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On the Brahmin and the Aryan


Even if there is a superior caste such as Brahmins and even if there is a superior race such as … More

Aryan race, Brahmin, Care, Caste System, Casteism, Comapssion, Consideration, Dalit, Dharma, Differences between people, history, kindness, Love, Mental health, Nature vs Nurture, Philosophy, Prejudice, Racism, Religion, Spirituality

Pakistan Zindabad. India Zindabad


My younger brother called just now from the US and was reminding me about today’s T20 World Cup match between … More

Hinduism, India, Interfaith Dialogue, Islam, Jihad, Kaafir, pakistan, Pakistan Zindabad, Quran, Religion, Religious hatred, Vasudaiva Kutumbhakam

The Various Culinary (Philosophical?) Dispositions Round the World


Americans: The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Canadians: The Yankees are correct. Mexicans: Do you want some … More

Eating habits, Humour, Intellectual humour, Philosophical humour

The Truth about Caste System in India


ChatGPT, is there a correct and authentic historical record on whether Brahmins had exclusive monopoly on education? What kind of … More

Caste, Caste System in India, Hinduism, history, India, Jati, Religion, Spirituality, Varna

Are You Still Searching?


Unlike poor Bono, I have found everything I have looked for. U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking … More

Bono, Contentment, Destiny, Fate, Happiness, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Karma, Luck, Satisfaction, Seeking, U2

Regarding This Wish to Build a Statue of My Father in Our Village


A cousin wrote: The people of Gudiganpally, along with the followers of Gopal Thatha, are wishing to place a statue … More

God, Inspiration, Motivation, Name-and-form, Remembering great people, Statues

The Parable of the Three Unmarried Men and the King


A well-known spiritual parable appears in different forms in Indian bhakti, Sufi, and folk teaching traditions. It doesn’t belong to … More

Bachelor, Being single, Children, Family life, Freedom of being single, Grihasthashram, Marriage, Single, Unmarried, Wife

Job Loss From AI? There’s More To Fear!


My dear friend and once my roommate at University of Florida, Gainesville, where we both were in the grad school, … More

AI, Artificial Intelligence, chatgpt, Future of Work, Job losses due to AI, technology, Work-Life Balance, Writing

On the Question of Self-Interest


It is a logical truism that everything we do, we do it for the sake of “our own” happiness (despite … More

Altruism, Amartya Sen, Ayn Rand, Egoism, Enlightened egoism, Gurjada Appa rao, Happiness, Living for others, Philanthropy, Rational Fools, Self-interest, Selfishness, Selflessness

We Are Not The Doers


These lines are a devotional reflection of surrender and grace, spoken from the voice of a devotee addressing Krishna (Kanhaiya). … More

Destiny, Free Will, God, Hinduism, Karma, Karma Yoga, Sense of Doership

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