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The Conquests of Gaius Julius Caesar

Part I – The Making of a Roman Storm

Before Gaius Julius Caesar, Pontifex Maximus, Proconsul of Gaul, and later Dictator Perpetuo of the Roman Republic, became a name carved into marble and memory, he was a man sharpened by ambition and opportunity. Rome in the first century BC was a republic in decay, noble in name yet fractured by rivalry, greed, and fear of greatness. Into this fragile world stepped Caesar, not merely to serve Rome, but to remake it through conquest.

An Ode to Joy

When Beethoven wrote the Ode to Joy, it was to be the grandiose conclusion that his seminal 9^th symphony deserved. A tragedy in its essence, the Ode to Joy reflects optimism, something that this world desperately needs. Ergo, you have the anthem of the European Union. The Story of Calcutta is three barren settlements coming together to form what was to become one of the greatest cities of the world in the 20^th century.

BHOLA’S JOURNEY FROM KOLKATA TO CALIFORNIA

Nirbhik “Bhola” Senjee was born on 3rd June 2012 in a large, bustling household nestled in the heart of South Kolkata. The house, painted in faded cream and bordered with iron railings, had stood for over a century.

Learning, the Way It Was Meant to Be

The French philosopher and teacher Simone Weil once said, ‘The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running.’ 

Without order, freedom cannot last; without freedom, order is oppression.

Freedom is one of those ideals we claim to cherish universally, but whose meaning has shifted across centuries. For the Stoics, freedom meant inner mastery—rising above passions. For Rousseau, it meant the “general will” binding people together. For the American revolutionaries, it was freedom from tyranny. And yet, freedom, when left unchecked, has often collapsed into chaos.