Rabindranath Tagore ..................

Tribute to a legend………

Rabindranath Tagore

(1861-1941) was the youngest son of Debendranath Tagore, a leader of the Brahmo Samaj, which was a new religious sect in nineteenth-century Bengal and which attempted a revival of the ultimate monistic basis of Hinduism as laid down in the Upanishads. He was educated at home; and although at seventeen he was sent to England for formal schooling, he did not finish his studies there. In his mature years, in addition to his many-sided literary activities, he managed the family estates, a project which brought him into close touch with common humanity and increased his interest in social reforms. He also started an experimental school at Shantiniketan where he tried his Upanishadic ideals of education. From time to time he participated in the Indian nationalist movement, though in his own non-sentimental and visionary way; and Gandhi, the political father of modern India, was his devoted friend. Tagore was knighted by the ruling British Government in 1915, but within a few years he resigned the honour as a protest against British policies in India.

Tagore had early success as a writer in his native Bengal. With his translations of some of his poems he became rapidly known in the West. In fact his fame attained a luminous height, taking him across continents on lecture tours and tours of friendship. For the world he became the voice of India's spiritual heritage; and for India, especially for Bengal, he became a great living institution.

Although Tagore wrote successfully in all literary genres, he was first of all a poet. Among his fifty and odd volumes of poetry are Manasi (1890) [The Ideal One], Sonar Tari (1894) [The Golden Boat], Gitanjali (1910) [Song Offerings], Gitimalya (1914) [Wreath of Songs], and Balaka (1916) [The Flight of Cranes]. The English renderings of his poetry, which include The Gardener (1913), Fruit-Gathering (1916), and The Fugitive (1921), do not generally correspond to particular volumes in the original Bengali; and in spite of its title, Gitanjali: Song Offerings (1912), the most acclaimed of them, contains poems from other works besides its namesake. Tagore's major plays are Raja (1910) [The King of the Dark Chamber], Dakghar (1912) [The Post Office], Achalayatan (1912) [The Immovable], Muktadhara (1922) [The Waterfall], and Raktakaravi (1926) [Red Oleanders]. He is the author of several volumes of short stories and a number of novels, among them Gora (1910), Ghare-Baire (1916) [The Home and the World], and Yogayog (1929) [Crosscurrents]. Besides these, he wrote musical dramas, dance dramas, essays of all types, travel diaries, and two autobiographies, one in his middle years and the other shortly before his death in 1941. Tagore also left numerous drawings and paintings and songs for which he wrote the music himself.

Closed Path

I thought that my voyage had come to its end
at the last limit of my power, ---that the path before me was closed,
that provisions were exhausted
and the time come to take shelter in a silent obscurity.

But I find that thy will knows no end in me.
And when old words die out on the tongue,
new melodies break forth from the heart;
and where the old tracks are lost,
new country is revealed with its wonders.

By Gurudev

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1913/tagore-bio.html

Matilda (novel)

Matilda is a children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. It was published in 1988 by Jonathan Cape in London, with illustrations by Quentin. The story is about Matilda Wormwood, an extraordinary child with ordinary and rather unpleasant parents, who are contemptuous of their daughter's prodigious talents. Matilda was adapted into a film in 1996, a two-part adaptation for BBC Radio 4 (later re-broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra) starring Nicola McAuliffe as Matilda and narrated by Lenny Henry and a musical in 2010.

Plot

The parents of the five-year-old Matilda Wormwood have no interest in their daughter, but if they did, they would have discovered that she is incredibly and unusually smart and gifted. Matilda taught herself to read at three years old, though the only actual books in the house were a cookbook and magazines. When she asks for a real book for herself, her father rudely turns her down. In spite of this, Matilda looks up the address of the local library, where she finishes all the children's books within a short time, thus leaving her to read adult novels, which she really enjoys. The librarian gives Matilda her own library card, and she is able to borrow books to read at home.

Mr. Wormwood sells used cars for living and tells Matilda and her brother Michael how to make profit with cheating, but Matilda refuses and tells them that they were doing wrong.

 Matilda visits Miss Honey in her new home often, but returns to her parents one afternoon to find them packing everything they have into the car, as the police have apparently discovered some of Mr. Wormwood's covert illegal activity and now the whole family is moving to Spain to escape the punishment. Miss Honey appears with Matilda and confronts the Wormwoods. Matilda begs her parents to let her stay with Miss Honey, which they do so without a second glance back at her.

