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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

What AI to use in late 2025: An Opinionated Guide


The four most advanced AI systems are Claude from Anthropic, Google’s Gemini, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Grok by Elon Musk’s xAI. Then there are the open weights … More

AI, Artificial Intelligence, Best AI, Guide to AI, Uses of AI, Which AI to Use

Simple Route to Happiness


Dana Milbank in The Washington Post: In these grim times, the most efficient path to living a contented life may be … More

Happiness

Nonsensical World


“The world does not make sense. I mean that in a very, very wide and in a very, very deep … More

cynicism, Life, Meaninglessness, Nihilism, philosophical viewpoint, Quotations, Quotes, Skepticism, Universe, World

Buddha’s Truth


Desires I have manyNo, not manyJust a fewBut desire I am told is suffering(Buddha said it)Even a little suffering is … More

Buddhism, Desire, Life, Poem, Poetry, Suffering

A Whimsical Look at Life


Aadhi zindagi kut gayiPadnay may, Kamaanay mayBaaki zindagi kut gayiBiwi ko samajhnay may.

Comedy, Critique, Life, Poem, Poetry, Satire, Time

Fast Receding Into Nihilism


However much I try to pull myself upFrom the depths of despair about lifeI keep failing, feeling I should shut … More

Humanities, Knowledge, Life, Nihilism, Poem, Poetry, Sciences, Social Sciences

Our Watchman Lalman and What Makes Him Tick


Lalman, one of the watchmen in our apartment complex, works from 8 pm to 8 am. He seems to be … More

fiction, God, Happiness, Jesus, Love, Simplicity, Writing

How Shall I Tell The Women I Loved


How shall I tell the women I lovedThat it was not they who I lovedBut I myself all along in … More

Love, Poem, Poetry, Romance, Women

“You are neither “नादान nor नालायक”


While those wordsComfort oneComing as they didFrom a well-wisher,But you know how they say“Beauty lies in the eye of the … More

Poem, Poetry

13 Sayings


“Your problem creates an opportunity for someone else.” “This whole tamasha of Maya and liberation from Maya hinges on your nuanced … More

Bible, Equanimity, faith, God, Intelligence, Jesus, Love, Maya, Problems & Opportunities, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes

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