R R Mahapatra~ Will you come along with me in the Savere Wali Gaadi ~In my childhood days at Bhubaneswar, we used to walk down to school- me and my brother, about a kilometer & half. I was in class V and on…Jun 27, 2020Jun 27, 2020
R R Mahapatra~ Life in times of corona~After following the rules on heightened hygiene- washing hands with soap, and then a good rubbing of the sanitiser to kill the residual…Mar 22, 2020Mar 22, 2020
R R MahapatraHow to kill a Bank !! Well almost..As the Yes Bank story is unfolding we are getting to know the sure sort formula of how to kill a bank that, not too long ago, was touted as…Mar 15, 2020Mar 15, 2020
R R Mahapatra~ Roti: some food for thought~ Today may I share a thought about a common Indian staple, the humble…In 1974, Manmohan Desai made a film named - Roti- with the then heartthrobs Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz. The movie opens with the title scene…Feb 28, 2020Feb 28, 2020
R R Mahapatra~ The 70s and in-between- kahan kahan se guzar gaye~Last night while I was half asleep, some incoherent thoughts were playing hard ball with me, not letting me sleep. Doesn't happen with me…Feb 16, 2020Feb 16, 2020
R R Mahapatra~ Let’s go Cinema: With Sashi, the reluctant Kapoor~ ' wada karo nehin chodoge tum mera saath...Sashi- the youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor after Raj & Shammi, perhaps had the most exhilarating journey and that's a tale that must be…Feb 13, 2020Feb 13, 2020
R R Mahapatra~Lets go Cinema~ with Sanjeev Kumar: dil dhund ta hai..Sanjeev Kumar left quite young at the age of 47. The irony of life was such that while all through his career he played characters that…Jan 10, 2020Jan 10, 2020
R R Mahapatra~The Banyan TreeThe great banyan tree is over two hundred and fifty years old and covers about 14,500 square meters of land (3.5 acres) in the Acharya…Jan 8, 2020Jan 8, 2020
R R MahapatraThe Great Banyan Tree is over two hundred and fifty years old and covers about 14,500 square meters…×××Banyan tree (बरगद- botanical: ficus benghalensis)×× Have you ever reflected under a banyan tree? A giant one, standing majestically in…Jan 8, 2020Jan 8, 2020
R R Mahapatra~Btwn a Vaishnav bhajan & Madonna~ #socialstoriesThe travel from Bhubaneswar airport to home at Patia is a long journey by the city's standards- takes about 45 minutes. Mum is unwell; you…Jan 1, 2020Jan 1, 2020