I write here on various subjects including philosophy, Hinduism, Carvaka, education, relationships and anything that catches my fancy!
It was like manna from Heaven when I had torrents of Gmail invites – the first one being from the good ol’ Karthick Kannan Iyer (He is just in his…
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“Shit or get off the pot” This is the beauty of a command used by Chris O’Donnell for proposing marriage to his long-time girlfriend Renee Zellweger in the flop comedy…
Read moreI was lucky to stumble upon the works of Piet Hein (1905-1996), a Danish polymath (scientist, mathematician, inventor and author), who is known for his numerous original creations, including the…
Read moreOne of my chief idiosyncrasies is compulsive procrastination. It is, perhaps, a serious affliction akin to schizophrenia. I tend to shilly-shally almost every act that is mandatory for no reason…
Read moreI somehow feel the girls of the day in India have grown more beautiful. Don’t laugh! Look around you. If your life had spanned through a few decades you would…
Read moreHere is a discourse attributed to Zen master Dogen:- “…those who are greatly deluded about realisation are sentient beings. If you examine myriad things with a confused mind, you may…
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