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Category: Philosophy for Everyday Life

Flower Power — I Have Revisited the 60s


Many recognize and acknowledge The enigma that he is Knowing he is an enigma Is not quite the same As … More

Brinda Karat, Che Guevara, Communists, Leftists, Marx, Poem, Poetry, Vamshi Krishna Samudrala, VK samudrala, VK Samudrala IAS Academy

The Stupid Brahmin and His Even Stupider Janeu


“The moment I realized that it is only the Brahmin male who wears the janeu and not the Brahmin female, … More

Brahmin, Caste System, Caste System in India, Casteism, Dvija, Janeu, Scared Thread, Twice Born, Upanayanam

The Uncertainty Of It All, Heisenberg You Were Right


As I walked out one evening,Walking down Urdu Gulli(I know friends are already suspectingSince I was in 9th classThat I … More

As I walked out one evening, faith, Life, Minerva Coffee Shop, Poem, Poetry, Uncertainty, WH Auden, Writing

Soft and Soulful – 60s Oldies That Touch the Heart


Step into the golden era of romance with timeless love songs from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s — where every … More

60s Oldies, Love songs from 50s--70s, Soft and soulful songs, Soulful Songs

Priti Interesting Pick


I shared with my friend my blog post“The Various Culinary (Philosophical?) Dispositions Round the World”And she picks this to highlight … More

Conflict resolution, Fairleigh Dickinson, JNU, Poem, Poetry, Priti Vaishnav, UN

Youth


I remember all too clearlySome days from my youthNo, not the time spentIn someone’s companyActually not in their companyIf you … More

AV Satish Chandra, Family, Friendships, Himadeep Muppidi, JNU, Judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Justice Sanjay Kumar, Life, Love, Mental health, P. S. Narasimha, P. V. Sanjay Kumar, Poem, Poetry, Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar, Student Days, Supreme Court Judges, Writing

Few More Sayings


“She was wearing the rose in her hair, and I was brushing off the snow from my jacket.” “Sometimes freedom … More

Bible, Carpe diem, Freedom, Friendship, Gandhi, Ghar waapsi, God, Hell, history, Jesus, Karma, Love, Love thy neighbour, Present, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes, Unrequited love

Song of the Open Road


You road I enter upon and look around, I believe you are not all that is here,I believe that much … More

American Poetry, Philosophy of Life, Poem, Poetry, Song of the Open Road, Walt Whitman

The Quiet Side of Love | 1950s Oldies Love Songs (Vintage American Romance)


This is Melody in Sepia — where 50s and early 60s love songs live again. Love lives in small moments … More

1950s Oldies, Love, Love Songs, Romantic Songs

The Magic of Mother Tongue


I will keep quietAnd you will understand meFor the first time in your life. Reading these linesYou may wonder“Is he … More

Marriage, Poem, Poetry, Relationships, Silence, Speech, Understanding

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