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Loneliness to Solitude

Do you know 61% of the Americans feel lonely ? Do you know A college lad can feel lonely though surrounded by roommates and friends. A soldier can feel lonely while on duty though he is surrounded with his troop. A person who got recently married can feel lonely after moving to a new place. A person working on a project can feel lonely after it is done. If one has plenty of social contacts, this can trigger loneliness as there is no time to maintain quality in the relationship. A lack of authenticity in relationships can result in feelings of loneliness. Not having a quiet presence in the home can also sometimes triggers loneliness. What is Loneliness? It is just a feeling of being alone along with the feeling of isolation. Remember,  It is a common feeling similar to hunger, anger, fear etc. Just like when you are angry, you become irritated, anxious, emotional. Similarly, loneliness has some symptoms. It includes the feeling of being empty, unwanted and most import...

The Palace of Illusion

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A new Interpretation on one of the most sacred Indian epic- Mahabharath from the point of view of Yajnaseni, a fire born princess named Panchali is definitely a good read. This book describes the each phase in Mahabharath from Draupadis perspective. It beautifully phrases her strange birth, lonely childhood, tricky marriage and all her acts and her decisions at every stage.  With her strange unexpected birth, she was always treated as a doom to her clan yet as a princess. She was never allowed to do the stuff that her brother was allowed to do. She was never given the opportunity to learn vedas which her brother did. To protect the respect of her father and also the life of her brother, she insulted a King named Karna which led to her marriage with a saint who later turned out to be Arjuna. Though she was happy to marry Arjuna, her happiness about the marriage did not last really long.  Her expectation to live in the palace has faded when she was taken to a ...