celebrating 73 years of Independence today commemorating its successful overthrow of the colonial rulers in 1947. A lot of promises were made to the citizens of our country post independence. The question is – Who lived upto it?