The best way to get a closure in a relationship that you are holding on to with fading hope is … More
Category: Philosophy for Everyday Life
The Written/Unwritten
“Reading between the lines can sometimes be good, and sometimes can be problematic.”
“Tum thethar admi ho. Why came back now”
I “Delete” my WhatsApp accountI do a bunch of other such cancellationsAnd before the diurnal cycle is completedI reinstall, restore, … More
Rick Roderick on Derrida — The Ends of Man
Lecture Notes: I. Richard Rorty may be viewed as an “Americanization” of Derrida: widely considered the postmodern thinkers (perhaps wrongly). … More
Human Vs Divine
The human in us sits uneasilyWith what the human recognizesAs the divinity within itselfThis tussle between the two pullsIs a … More
We Have Nothing to Lose Because Nothing is Ours
The body which we now claim as ours was formed in our mother’s womb from the union of the sperm … More
My Own Take On Being
Man always is in the present where the “trace” (to use or misuse a word/concept that Derrida keeps hearkening back … More
Want to make a difference in the world?
Dear GSR uncle, While your goal/intention of making a difference in this world by having a positive impact, leaving this … More
The Various Kinds of Hunger
Swami Vivekananda believed that you cannot preach spiritual truths or give religious lectures to someone suffering from extreme hunger. For … More
The Cost of Not Following One’s Svadharma
Here’s a poem I wrote (see photo below) about my med school classmate when he lost his father. It is … More