Monks On Cell Phones & The Real Thailand: Meditations on Place and Hostel Culture

Monks On Cell Phones & The Real Thailand

Paul W. Jacob discusses his observations from the real Thailand.

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The Events Of 70 AD In Palestine And Their Far-Reaching Consequences For World History

Palestine: 70 AD

Cheriyan Alexander takes us through the events that took place in Palestine in 70 AD, and how they changed the world history.

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Psychotherapy and Counselling: Pseudo-Science or Pseudo-Myth?

Psychotherapy and Counselling: Pseudo-Science or Pseudo-Myth?

In this article Dr Peter Tyler reviews how psychology takes its understanding from its conception of psyche, especially in the relationship between mind and body. Drawing on the writings of Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 – 1951), he argues that it is more fruitful to see psychology as a means of ‘seeing the foundation of possible buildings’ rather than appealing to the pseudo-objectivity of science.

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TBR Recommends - March 2014

TBR Recommends – March 2014

Every month, The Bangalore Review recommends a reading list, also mentioning in brief why each book must be read. This month’s list has been compiled by writer, Maitreyee B. Choudhury.

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Papa

Papa

Oh Sinnerman, where you gonna run to? Sinnerman, where you gonna run to? Where you gonna run to? All along dem day Nina Simone –…

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Daisy's Dilemma

Daisy’s Dilemma

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Guild of Contemporary Art cordially invites you to meet the artists Cheryl Dobrin Lena Herrschaft Daisy March Saturday, June 10 – 5 to…

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Trade-Off

Trade-Off

“You have to stop being such a doormat,” I tell Samaya Di[1], wiping the display table we used for a quick afternoon snack and throwing…

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Impressions

Impressions

Miles pressed the up button and brushed a fuzz from his suit coat.  Executives and their associates flowed through the monotone, white-collar hum of business,…

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Memories

Memories

The memory was painful. Vivid, so perfectly forged that merely to unsheathe it meant pain. Little things could draw it out. The smell of wet lumber, freshly cut. Maybe a combination of words or a strange pattern of falling leaves. Try as one might, it was an experience that could not be contained. Like water falling, it would find a path through, no matter how hard you worked to stop it. This time it was a name.

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Boston

Boston

I begin to know the streets, Spy tunnels
And their depth.
The pavement where homeless men decry passerby
For lonely cigarettes.

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Love Poem to the L(ibrary) before IT

Love Poem to the L(ibrary) before IT

you who carry the world in your palm
the weighty equivalence of Alexandria’s wisdom
inside a slender electronic case
may never know

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Words Unspoken

Words Unspoken

An owl
is howling—

an apocalyptic tune.

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The District Doctor by Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev

The District Doctor by Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev

Every month, The Reading Room showcases a short story, or excerpts of a book, from some of the greatest writers the world has ever seen.

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