"Ideas and Opinions," is a collection of Einstein's writings, gathered under his own supervision. It includes the collection of various speeches, articles published in newspapers, interviews, etc. On diverse topics of politics, religion, war-peace, race and secular subjects such as science. Ranging from the early years to the twilight of his career.
According to Albert Einstein observing the nature and comprehending a portion of it, be it even so tiny of the reason that manifests itself in nature, is his greatest joy.
When asked about God, Einstein professed that anyone who sets himself to be a judge in the field of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of God.
He states that the universe is a work of art coherently build, hidden by the curtains of mysteries, to be unveiled by the exploring human mind. Throughout his life Einstein had been an active advocator of peace, appealing through out the world the renouncement of nuclear weapons. In his speeches and writings he propagates the danger of the annihilation of the world due to war.
He believes that the extinction of all the species, in the world is inevitable if at a proper time a supernatural government authorized to arbitrate the disputes between the governments along with the legitimate authority of the role use of nuclear weapons is formed.
His remarkable ability to directly penetrate into the heart of the subject deduces complex theories and to understand complex concept was his genies. Though not among us today, he would be known to the posterity for his remarkable intelligence, amazing curiosity, overwhelming endeavor, stomach aching humor and unbelievable modesty.

Main Kemp “My Struggle” is an autobiography by Adolf Hitler and the very title deceives the readers as it did me. The entire book consists of his opinions on race and politics rather than his life’s struggle. Written with extreme aggression and favour, he denigrates the Jews. The entire book focuses on proposing racism. As per hi belief the law of nature is autocratic, thus the world should be governed through autocracy. He states that the Aryans are the supreme race and are responsible for all the cultural, social and political revolutions, therefore, liable to dictate the whole sphere and the other races are obliged to surrender to them and follow them. Though mostly hated by present world the name Adolf Hitler and the story of his tyranny world subsist on the minds of the people for a generation to come.

Book: The Kite Runner
By: Khaled Hosseini.
Category: Fiction

An Afghan's story

The Kite Runner is the story of an Afghan coming to terms with his past. Amir and Hassan are friends and it his Amir who narrates the story to us, by unfolds the story by telling us about him and his childhood. Amir and Hassan are both motherless kids who live in the same house. Amir lives in Kabul with his Baba, a rich businessman, Baba’s servant Ali and his son Hassan. Amir and Hassan both born around the same time come of age during the last peaceful days of monarchy. Hassan is a loyal friend who occasionally rescues Amir from neighbourhood rowdies.
Amir, inspite, of his regard for their friendship is cruel to his beloved friend Hassan, who in the eyes of Amir gets more of his Baba’s attention. Which is one among a number of Hassan’s trait that gets to Amir, and he at every chance pulls prank at him. In return Hassan’s silent sacrificial love and generosity brings lump to the throat.
Eventually, Amir fails to help is friend for the same rowdies Hassan had rescue him from, on the famous kite-flying contest day. But the guilt of having turned his back on loyal friend tortures him for the rest of his life.
The story moves forward when Amir and his Baba flee the country after the Russian invasion. Even in America Amir is haunted by his guilt.
Here, far away from home in a foreign land father and son finally bond. The second part of the book consists of Amir coming of age, falling in love, starting his own family. Starting a new life, establishing his career all the under the guilt of his past.
The novel takes another turn when Amir is called back by an old acquaintance to help Hassan and his family. Where, Amir experiences tyranny of the Taliban. He masterly describes the haunting images he witness’s in his beloved country: a man, an adulterous couple stoned to death in a stadium during the halftime of a football match; desperate to feed his children, trying to sell his artificial leg in the market. Former professor turned beggar. The sadness he feels when seeing the tattered state his beloved beautiful country has turned into, for quarrel over power. Sentences like there are children in Kabul but no childhood touches the reader’s heart.
In the final part Amir the protagonist finally breaks off his shell and tries to deal with his past demons and tries to return the favour’s he owes to his Hazzara friend Hassan.
Khaled Hosseini has beautifully portrayed the relation between the Kite flyer, Amir and his harelip Kite Runner friend, Hassan. Hosseini's story deals with conscience and coincidence, which are in abundant in the novel. And he comes out with flying colours in dealing with such sensitive issues. Hosseini’s merit lies in the fact that he has chosen his characters well and also that his characters are full of life make it easier for him to take rather risky twists and turns in the story. His explicit explanation of every detail stretches beyond tolerance at times. But fortunately he has been able to cut short on these parts as well. Hosseini's excellent handling of such a sensitive subject, that too in his first attempt at writing overshadows other minor fault in the novel. Khaled Hosseini deserves acknowledgment for being the first Afghan writer to have written about his country in English for the rest of the world to read.