It is clear that Matilda will have a better life with Miss Honey. She eventually discovers that she cannot use her telekinetic abilities anymore and Miss Honey suggests that she no longer has the mental resources to move and levitate inanimate objects with her mind, since all of her mental energy is focused on schoolwork.

See also

§                    Matilda Wormwood

§                    Matilda (film)

§                    Matilda (musical)

Matilda Movie

What's the story?

Based on Roald Dahl's popular book, this fantasy explores themes of youthful independence and personal identity. From the moment she's born, Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson) couldn't be more different from her family. Her father (Danny DeVito) is an unscrupulous used car salesman, and her mother (Rhea Perlman) is a ninny who spends every day playing Bingo. Matilda learns to take care of herself, and she's incredibly smart. When her father finally allows her to go to school, it's a dream come true for Matilda. Her sprits sag only a little when she finds that the principal, Miss Trunchbull (Pam Ferris), openly hates all kids. Fortunately, Matilda's teacher Miss Honey (Embeth Davidtz) recognizes Matilda's exceptional abilities (which include some telekinetic powers) and becomes her loyal friend.

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this often surreal family movie based on the book by Roald Dahlincludes a lot of cartoonish violence, nearly all of it perpetrated by a bullying school principal. Children who displease the evil principal are put in "the chokey," a dark closet lined with nails and broken glass. When Matilda's parents aren't neglecting her, they're berating her ... so she decides to punish them. But she also stands up for the principal's victims. The film explores themes of youthful independence and personal identity.

Reference-http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/matilda

                      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_(novel)

Jeffrey Archer

Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is a best-selling English author and former politician whose political career ended with his conviction and subsequent imprisonment (2001–03) for perjury and perverting the course of justice. longside his literary work, Archer was a Member of Parliament (1969–74), and deputy chairman of the Conservative Party (1985–86). He was made a life peer in 1992.

Writing career

His first book, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, was picked up by the literary agent Deborah Owen and published first in the US, then eventually in Britain in the Autumn of 1976. The book was an instant success and Archer avoided bankruptcy, never being legally declared bankrupt. A BBC Television adaptation of the book was broadcast in 1990, and a radio adaptation was aired on BBC Radio 4 in the early 1980s.

Kane and Abel proved to be his best-selling work, reaching number one on the New York Times bestsellers list. It was made into a television mini-series by CBS in 1985, starringPeter Strauss and Sam Neill. The following year, Granada TV screened a ten-part adaptation of another Archer bestseller, First Among Equals, which told the story of four men and their quest to become Prime Minister.^[9]

Archer states he spends considerable time writing and re-writing each book. He goes abroad to write the first draft, working in blocks of two-hours at a time, then writes anything up to seventeen further drafts. It has been suggested that his books require extensive editing by others to make them readable.^[10][11]

In 2011, Archer published the first of five books in The Clifton Chronicles, which follow the life of Harry Clifton from his birth in 1920, through to the finale in 2020. Only Time Will Tell tells the story of Harry from 1920 through to 1940 and was published in the UK on 12 May 2011. In March 2011 he visited New Zealand as part of a promotional tour. His stops included an interview on Radio Live with hosts Willie Jackson and former-disgraced-MP John Tamihere.^[12]

List of works

Kane and Abel series

§                    Shall We Tell the President? (1977)

§                    Kane and Abel (1980)

§                    The Prodigal Daughter (1982)

Prison diaries (non-fiction)

§                    1. Hell – Belmarsh (2002)

§                    2. Purgatory – Wayland (2003)

§                    3. Heaven – North Sea Camp (2004)

Other novels

§                    Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1976)

§                    First Among Equals (1984)

§                    A Matter of Honour (1986)

§                    As the Crow Flies (1991)

§                    Honour Among Thieves (1993)

§                    The Fourth Estate (1996)

§                    The Eleventh Commandment (1998)

§                    Sons of Fortune (2002)

§                    False Impression (2005)

§                    The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot With Francis J. Moloney (2007)

§                    A Prisoner of Birth (2008)

§                    Paths of Glory (2009)

§                    Only Time Will Tell (2011)

§                    The Sins of the Father (2012)

