I write here on various subjects including philosophy, Hinduism, Carvaka, education, relationships and anything that catches my fancy!
Many schools and similar institutions have a pernicious practice of making children roast themselves under the searing Sun while organising Human Chains and other kinds of processions. Whatever the cause,…
Read moreIt is a story of yore that happened long time ago. Want to know when? Well, those were times when windows were merely a part of the anatomy of a…
Read moreIt 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…
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