Tag Archives: Libya

The Eight Hour Day –Remembering Hay Market in Tripoli

Posted on May 1, 2012 by prashant bhatt

            Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest, eight hours for what we will                                                                         Rallying slogan of the 8 hour working day                                                                         Movement of Chicago 1886. The first secular holiday of Libya under … Continue reading →

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Musings around Easter-Remembering St.Augustine of Hippo

Posted on April 29, 2012 by prashant bhatt

In no wise are the bodies themselves to be spurned. (…) For these pertain not to ornament or aid which is applied from without, but to the very nature of man. St.Augustine of Hippo 13th November 354 to 28th August … Continue reading →

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Some musings on Art

Posted on April 15, 2012 by prashant bhatt

Today, 15th April, is the birthday of Leonardo Da Vinci, one of the most innovative thinkers of all time. Hence I thought of revisiting some journeys in art, while remembering Vinci who has given the world some of the most … Continue reading →

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