The Last Leg of the Journey?

I sometimes wonder if I should cease to be, at least in the form of writing. One sees that one … More

“It is we women who civilize the men” — Recalling Some Memories from Johns Hopkins Days

Recalling how extraordinarily lovely and quaintly haunting she sounded when she sang this song I shared above, “Where Have All … More

The context in which I am writing this is the Raksha Bandhan coming up on Friday, August 28, 2026. If … More

Beautiful ghazals by young poet Himanshi Babra.

“Love should never reach its final logical conclusion because if it does one wonders whether the conclusion was what love … More

After 60, being alone is no longer just a life circumstance—it becomes a path to inner freedom, clarity, and lasting … More

In this video is explored “Khudi”, the powerful concept of selfhood introduced by Allama Muhammad Iqbal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grWgDIiKmeE). Discover how Iqbal’s … More

The one thing that Sartre does get right in his 1946 lecture “Existentialism is a Humanism” (https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/sartre/works/exist/sartre.htm) is this: “Our … More

For too long now I have been going around complaining, both in writing and to whosoever takes the risk in … More