The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics says that the entropy of an isolated system increases over time. Which, in plain English, means order turns to disorder and everything comes to an end. The universe is assumed as a closed system because …
Adolescence is an impressionable age. I was in my early teens in the summer of 1990. It was the year in which one of the very first social upheavals in India’s history post-independence happened. Later on, many more upheavals would …
I think of you often and sometimes in the shower too. Bathrooms are perhaps the last remaining corners in our overcrowded yet lonely life which have not been totally invaded. A place where one can truly be alone with one’s …
The only adjective we should ever be bothered about and should work to incorporate in every aspect of our lives, and which we almost always fail to do, is the adjective ‘irreverent’. As I grow old, tired, and bitter, I …
Three quotes have become my constant companions, two of which are apt here and I will go ahead and tell you about them. The first from Dante’s inferno: The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who in time …
Two principal paths exist in Hinduism – Bhakti & Aghora. Both deal with the idea of perfection. Even if one is a left-liberal atheist, still scientific curiosity must force one to ponder why one of the oldest religions in the …
Jack Nicholson’s character in As Good as it Gets says: “And the fact that I get it makes me feel good, about me”. That line caught me and to be honest, I used that trope many times in my life, …
What is the true genesis of an idea? Is one’s ideas always one’s own or are they derivatives of another’s work? The Greek schools of philosophies believed that humans were just vessels in which the unmanifested put thoughts which then …
भारत की अद्भुत सामाजिक संरचना को जब अंग्रेज़ों ने देखा तो वो अचरज में पड़ गए. यहां साधारण लोग राजा बन सकते थे, राजा ऋषि, पुजारी व्यवसायी, किसान सैनिक या फिर सैनिक किसान. इस प्रत्यक्ष रूप से लचीली तरल पर गूढ़ सामाजिक फ़ेर …
I have lived in Sweden enough to appreciate it and I have known a Swede for such a long time that he is practically my brother. It could be my bias, but I believe Sweden stands out amongst the Scandinavian …
