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

Who Am I?


“Who knows who or what “Sam’ is, or who or what ‘Nihar’ is, and who can we ask to find out?”

On Love


“Don’t ‘be in love’. Become love.”

The Promise & Perils of AI


Explore the promise and peril of AI superintelligence—its risks, benefits, impact on jobs, and potential to surpass Einstein in scientific discovery.

From Metaphysical Weariness to Self-Realization


There are moments in life when fatigue runs deeper than the body or mind—it’s a weariness of existence itself. Not depression, not despair, but a quiet recognition that life as we know it may be part of a grander cosmic play. In this exchange, I explore this metaphysical tiredness through the lens of Advaita Vedanta and the teachings of Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta Maharaj, and J. Krishnamurti. What emerges is a simple yet profound daily contemplative routine—an invitation to step beyond egoic striving and rest in pure Awareness, where true happiness and freedom reside.

Is it ethically right to not save a meat-eater drowning in a pond?


Dr. Michael Plant, a philosopher and ‘welfatarian’, argues in an academic journal that it may be justifiable to not save meat-eaters from drowning. He highlights a conflict between the duty to save others at minimal cost and the ethical concerns of consuming meat due to animal suffering in factory farms, suggesting that allowing harm could be a lesser evil.