New Delhi. 11 November: On the evening of 11th November, the birth anniversary of Fyodor Dostoevsky, his great-great-great Grandson "Alexei Dostoevsky" walked among us at Russian Cultural Centre of New Delhi. The evening was more than a commemoration — it became a bridge between centuries, when history seemed to breathe again. His words carried the weight of five hundred years of family memory — from Tatar roots and Napoleonic battlefields to the spiritual struggles that gave birth to one of the world’s greatest literary voices. MEETING ALEXEI DOSTOYEVSKY When I met him and spoke to him at the start of lecture, Alexei Dimitrievich Dostoyevsky was remarkably warm and cordial. There was an ease in his manner that instantly dissolved formality. He listened intently, smiled often, and spoke with quiet sincerity. I have rarely seen someone so approachable, especially one carrying such an extraordinary legacy. His humili...