Book: From Goddess to Mortal
By: Rashmila Shakya as told to Scott Berry

From Goddess to Mortal is a biography of Rashmila Shakya who was fortunate enough to live two different lives in one lifespan. It’s the story of a girl who was first a Goddess and latter a mortal. The book is a sum of her experience initially as a goddess and later of mere mortal. Rashmila was four years old when she was chosen to become the Royal Kumari. Her world was to change as she was now being promoted to Goddess. She was now Dyah Meiju, the living goddess and had to move into a new house the Kumari Che, She was the Royal Kumari from 1984-91.
There are many interesting things that happen to her during her stay at Kumari Che one of the things being little Rashmila never cries during her term as Kumari. She just knew that she was not supposed to. And at the same time that of a girl who waited the whole day for her friends to finish school so that she could play with them and carved to have dinner with the rest of the caretaker family over her solitary meals.
It’s also the story of a child whose life was divided between being a goddess during the festivals and at the time of puja and at times playing with her dolls like ordinary girls her age.
The part where she reveals her fondness for the festivals as those are the only times she gets to go out of her palace is rather touching. Makes one wonder if we have to keep the small child confined to her palace to give the impression of the goddess when everyone knows that the goddess is but a small child.
Rashmila’s difficulties over coming to terms with the simple ways of life is rather touching as until then she had believed that nothing would happen to her the goddess who had the power to help others get over their suffering.
Rashmila’s description of her difficulties while adapting her mortal life and the problems she had while moving back to her own family is another interesting part , others being her learning to live like the mortals starting by learning to walk, going to a class full of children half her age. There’s a passage in the book where she describes how she gathers courage on fine day and buys herself a sweet.
It’s the story of a hardworking girl who did not give up in despair and worked harder than most people her age with the help of her family to learn not just her textbooks but also the ways of life. As she wanted to do something productive with her life.
Rashmila a quite, reserved, honest hard working girl has managed to become the first Kumari to have completed her higher education.
But the book doesn’t just end with her journey; Rashmila had another purpose for writing the book. Rashmila was the victim of a lot of misunderstanding about the life of Kumari. She feels that people have been fascinated by the myths surrounding the Virgin Goddess and that no effort what so ever has been taken to correct it. So she hopes that by revealing her experience she will be able to set a few things right. Like the myth that Kumari’s have to prove their courage by spending a night in a room full of 108freshly severed goat and buffalos. Nor did she undergo a particularly rigorous physical examination.
Infact Rashmila feels that the tradition of the living goddess should to continue with a little ramification. Like providing proper education, as she believes Kumaris will not have any problem with adapting to the ways of real world if they are provided proper education
The latter part of the book consists of answers Rashmila was asked a number of times by people from all over the world. She completes the book by saying that she has no regret about being a kumari rather says that she enjoyed her life.
She feels she was fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to help preserve the tradition of the nation .
It’s an enlightening book on the life of a Kumari, the rituals associated with it, the days she spent at her palace and the also about her life after the stint as a goddess was over. The book goes at length to prove that girls at the Kumari Che are happy and can live a normal life if they are provided education. It’s a book that advocates on the tradition of Kumari, says that this tradition should be continued, as Kumaris are national symbols as well as a symbol of the lack of enmity between different religions.
Above all it’s the story of a lady who is proud to have been able to serve her country wants others to know about it.

Album: Rewind
Artist: Various
Company: Reeyaz Music
Genre: Remix

Songs:
Ekai nazar ma - Dipesh Kishwor Bhattarai
Ma pyar bechidinchu - Kiran, Sarad, Amash and Bishwo
Sangita - Rajnani Nepali
Bai road ko bato ma - Shyam Nepali
Yadai yadma - Deepak Bajracharya
Ma rup hun - Maushami Gurung and Laxman Poudel
Ko ho tyo - Om Bikram Bista
Makhamali choli - Mira Rana

Have you heard the old melodious song Yekai nazar ma maya basyo hai luke chepe heri dina le, tyo akhale zeudai maryo hai otha toki hasedinale, for those of u who have and also for those of you who haven't Rewind is out there to take you back to the some of the finest songs of yesteryears. Rewind is a collection of remixes. It has done an excellent job of fusing the old songs in the latest trend. Yekai nazar ma, the first song in the album needs no introduction and Dipesh Kishor Bhattarai's voice has added freshness to this evergreen song.
Yekai nazar ma is a beautiful song with strong lyric and Dipesh Kishwor Bhattari's voice has continued the trend. It is a song that reminds one of the by gone era of music where the vocal and lyric dominated the rest. The words of the songs are unforgettable they keep coming back to you ..........Phul ho ke june timi ka sagai rakhne , chate bhitra rakhne ho ya yakha bhitra rakhne.

The next one, ma pyar bache dinchu all time hit, is the jewel of the album. This song has been remixed with great care and the out come reflects the careful handling of the song. Inspite of all fusion and experiment the essence of the song remains and even while listening to the song the scene of Mmala Sinha dancing to the tune of ma pyar bache dinchu, ma har bache dinchu ko kinch mero dil ko jhankar bache din chu.

Shyam Nepali in bai road ko bato ma, has been treated so well that one can hardly find any difference beween the older version and the latest version. Deepak Bajracharya in yadai yadma is good his voice has complimented the song. Ma rup hun timi dhadkan, ma geet hu timi sargam by maushami gurung and laxman poudel is yet another good track. Om Bikram Bista’s ko ho tyo jasle malai mohane lagayo sounds even better than the older version. The music of both the songs has been composed beautifully. Mira Rana's makhamali chol is yet another song that has been redone and this too has been treated wonderfully.
Sangita is the only song in the entire album that stands apart, yes with all the seven songs redone so beautifully this song is a mismatch. This one somehow does not match the caliber of the old classics and here to have failed to stand with songs like bai road ko batoma, ekai nazar ma, ma pyar bache dinchu and makhmali choli.

All in all Reeyaz music deserves a pat on the back for have coming out with such a good collection when many of the remixes coming out have not been able to do justice to the older versions. Go take a journey back in history with Rewind; the only difference this time around is with difference in music tunes.