Yeah, I could turn out to be that– Belonging neither to God Nor to Caesar, God rest his soul; I…
The Perfect Getaway
Yeah, I’ve seen many brochures Promising a perfect getaway From whatever you want to escape To wherever you want to…
Upon Watching Musafir Café on Netflix
Khair, musafir toh hum hai Lekin pata nahi Kya chala thi hai humko Apne chahathe Apne jazbaat Apne sapne Ya…
We Deserve Neither the Praise Nor the Blame
When I do not have control over how my brain gets shaped in the womb, what genes are passed on…
We Need Better Rulers
(The following article of mine was first published in Metro India, an English daily newspaper from Hyderabad, on December 30,…
The Two Things We Are After
Only two things we are afterWhatever else we claim we wantWhatever else we want, in the endThey serve to give…
Yes, One Should Respect One’s Elders
Luck Swallows Everything (on Free Will, or rather the lack of it)
This article, by Galen Strawson of Oxford University, appeared in the Times Literary Supplement(link is external) on June 26, 1998, and is…
Vasanas — What are They, Their 4 Factors and How to Dissolve Them
What Exactly are Vasanas? At their most exact, technical level in Indian psychology and Vedanta, vasanas are subliminal, deep-rooted behavioral…
Know Thyself 