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In most Southasian cultures, the act of renunciation marks an individual's transition from being ordinary to being inspirational. In times of political crisis, the individual who renounces power
Jogendranath Mandal was born on 29 January 1904, in a predominantly Namasudra (an 'untouchable' caste, formerly called 'chandala') village called Maisterkandi of northern Barisal District, in
Rarely do we have relatives who live anywhere near a hundred years. And it is a greater miracle to have a grand aunt – Louisa Arulamma Thambyrajah, born on 6 February
During his two visits to Ceylon, the occult hedonist Aleister Crowley was inspired by ruins and remembered how much he despised humanity.
They seem musicians in an orchestra,
playing a
