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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

Call Off the Search


Mothers are anxious, fathers worried Sons and daughters are in the rat race Authors and poets keep writing Artists paint, … More

Poem, Poetry, The Search

18 Sayings (mostly on Love)


“Unplug the mind.” “God is a big show-off. Look at how grandly he has created this world.” “True love can … More

faith, God, Jesus, Love, True love, Truth

Me Talking about Who We Are on a Friend’s Podcast


The Pot that is Clay 🪴- The POV Pod (Oct-14-24), by Perspective Mapper, ft. D. Samarender Reddy Realizing the pot … More

Clay and Pot analogy, Name-and-form, Who am I?, Who are we

10 Sayings


“God does not need the help of an intermediary called the mind to make the body talk, walk, or work.” … More

Mind, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes, Thinking, Thoughts, World

2 Sayings


“God is only as much distant from you as the clay is from the pot.” “Only when you overcome your … More

God, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes, Truth

What’s in a Surname? A Lot!?


by D. Samarender Reddy Shakespeare wrote in Romeo and Juliet, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, … More

Caste, Caste in India, Caste System, genealogy, history, Last name, lifestyle, Meritocracy, names, Surname, Surnames

Why Do We Not Love One Another?


The simple answer to my question in the title is, “Because we live in the mind and not in the … More

BJP, India, Love, Mind vs Heart, narendra-modi, pakistan, Politics, Universal Love

Life & Truth


“I lived my life thus far wanting to know the Truth; having found the Truth, I do not know how to live.”

Life, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes, Truth

3 Sayings of Mine


Jean-Paul Sartre said, “Hell is other people.” I say, “To hell with other people.” “Let go, let go, let go. … More

Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes

Despairing of Society


There seems not much cause for cheerWhen I find myself in any company,I who have strayed too far from humanityIn … More

Life, Poem, Poetry, Society

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