When I first Came to the US two Political Issues Unexpectedly Disturbed Me

by Pranab Bardhan, an Emeritus Professor at Berkeley, with main interest in Political Economy, Global Affairs with special focus on … More

Glorious World by Hermann Hesse

I feel it again and again, no matterWhether I am old or young:A mountain range in the night,On the balcony … More

I feel like I have paid my dues to this world. How so? Firstly, I have fulfilled my duty towards myself … More

“YOU ARE like a lone island in the middle of the blue deep sea. The dawn breaks; the dusk falls. … More

I realize this life, this world is a dream. I realize I am not the doer but God is the … More

“Until you knock the Hindu out of the Hindu, the Muslim out of the Muslim, the Christian out of the … More

Yes, you can fall in love. Yes, you can earn tons of money. Yes, you can buy all the luxuries … More

Half-Hearted LivingTime rolls on, unmindfully,While I engage with my dilemmasOn what I should doOr not do, in this world,A world … More

Paraphrasing Socrates, “Is it right because the Vedas approve it, or the Vedas approve it because it is right.” “Sartre’s … More

We are too mechanical, too unthinking, doing things because that is how things are supposed to be done, because that … More