"Dewdrops," a treasured book from Belur Math in West Bengal, which I bought when I visited Belur Math with my Mother, the book offers daily reflections from Holy Mother Sarada Ma. There comes a moment in every seeker’s life when the noise of the world begins to fade and one starts to listen, not to the voices around, but to the whisper within. For me, that moment arrived not in the midst of travel or conversation but through the gentle turning of pages as I read a small book called Dewdrops:...

Photograph of the Book - ‘The Master As I Saw Him’, by Sister Nivedita ( The Original Article Was Published in My Substack Page: https://majumdarbookreviews.substack.com/ ) There are moments in a life rare,  divine moments, when something unseen brushes against the soul.  It comes quietly, without warning, without reason .  A whisper more than a word . A pull more than a thought . And it says, almost tenderly:  “This is where your journey begins.” For  Margaret Elizabeth Noble , that...

Photograph of the Book 'Shakti 51 Sacred Peethas of the Goddess' October 2025 We live in a world that constantly tests our strength , a world filled with adversities, pain and the relentless weight of human struggle. And yet, amidst all the noise and confusion, there exists an unseen power that holds the universe together; the grace of the Divine Mother . As per many shaktas (followers of Shaktism), She is the silent force behind every act of creation and every breath of life. As I turned...