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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

ew scenes in literature remind us more powerfully that every life becomes a story and every story ends in silence. #Hamlet #Shakespeare #EnglishLiterature #Literature #Classics #Yorick #LiteraryStudies #Bookstagram #Theatre #Reading

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Juliet's famous line is often taken as proof that names don't matter. Yet Shakespeare devotes five acts to showing that they matter profoundly. Read the full essay on the journal. vandanasharma.com/journal/a-ro...

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Forgiveness is undoubtedly a noble philosophy of life, but it should not be blind or unconditional.

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

My memoir Veiled Horizons is now available in print in India. International editions on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk will be released soon. The e-book edition is forthcoming.

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

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...

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

“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. Read the full article on vanliterature.substack.com/p/he-who-lau...

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

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 #taleoftwocities #thenandnow #Timeless #LiteraryWisdom #wordsthatmattermost #dickensquotes

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

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...

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

"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

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

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;

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

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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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

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

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

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

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

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.

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

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.

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

"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

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

"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

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

"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.

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

"Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving." Shakespeare: Othello (Act II, scene iii)

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

“Modest doubt is call'd The beacon of the wise.” Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida This quote reminds us that wisdom lies in questioning rather than blind certainty. A thoughtful doubt guides us, much like a beacon, toward deeper understanding.

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

“There's small choice in rotten apples.” Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew This quote suggests that when options are all bad, there is little difference in choosing one over another. It implies that if all available choices are flawed, selecting among them becomes meaningless.

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

“Too much of a good thing” Shakespeare’s As You Like It Act 2 Scene 7 Being too good can weigh you down. Even sunshine burns when you stay too long. Even virtues in excess can become vices.

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Even those closest to you can betray, making the wound deeper than the blade." "Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar!" This line captures Caesar's heartbreak, as he recognizes Brutus—a trusted friend—among the conspirators, symbolizing the ultimate betrayal.

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

"Frailty, thy name is woman!" Shakespeare: Hamlet Prince Hamlet expresses his disappointment in his mother, Queen Gertrude, for remarrying so soon after his father’s death. He sees it as a sign of weakness, though the line reflects his personal grief rather than a universal truth about women.

"Frailty, thy name is woman!"—A famous line from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Polonius advises his son Laertes in Hamlet against borrowing or lending money to friends, cautioning that it risks debt, loss of funds, and strained relationships, emphasising the value of self-reliance and maintaining bonds.

Neither a borrower nor a lender be;
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
Shakespeare: Hamlet

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Dr. Vandana Sharma @authorvandana.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

This line from the play King Lear reflects Lear's profound disillusionment, suggesting that life is a tragic, foolish performance, and our entrance into it is marked by sorrow.

"When we are born, we cry that we are come
To this great stage of fools. This a good block." Shakespeare: King Lear

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