Laments of a bronze age gambler

On Dice, Destiny and the Oldest Addiction

May 7 • Sugam Pokharel

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April 2026

When the Romans fought a Dragon

Or did they?

Apr 30 • Sugam Pokharel

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A language came back from extinction . . . twice

The reports of my death are somewhat exaggerated: Kusunda

Apr 23 • Sugam Pokharel

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Indra, Zeus, and the Wife Who Knew

A scandalous myth across two worlds

Apr 14 • Sugam Pokharel

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Some Humorous and Obscene Poems translated from Latin

And not only Catullus.

Apr 5 • Sugam Pokharel

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March 2026

Conversation between Alexander and Diogenes in Sanskrit Verse

I'd want to be Diogenes too!

Mar 28 • Sugam Pokharel

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Alcuin of York, a medieval Indian folk tale and a modern American song

I am my own grandpa!

Mar 22 • Sugam Pokharel

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Was the Buddha Scythian ?

Of course not. He was actually Chinese.

Mar 17 • Sugam Pokharel

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Blonde Buddhists of the Tarim

Some thoughts on Tocharians

Mar 7 • Sugam Pokharel

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February 2026

Some Humorous and Obscene Poems translated from Sanskrit

Mostly collected from Major Anthologies

Feb 23 • Sugam Pokharel

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On Learning (Dead) Languages

My experience of learning languages as an autodidact.

Feb 15 • Sugam Pokharel

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January 2026

A Roman Matron & her Black Child

A fictional debate & Roman ideas about race

Jan 29 • Sugam Pokharel

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