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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

Vedanta 101 — Anitya rendered as film song


“Flowers bloom here only to bloom and scatter” — Khilte Hain Gul Yahan Khil Ke Bikharne Ko — first the … More

Life as Goshi Gongadi – Google AI and Claude Comment


If I had to describe life in two words, I would say it is “Goshi gongadi”. Comment. Google AI comments: … More

Weltschmerz


Look it up!

Nothing and No One Will Shake You Again – Hermann Hesse


Throwing Away the Shackles


I am not answerableEither to someone elseOr to my own past selfWhich had decidedTo exist in a certain wayThat I … More

“But Why Wait for Your Birthday?” — A Friend Presses Further on Summa Iru


The friend who asked me the question “Is your summa iru resolve like a new year resolution?” (https://selfrealization.blog/2026/07/11/is-your-summa-iru-resolve-like-a-new-year-resolution/) responded to … More

Why Is Letting Go the WISEST Choice You Can Make? | Michel de Montaigne


“Is your summa iru resolve like a new year resolution?”


A friend asked: Do you naturally feel like doing it [summa iru]? Are you personally convinced that you should drop … More

The Summa Iru Phase


Damn This World, Damn Myself


My God, my virakti with this worldSeems almost complete, no interest nowTo go anywhere, or teach anyoneLeast of all any … More

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