On The Turning Away

I have turned awayFrom Hippocrates and Galen;I have turned awayFrom Adam Smith and Marx;I have turned awayFrom Plato and Wittgenstein;Now … More

Letting Go and Letting Be

“What will I gain by reading Iliad and Odyssey or Ramayan and Mahabharat, except maybe become aware of the problems … More

Mother is not thereSo what? Success is there or notSo what? One is understood or notSo what? People are mockingSo … More

In clinical psychology, emotional vulnerability refers to a temperament in which a person is unusually sensitive to emotional stimuli, reacts … More

Yes, we should believeIn our own abilityBut vulnerability alsoNot to be scoffed at. To be humanIs to be vulnerableThat’s how … More

We Humans are Also Forces of Nature (Non-doership) A little while ago a friend was telling me that she was … More

Roti, kapada, makaan bus thaa nah bhai saab. Kaun kambhakt ye list ko biwi add kar di?

Derrida makes the distinction between the ‘who’ one loves – their singularity – and the ‘what’ – the specific qualities … More

(My attention was drawn to this by Tara Mehra, father of my friend Rashmi Chatterjee) According to the Ramcharitmanas, the … More