by Alok K. Shrivastava, IAS (R) | Feb 24, 2025 | Blogs
HIGH POLLUTION OF SANGAM WATER Despite the success of Maha Kumbh, the largest ever religious gathering, controversies hit the headlines off and on. When, for a change, no untoward incident has lately come to notice, fresh debate has begun and rightly so over purity...
by Alok K. Shrivastava, IAS (R) | Feb 21, 2025 | Governance
MANIPUR DESERVES PEACE & STABILITY Co-existence has been the backbone of multi cultural society of Manipur. It should remain so Manipur is a land locked state at the eastern fag end of country, having borders with Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland and 390 kms...
by Alok K. Shrivastava, IAS (R) | Feb 12, 2025 | Blogs
MAHA KUMBH : EXPLORING TRUTH BEHIND DEATHS Death is natural. All those who have taken birth are bound to die. But generally one aspires to have a decent and painless departure from the world. Not like 30 devotees or 49 or 88 or 100 or 1000 devotees at Maha Kumbh....
by Alok K. Shrivastava, IAS (R) | Feb 8, 2025 | Blogs
Lata, the Legend DEAR FRIENDS, LADIES & GENTLEMEN Let us fondly Remember late Lata Mangeshkar Jee on her 3rd Punya Tithi that has just passed (February 6). A Nightingale or Sur Kokila, she had an unthinkable talent, nature and patriotic spirit. Her voice was not...
by Alok K. Shrivastava, IAS (R) | Feb 1, 2025 | Blogs
STAMPEDE SAGA OF MAHA KUMBH Prayagraj is supposed to be a confluence of tradition, history and spirituality. Here Kumbh mela is held once in 12 years at the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mystical Saraswati. People feel happy and blessed in this land soaked in...
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