Introductory Note: Who are the most important people of the last One Thousand years, i.e., from 1000 AD to 2000 AD? The phrase ‘important people’ are defined as ‘a person /s who changed the destiny of the world; defined the great stream of human history and altered our perceptions. Let us remember them. ——————- This […]
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DOCTORS – AN AVOIDABLE EVIL
The following passage is from one of the greatest books that was ever written – titled WAR AND PEACE by Leo Tolstoy, published by Penguin Classics, translated from Russian by Rosemary Edmonds – first published in 1957. What Tolstoy has written about doctors is unique holds true even today! “Doctors come to see the patient, […]
ANARCHY OF THOUGHTS
The French philosopher Jean Francois Lyotard, in his book “The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge”, argued that all knowledge is subjective, fractured and fragmented, and that there is no one universal truth. Knowledge is not only the known but also the “revelation” or “articulation” of the unknown. Thus, he advocates the legitimation of knowledge […]
NIJINSKY
Nijinsky (1980) is a biographical film. This film explores the life and career of Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky (12th March, 1890 – 8th April, 1950). He was a Russian ballet dancer of legendary fame, celebrated for his spectacular leaps and sensitive interpretations. After school, Nijinsky became a soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, in 1907, […]
