I think, therefore I am

Absurdity and Suicide - Albert Camus

2012-10-16T12:54:00.000+05:30

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. All the rest — whether or not the world has three dimensions, whether the mind has nine or twelve categories — comes afterwards. These are games; one must first answer. And if it is true, as Nietzsche claims, that

More changes cometh

2011-01-07T14:01:00.000+05:30

Wow! Its been a while since I have documented about the changes I am making. I have started something new yet again... something that I have yearned for, for years (well 4 years). Not sure if it is a passion in the same sense as photography or social media. It is something that relates to what I have been doing professionally for the past 5 years or so but without the recognition nor the

What does a flower desire?

2010-12-08T21:56:00.001+05:30

Came across this beautiful poem composed by Makhanlal Chaturvedi who was not only a poet but also a writer, essayist, playwright, journalist and was also part of India's national struggle for Independence. He was awarded the first Sahitya Akademi Award in 1955 for his work, हिम तरंगिनी (Him Tarangini) though he is better known for छायावाद (Chaayavaad) and most Indians will recognise the poem that

At the brink of change

2010-08-01T00:19:00.002+05:30

As promised in the previous post, I am trying to chronicle my thoughts about my current state of affairs on this blog. Tonight, I am thinking back to the time when I wrote the previous post. In the month that has passed by, I have tried to slowly and steadily tried to get ready for the change that I have been thinking about for almost a year. I am past the point of no return and it though I

Change is the only constant.

2010-07-02T17:06:00.001+05:30

If there was one rule that I could say I have followed in my life, then that would be to embrace change, or rather seek and at times bring change in my life, forcibly if so required. I have, throughout my short life, been changing different aspects of my life every few years. Most of the times it is out of sheer boredom and sometimes due to my sheer disgust of status quo. I am putting my

Explaining my absense (to no one and everyone in particular)

2010-05-07T10:50:00.004+05:30

In the outset, I am gonna state that this is another of my rants. So if you’re one of those people who don’t like that sort of thing, then the red button to close this page is on the top right corner (or on the top left corner, depending on which OS you are using). Anywhoo… If any of you care to look through the archives of this blog you will notice that I had stopped writing here years ago.

Relationship matters

2010-05-05T08:49:00.004+05:30

Why do people get into relationships? Love? Sex? Money? Power? Insecurity? Loneliness? There are many answers to this question. Most of us are brought up to believe that you get into relationships or marriage for love. Every culture has icons who have put their lives on stake for love. Hollywood, Bollywood and so many other movie industries around the world fill their coffers by faring out these

Mile Sur Mera Tumhara

2008-05-04T09:20:00.000+05:30

Insecure Children

2007-09-20T13:50:00.000+05:30

Dionne BunshaFrontlineVol. 24, No. 8, 21 April - 4 May 2007http://www.frontline.in/fl2408/stories/20070504003311100.htm HERE is something that threatens to shatter the picture of the big, happy Indian family. Children are safer at school than at home, says a study on child abuse conducted by the Central Government's Ministry of Women and Child Welfare. Every second child in India has faced sexual

Writer's Block

2007-09-18T08:27:00.000+05:30

:(Starting to get pissed of this writer's block thingy that I have been stuck with for so long... i write for a living but I can't write anything for fun/pleasure. looks like i will keep posting interesting news articles etc for a while. I hope I get over this soon.Anyways, until then I will bore my few readers with these articles from other newspapers etc ha ha..Take care ya'll.Subir

Using Rape As A Weapon

2007-09-15T05:15:00.000+05:30

Diane E. King*International Herald TribuneJuly 8, 2007http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/08/opinion/edking.phpIraq's diverse cultures share a way of understanding the family,"patriliny," in which identities ranging from religion to ethnicity to clan are conferred by fathers alone, not mothers. Understanding patriliny can help shed light on inter-group conflict in Iraq, specifically on the

An intelligent approach to intelligent design

2007-04-18T10:15:00.000+05:30

Michael Balter*International Herald Tribune January 31, 2007 http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/31/opinion/edbalter.php?page=2In January, Britain's Qualifications and Curriculum Authority issued new guidelines for teaching about science and religion. They include some excellent ideas. For example, the guidelines encourage teachers to stage historical debates

The Myth of Sisyphus - Albert Camus

2007-01-03T13:53:00.000+05:30

(Just an essay from a writer who has influenced me a lot) Translation by Justin O'Brien, 1955 The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than fu tile and hopeless labor. If one believes Homer, Sisyphus was the wisest

Look what you’ve done to my planet

2006-12-20T17:14:00.001+05:30

(This article was written about two years ago, and I compiled information from various places to write about what I feel about the state of the earth today. Some of the info is outdated now, but this is still a working progress, it won't be over until I am sure that my planet is out of peril. One thing that I would like to say is that I owe most of this knowledge and present zeal for the

Thank you all

2006-08-26T13:48:00.000+05:30

Dear Friends (and Foes too),I thank you very much for the time that you gave to my blog - going through such a loooooong post and especially the comments. Its great to know that it stirred the emotions of so many people. I would like to tell you that I appreciate both positive and negative comments equally so keep them coming. But please, try to use correct English... some of you know how much