§                    Best Kept Secret (March 2013)

Plays

§                    Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1987)

§                    Exclusive (1989)

§                    The Accused (2000)

Short stories/Collections

§                    A Quiver Full of Arrows (1980)

§                    A Twist in the Tale (1989)

§                    Fools, Knaves, and Heroes: Great Political Short Stories Editor, Introduction. (1991)

§                    Twelve Red Herrings (1994)

§                    The Collected Short Stories (1997)

§                    To Cut a Long Story Short (2000)

§                    Cat O'Nine Tales (2006)

§                    And Thereby Hangs a Tale (2010)

§                    The New Collected Short Stories(2011)

For children

§                    The First Miracle (1980)

§                    By Royal Appointment (1980)

§                    Willy Visits the Square World (1980)

§                    Willy and the Killer Kipper (1981)

Clifton Chronicles

§                    Only Time Will Tell (2011)

§                    The Sins of the Father (2012)

§                    Best Kept Secret (2013)

 With Love for all Jeffrey lovers-

  Reference-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Archer

Self-Motivation

           YOU ARE ALL YOU CAN BE….GO ON AND BE IT      

Best self motivation tips I can offer you are:

- Invest in yourself - Buy a book today. It can change your life.

-Save time whenever you can: buy an audio book. You can get all the knowledge in a fraction of the time it would take to read the whole book.

- Get a summary of the book , or make one yourself. It will be invaluable in helping you to remember and apply what you learn.

Most important of all - apply what you learn. Otherwise you are wasting your time reading these self motivation tips. Doing makes all the difference, not merely reading.

Books That Will Change Your Life

The Bible - By God

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People – by Stephen R. Covey

Think and Grow Rich - By Napoleon Hill

The Power of Positive Thinking – by Norman Vincent Peale

Rich Dad Poor Dad - by Robert Kiyosaki

The Seven Hidden Secrets of Motivation - By Todd Beeler

The angles within us by John Randolph Price

God’s word is truth by Vincent C. Finnegan

with love

Dipali

Reference-:p://www.motivation-for-dreamers.com/self-motivation-tips.html

kahani kitab ki...

Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book.

“A Book”

A book is a set of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of ink, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side of a leaf is called a page. The word comes from Old English "bōc" which (itself) comes from the Germanic root ‘bōk’

A book produced in electronic format is known as an electronic book (e-book).The term e-book is a contraction of "electronic book"; it refers to a book-length publication in digital form.^[20] An e-book is usually made available through the internet, but also on CD-ROM and other forms. E-Books may be read either via a computer or by means of a portable book display device known as an e-book reader, such as the Sony Reader, Barnes & Noble Nook or the Amazon Kindle. These devices attempt to mimic the experience of reading a print book.

Modern paper books are printed on papers which are designed specifically for the publication of printed books. Traditionally, book papers are off white or low white papers (easier to read), are opaque to minimize the show through of text from one side of the page to the other and are (usually) made to tighter caliper or thickness specifications, particularly for case bound books. Typically, books papers are light weight papers 60 to 90 g/m² and often specified by their caliper/substance ratios (volume basis).

Today, the majority of books are printed by offset lithography in which an image of the material to be printed is photographically or digitally transferred to a flexible metal plate where it is developed to exploit the antipathy between grease (the ink) and water.

Largest Book in the world

350-year-old Klencke atlas at the British Library as "the largest book in the world" at 1.75m (5ft 9in) high and 1.9m (6ft 3in) wide.

World’s First Book without Words

Smallest book in the world

The longest book ever written

Yongle Dadian 

During the Ming Dynasty  at least 3,000 scholars spent 4 years, beginning in 1403, to work on the Yongle Dadian, an encyclopedia with 11,095 volumes and 22,877 chapters.There are an estimated 370 million Chinese characters used.

World’s first E-Book
The first e-book the Index Thomisticus, a heavily annotated electronic index to the works of Thomas Aquinas, prepared by Roberto Busa beginning in the late 1940s.

 Hello Everyone……,

 So start a book. Any book……. Pick one of your favorite novels from high school or college. Choose a book that you’ve been forever meaning to read and have been continually putting off. Pick a book from the library or Market. Drop Everything And Read. Read for at least 30 minutes today. Your brain and soul will thank you later.

With Love

Dipali