Here are two interesting snippets of information, provided by the Bodleian: – “It should be noted that the degree was not presented at Encaenia (the large ceremony awarding multiple honorary degrees that takes place during the summer), but a smaller celebration. Our records indicate that Chaudhuri was the only person who received an honorary degree […]
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or, The scandal of pursuing the Science of the Spirit amidst the Art of Religion It took me a lifetime of research, reflection and suffering to intuit the almost indefeasible nature of religion and the logic of its popular appeal. The appeal of religion is quite different from the appeal of science. Religion appeals primarily because
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And all of a sudden, I begin to feel.. …like an anxious school girl; my heart ceases to be calm, my knees tremble but my feet are frozen stiff; I try to wriggle my toes inside my black Naughty Boy shoes but my toes aren’t there! The knot in my stomach is tighter than the
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AUTHOR: Rita Kakati-Shah Rita Kakati-Shah navigates the reader through the complexities of diversity, inclusivity and related topics in THE GODDESS OF GO-GETTING, drawing upon her extensive experience in the corporate world and in life. Rita Kakati-Shah navigates the reader through the complexities of diversity, inclusivity, and related topics in THE GODDESS OF GO-GETTING, drawing upon
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The BJP is as subtle as a kick in the backside. It has lost no time in proving to the world that every word Rahul Gandhi said in Cambridge about the decline of Indian democracy was true, and then some. It has since then not allowed him to speak in Parliament, had him convicted in
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