Sonnet-The Lotus Love came to Flora asking for a flower That would of flowers be undisputed queen‚ The lily and the rose‚ long‚ long had been Rivals for that high honour. Bards of power Had sung their claims. “The rose can never tower Like the pale lily with her Juno mien”- “But is the lily lovelier?” Thus between Flower-factions rang the strife in Psyche’s bower. “Give me a flower delicious as the rose And stately as the lily in her pride”- “But of what colour
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Tour Dutt was born on March 4‚ 1856 in Bengal and she died on August 30‚ 1877‚ in the prime of her youth‚ at 21. She is often called the Keats of the Indo-English literature for more than one reason - her meteoric rise on and disappearance from the literary firmament‚ as also for the quality of her poetry. James Darmesteter pays a befitting tribute to her‚ "The daughter of Bengal‚ so admirable and so strangely gifted‚ Hindu by race and tradition‚ and an English woman by education‚ a French woman
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The Lotus Toru Dutt Love came to Flora asking for a flower That would of flowers be undisputed queen‚ The lily and the rose‚ long long had been Rivals for that high honour. Bards of power Had sung their claims. "The rose can never tower Like the pale lily with her Juno mien" - "But is the lily lovelier?" Thus between Flower fractions rang the strife in Psyche’s bower. "Give me a flower delicious as the rose And stately as the lily in her pride"- "But of what colour?"- "Rose red‚" Love
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Barkha Dutt is the face of new liberated Indian woman. This unbelievably brave woman can do anything‚ go the war front or Taliban infested Afghanistan. There is absolutely nothing in her ’can’t do’ list. Where did the making of this famous Indian woman begin? Growing Up With A Role Model. Barkha Dutt is the daughter of an Air India officer and Prabha Dutt‚ a popular journalist in the 60s and 70s. So she had all the inspiration she needed right at home. She had an exceptionally good education wherein
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news campaign‚ including Dr. Prannoy Roy and Barkha Dutt. NDTV 24x7 is also available outside of India‚ broadcasting in the UK on the Sky Digital platform‚ in the U.S. on the DirecTV platform‚ in Canada on the ATN platform‚ in Australia on the Vision Asia platform‚ in Europe on the WorldTV platform‚ and in Singapore on the mio TV platform. We the People is a television talk show in India and running over NDTV. TV journalist Barkha Dutt hosts this show. The program broadcasts every Sunday
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The ’Lotus’ is scientifically known as ’Nelumbo Nucifera’. It is the national flower of India. It is a sacred flower and occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of ancient India and has been an auspicious symbol of Indian culture since time immemorial. Lotus flower is found only in two colours that are pink and white. The flower grows in murky waters and rises on a long stalk above the surface to bloom glorious. It is a beautiful flower which symbolises divinity‚ fertility‚ wealth
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The Golden Lotus Tarnishes Only one unrelenting force lies behind the saga of mankind: Time. It treads wearily along while all the events of history unfold around it; lands are formed and reformed‚ great empires rise and fall‚ countless nations unify and splinter‚ trends come and go‚ and people climb to glory one minute and are overthrown the next the Golden Lotus and its most exalted possessors are no exception. Feng Jicai’s novel‚ The Three Inch Golden Lotus‚ describes a peasant woman’s rise
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Mythic Structure in Somerset Maugham’s “The Lotus Eater” The word ‘myth’ is derived from the Greek word ‘mythos’‚ which means a traditional tale common to the member of a tribe‚ race or nation. It usually involves the supernatural elements to explain some natural phenomenon in boldly imaginative terms. Today myth has become one of the most prominent terms in contemporary literature analysis. It was Northrop Frye‚ one of the most influential myth critics (others including Robert Graves‚ Francis
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The Lotus Sutra An important Mahayana text The Mahayana Scriptures • Mahayana scriptures have their own sacred texts called sutras (pali: suttas). • Earliest Mahayana scriptures were written down in the ancient Indian language of sanskrit between the first century B.C.E. and 150 C.E. (Some scholars say they were not complete until the 5th century C.E.). There is NO belief in an oral tradition like that of Theravada Buddhists. • These were also translated into other languages such as Tibetan‚ Chinese
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The blurb of The Golden Lotus‚ by Feng Jicai‚ was highly successful in grabbing the reader’s attention by providing a brief description of the novel and posing an cliffhanger. The author included a description of the characters‚ setting‚ plot and conflict as well as a cliffhanger in the form of a question‚ which made the reader interested in reading the book. In the blurb‚ Jicai successfully fulfilled the purpose of including a brief description of the novel. The protagonist was introduced through
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