Yes, we should believeIn our own abilityBut vulnerability alsoNot to be scoffed at. To be humanIs to be vulnerableThat’s how … More
Author: D. Samarender Reddy
Philosopher & Poet. Holds degrees in Medicine (MBBS) and Economics (MA, The Johns Hopkins University). Certified programmer. An avid reader. Worked in various capacities as a medical writer, copywriter, copyeditor, software programmer, newspaper columnist, and content writer. Amazon Author Page - https://www.amazon.in/stores/D.-Samarender-Reddy/author/B0CB7PMW36
“God is in charge of not only volcanoes but also all our feelings.”
We Humans are Also Forces of Nature (Non-doership) A little while ago a friend was telling me that she was … More
The Frills
Roti, kapada, makaan bus thaa nah bhai saab. Kaun kambhakt ye list ko biwi add kar di?
करोगे याद तो, हर बात याद आयेगी
What’s Amiss? Missing the Miss
I miss her likeOne misses the sunOn a December day. I miss her likeOne misses a friendWho has emigrated. I … More
Jacques Derrida On Love and Being
Derrida makes the distinction between the ‘who’ one loves – their singularity – and the ‘what’ – the specific qualities … More
“Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai.” Aur Baaki Sab Mein?
I know even Ramakrishna Paramahansa said, “The heart of a devotee is God’s drawing-room.” But this is all kindergarten spirituality. … More
The True Chariot According to the Ramcharitmanas
(My attention was drawn to this by Tara Mehra, father of my friend Rashmi Chatterjee) According to the Ramcharitmanas, the … More
“Have you seen God?” (Or) The Disservice(?) That Ramakrishna Paramahansa Did to Swami Vivekananda
That Naredranath Dutta (later to become Swami Vivekananda) went around asking “Have you seen God?” is itself a problem, though … More
Coming to Terms with Love
“To understand what is love, to understand your own inadequacies to rise up to the challenge of being able to … More
