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  • There is an all-women band called Afflatus which will open the festival, and the grand finale will be by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, "Virendra Gupta, director general of Indian Council for Cultural Relations told reporters here.

    Daily News & Analysis 2009

  • Xerxadrea stamped the wooden handle end of her broom onto the stone pathway and cried out, “Afflatus!”

    Fatal Circle Linda Robertson 2010

  • Afflatus is defined by Webster's Dictionary as "a divine imparting of knowledge or power: inspiration."

    Margot Rogers: Afflatus: It's Elusive to Me 2009

  • American Afflatus by Ivor Hughes on Saturday, Nov 10, 2007 at 11: 21: 34 AM

    An Open Letter To President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad And The People Of Iran 2007

  • ATTRIBUTION: H.L. MENCKEN, “The Divine Afflatus, ” A Mencken Chrestomathy, chapter 25, p. 443 (1949).

    Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956) 1989

  • Unbidden, unasked for, unsought, often in our lightest, most careless moments, the Divine Afflatus descends upon us.

    Five Nights Victoria Cross 1910

  • The whistle will blow very shortly and our Divine Afflatus Dynamo will shut down, so if she is to see that feature of our work now is the time to do it.

    Alice in Blunderland An Iridescent Dream John Kendrick Bangs 1892

  • In a series of interesting papers in the _Dublin University Magazine_, called 'Waren, or the Divine Afflatus of the Hindoos,' the writer gives a lengthened description of that strange possession (which he calls _daimoniac_, preferring that word to _demoniac_ -- the latter being exclusively evil or devilish, while the former implies a superhuman power for good as well as evil), with all its varied manifestations.

    Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 457 Volume 18, New Series, October 2, 1852 Various 1836

  • Launching 'Virtuosity', a skill building institute, developed by the technology innovations company Afflatus iLabs, here, he said the 'long gulf 'between academic curriculum and industry's expectations need to be addressed.

    The Financial Express 2009

  • Apart from the big daddies of Rock 'n' Roll, the festival has also provided upcoming artists like Emperor (Myanmar), 'Fa'thu and The Early Birds' (Maldives) and Indian acts like Afflatus (Shillong) and Avial (Trivandrum) to collaborate with the biggest names in the music industry.

    Daily News & Analysis 2009

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