Weaving of Arachne

The world is a beautiful place, though we don’t always realize it. We are so caught up in winning the rat race that we forget to cherish our life. The world abounds in beauty, only if we had the eyes to see it we wouldn’t be leading such impoverished lives. I, for one, rejoice and cherish all the beauty that I come across. Be it watching sunrise, or sunset, or gazing at the night sky with stars sprinkled across it. As a child I was always by the setting sun which could be seen from the terrace of my house, but unfortunately the privilege is lost now due to burgeoning high rise buildings. Nevertheless, evening will always be the most special time of my day. It’s the time when everyone returns home from a hard day at work. Though, unlike night, it does not soothe soul, yet it fills one with calmness. If you ever stop to observe the world around you in evening, you will see how the world is enveloped in a golden hue. And the most beautiful part of evening is dusk, which lasts for so li...

If you aren’t overwhelmed by a classic, then you might be reading it wrong. And Dostoyevsky would never allow that to happen. His works are bound to awe, stir and overwhelm you. And what happens when literary prowess, psychology, philosophy and ethics come together in a single work which stands the test of time? Well, simple, humankind gets one of its literary magnum opus: Crime and Punishment. A novel which takes its readers through the alleys of Petersburg to the garret which was the home of the famous literary hero Rodion   Romanovitch   Raskolnikov  and then nudges the readers into the turmoil inside his mind , warrants  no introduction. The novel is a mental voyage which begins from the moment the hideous idea is conceived by Raskolnikov  and continues till he accepts and repents his crime. Being a psychological novel it excellently portrays the mental agony and chaos of Raskolnikov  and the mental state of several other characters as well. But, th...