Dr. Vandana Sharma

Threads of Longings – Shadows of Loss, Tales Inspired by True Lives"
A collection of stories exploring love, betrayal and resilience in late 20th-century India. www.amazon.com/Threads-Long...

“He who laughs last, laughs longest.”
Early triumphs may dazzle, yet they often fade; it is the final victory, hard-won and lasting, that releases the truest and most enduring laughter.
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He Who Laughs Last, Laughs Longest Patience Turns Out to Be Life’s Greatest Victory

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The Best of Times -The Worst of Times The Timeless Mirror: Dickens’ Words in Our Present World

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Dickens opened A Tale of Two Cities with: ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…’ From 1859 to today, Dickens’ paradox remains unchanged. #charlesdickensickens
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This post reflects on the emotional and psychological tensions that arise when cultures intersect but don’t truly connect. It draws from the themes explored in my book Cultural Cross Currents and Dysfunctionality. www.amazon.in/Cultural-Cro...

Dr. Vandana Sharma (@drvandanasharma) "Some stories are stitched in silence." Betrayal bruises. Denial protects. Endurance performs. But surrender?Surrender is often mistaken for weakness. In her case, it was the beginning of something q...

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Laal Sari Laal Sari: A Story of Silence, Grace, and Belonging

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💭 Ever kept quiet and watched peace return on its own?
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"O gentlemen, the time of life is short!
To spend that shortness basely were too long,
If life did ride upon a dial's point,
Still ending at the arrival of an hour."

Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Act 5, Scene 2

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.

Poem The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

The stark contrasts between wealth and poverty, privilege and oppression, mirror modern societal divides seen in global protests, revolutions, and movements for equality.

In today’s world, A Tale of Two Cities resonates through its portrayal of class struggles, political unrest, and the fight for justice. Dickens’ themes highlight how history often repeats itself when injustice remains unaddressed.

Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities is set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. This pic is showing contrast between revolutionary Paris and orderly London, with Sydney Carton symbolizing sacrifice and redemption at the center In the story.

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The Taj Mahal: more than just a symbol of love.
A timeless marvel of Mughal architecture, blending Persian, Islamic, and Indian styles.
Built between 1632–1648 by Shah Jahan in memory of Mumtaz Mahal.
Let’s uncover its fascinating story. 🧵

Few lines written long ago and forgotten...Echoes of words etched beneath the skin🤍

Heaven, Hell, and the Hereafter :-
"Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell;
And in the lowest deep a lower deep
Still threat'ning to devour me opens wide,
To which the Hell I suffer seems a Heav'n."
John Milton: Paradise Lost

Word of the day:
Onomatopoeia brings words to life,
With sounds like buzz, clang, whoosh, and strife.
They mimic noises we hear each day,
Adding vivid rhythm to what we say.

The poem *Mending Wall* by Robert Frost, explores the paradox of boundaries—how walls can both separate and connect people. It questions the necessity of barriers, challenging the idea that "Good fences make good neighbors." Barriers that separate while nature tries to break them down.

1/ 🧵 The Kailasa Temple at Ellora is not just a marvel of ancient India—it's one of the greatest monolithic structures ever created. Carved from a single rock, it defies logic, scale, and time. Here’s why it’s extraordinary: 👇

6/ The temple isn’t just a monolith—it’s a complex. It has massive pillars, detailed sculptures, shrines, corridors, and even life-sized elephants carved from the same rock, appearing to “hold up” the temple.

"I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze."

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
By William Wordsworth

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity..."
Dickens' words still resonate today. A timeless reminder that every era is a mix of light and darkness, hope and despair

"Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial."
Shakespeare; Othello (Act 2, Scene 3)
This moment underscores how reputation, though intangible, is vital to a person’s self-worth and social standing.