It was in early 1990’s, we students were attentively listening to the social studies teacher in a sultry classroom made with thatched roof. The teacher read through a sentence from the text book “India is a developing country”. She said that there are few developed countries in this world such as America and Great Britain,... Continue Reading →
Life is an Affliction
The world out there is inherently beautiful, The reflection of it in my mind is unfortunately not!! It dawned and the day soon slipped into dusk. Days turned to months and then to years. I realize yet again that the life is meaningless, and this world is a very sad place to live. This is... Continue Reading →
The Beast Inside Me
(Following is an excerpt from the diary of a confused man who was born back in 20th century) An epic battle has just ended, and I lost to the beast inside me. I sat on the couch and poured a drink in the glass to concede my defeat. The beast smiled, and I started to... Continue Reading →
Curious Case of Karma Philosophy
Long ago, a wise man appeared in my hallucinated dream. His image was vague, but his voice was clear. He said “Beware of Karma. Your current life and its quality is the result of some of your earlier actions this life and the previous lives; your future will depend on the actions that you perform... Continue Reading →
A day in my karmic life
“Carpe Diem: Seize the day” 7 AM: The alarm buzzed, but I was awake by then. My mind raced through the day’s tasks. I fought with my lethargy and dragged myself out of the bed, freshened up, and started Surya Namaskar. The first two rounds I was elevated, and the next two rounds I was... Continue Reading →
Our Flawed lives
My blood test reports have come, and I was summoned to see the doctor. Many test results were out of range. Hemoglobin should be 13, but mine’s only 11. The doctor smirked and asked me not to bother about these ‘out of range’ results, and these ranges are only for reference. We have an appraisal... Continue Reading →
Anarchy of Democracy – Freedom of Speech
One of my most vivid memories from school, in early 90s, was that of a political science class, in which the teacher explained about Democracy. He used Abraham Lincoln's quote that "Democracy is by the people, of the people and for the people". It looked relevant to its time when the teacher juxtaposed democracy with... Continue Reading →
Bahubali Review
**** Spoiler Alert **** It has been a strange feeling throughout the months of June and July with Bahubali taking a front seat on all the social media platforms via the TV/YouTube interviews, Twitter feeds and Facebook posts. As a preparation to see the movie, I deliberately attempted to learn as much about it through... Continue Reading →
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