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Behind The Scenes: Book Launch

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It all started with a dream. When I say that, I do not mean it figuratively. It was quite literally a dream. The process of transforming the story snippets into a book will probably be a longer tale to tell. But the process to unveil it to the world (in a broader sense) was no less of a dream (figuratively). It all started with the important decision: whether to have an offline book launch event or not. I mean there already had been an online launch. Would it feel redundant to have it again? There were a lot of apprehensions. However, the decision weighed in favor of having it, and thank goodness it happened so. I think it was towards the later-third of July (probably July 21) when the planning phase started. First step was to search for an optimal venue - a place which would look apt irrespective of the number of guests in attendance. We needed a place which would not look too empty if none of the guests turned up but should also be sufficiently big to seat all the guests. That was th
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Online Book Launch: Behind the Scenes

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With all the work related to the book release of my debut novel “Inexplicable Distances” going on, I never knew how to unveil it. Or if I wanted to unveil it at all. But who knew things would unravel the way they did, and I would end up scheduling an event for it! The online launch event was for the e-book version of the book. Initially, there were no plans of having it at all. I mean, it was there… lurking in some corner, but I never thought of it actively. Just the evening before the e-book release date (June 27, Monday), one of my friends suggested me to go ahead with it. That was the motivation that I was probably looking for. Immediately the work started which began with the search for a place to have the online launch (since a calm place was needed with no disturbance). Though it was last minute, the place got finalized by 9 pm. Afterwards, there were not much left to be done… or rather not much with external dependencies involved. The next step was to finalize the event platform
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Hopes

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It's you And your alluring smile That made it what it was That moment And every other moment Every day Every second Meaning of it I still wonder about After writing a few verses Feelings still sprout  "Why do so many lines you carve?" They ask But the world hasn't seen your smile the way I have The universes may change And the worlds within it may too But that glimmering smile  Is beyond eternal Brightness of a zillion lumens And of hopes anew Copyright © 2022 Ipsita Contemplates. All Rights Reserved.
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Where the Clouds Pray

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An engineering and architectural marvel, Konark Sun temple, has much more in store than just what the eye meets. It associates tales that span multitude domains and harbor significance in every walk of life and can mesmerize any soul who wishes to seep in the enigmatic charisma of this masterpiece. Many a times, I have thought of jotting down my thoughts on this. However, I have always found myself mesmerized by its enchanting mystery so much so that I end up forgetting the line of thoughts. Its happening now as well, but I will try my best to capture as much as I can. The stories wrapped around the temple have situations of varied fields in them, which includes but are not limited to Philosophy, Science, astronomy, cosmology, architecture, and engineering. Primarily, one tale surfaces around this. For the uninitiated, I would try to give a quick preview of it without going into much details of the play of emotions, sacrifice, motherly love, and the likes.  The construction of the mig
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Why Pi?

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Who knows what the exact reason is. All I know is, among the many numbers that represent and define Life and Nature, pi has always been one of my favorites. There obviously are many reasons why it is a great number. However, those were not the sole contributors.  The beauty of pi being an "irrational number" can never be stressed enough. One can never "know" it's exact value. It goes on and on. What can be more beautiful than that! It's almost like a forever journey, full of surprises, with no known patterns or resemblances. Like life!  Look around or better look inside. Wherever you look, you will find pi. It's presence can be felt in every form and shape, be it the shape of our pupils, the sun, or even the flowers. It forms the basis of creation for all life forms, be it in the stripes of a zebra, spots of a leopard, or even our own DNA, All this cannot just be coincidence. To a patternless number that is the reason behind almost every pattern. Truly w
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Utopia

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A dreamy afternoon In the lap of shining rays And a faint hum From the distant days An old bracelet And a forgotten Ring In the chest of memories From the beautiful Spring Sensed in the music Like a kaleidoscopic reel That utopian smile And the blushing beat I feel Copyright © 2021 Ipsita Contemplates. All Rights Reserved.
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असर

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मौसम में है नूर आज भी वही जैसे कल की खिलती धूप में थी महकी हुई है हवा आज भी वैसे है किरणों में आज फिरसे वही खुशी फिर भी कुछ तो था नया शायद आसमान की अंगड़ाईयों में सुनहरे बादल ओढ़े थे आंचल या तेरे लबों से पिघलती हंसी की खनक थी थी सरगोशी या सरगम में झंकार नया कैसा अनोखा था ये ड़गर साज़ के अनोखे आगाज़ का ना थी मुझको कोई खबर बेखुदी में था करार..और सवाल भी जादू अब कुछ ऐसा छाया था मुस्काते रहे हम सोच में ऐसे ना साँसों का पता चला...हुआ है अब कुछ ऐसा असर यूँ इस कदर खो जाएगा ये दिल धड़कन को कहां थी ख़बर चाह भी तुम, सफ़र भी तुम तुम हो ख़यालों में शामिल  Copyright © 2021 Ipsita Contemplates. All Rights Reserved.
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