Dr. Vandana Sharma
@vandanasharma.com
🎓 English Professor | 📚 PhD in English Literature | ✍️ Author
🎭 Shakespeare Enthusiast | 📖 Classic English Literature Expert
🌍 Exploring Culture & the Arts | 🎨 Passion for Literature & Creativity
📖 Explore https://vandanasharma.com/ for tips & guidance.
🎭 Shakespeare Enthusiast | 📖 Classic English Literature Expert
🌍 Exploring Culture & the Arts | 🎨 Passion for Literature & Creativity
📖 Explore https://vandanasharma.com/ for tips & guidance.
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...
A collection of stories exploring love, betrayal and resilience in late 20th-century India. www.amazon.com/Threads-Long...
September 5, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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...
A collection of stories exploring love, betrayal and resilience in late 20th-century India. www.amazon.com/Threads-Long...
“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...
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...
September 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
“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...
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...
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
#taleoftwocities #thenandnow #Timeless #LiteraryWisdom #wordsthatmattermost #dickensquotes
September 3, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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
#taleoftwocities #thenandnow #Timeless #LiteraryWisdom #wordsthatmattermost #dickensquotes
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...
July 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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...
💭 Ever kept quiet and watched peace return on its own?
Share your thoughts.👇
#EnglishIdioms #LifeWisdom #Proverbs #EmotionalIntelligence #LeastSaidSoonestMended #LearnEnglish #LanguageAndLife #QuietWisdom #MindfulSpeech #InstaLearning
Share your thoughts.👇
#EnglishIdioms #LifeWisdom #Proverbs #EmotionalIntelligence #LeastSaidSoonestMended #LearnEnglish #LanguageAndLife #QuietWisdom #MindfulSpeech #InstaLearning
June 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
💭 Ever kept quiet and watched peace return on its own?
Share your thoughts.👇
#EnglishIdioms #LifeWisdom #Proverbs #EmotionalIntelligence #LeastSaidSoonestMended #LearnEnglish #LanguageAndLife #QuietWisdom #MindfulSpeech #InstaLearning
Share your thoughts.👇
#EnglishIdioms #LifeWisdom #Proverbs #EmotionalIntelligence #LeastSaidSoonestMended #LearnEnglish #LanguageAndLife #QuietWisdom #MindfulSpeech #InstaLearning
"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
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
March 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"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
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
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare
Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare
March 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare
Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare
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;
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;
February 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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;
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;
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.
February 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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.
Few lines written long ago and forgotten...Echoes of words etched beneath the skin🤍
February 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Few lines written long ago and forgotten...Echoes of words etched beneath the skin🤍
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
"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
February 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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
"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
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.
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.
February 3, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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.
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.
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.
February 3, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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.
"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
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
February 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"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
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
"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
Dickens' words still resonate today. A timeless reminder that every era is a mix of light and darkness, hope and despair
February 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"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
Dickens' words still resonate today. A timeless reminder that every era is a mix of light and darkness, hope and despair