Reflections
69. Hopes overshadow the anniversary
Yesterday, it was the second anniversary of the 7 October attack, in which Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people and took 251 hostages during an assault on southern Israel. The attack was...
68. Discovering a Genius
Ford Madox Ford, the then editor of the English Review, received a letter from a young school teacher in Nottingham. It said that the writer knew a young man who wrote, as she thought, admirably, but...
67. It was the beginning
While returning from his first visit to the US, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, in a message from the aircraft, told his sister, Vijayalakshmi Pandit, who was then the Indian ambassador to the US, th...
66. An observational approach is essential
The process of disintegration is rapidly spreading across different sectors. We are in an era of crunch that speeds up this trend. The key issue is the severe talent shortage. This situation is quite...
65. That Charismatic Face
I really dislike the word starting with 'a', Alzheimer. The Oxford Dictionary defines this term as progressive mental decline that may happen during middle or old age, caused by generalized...
64. Dana Majhi and that harrowing walk
A friend has recently returned from Kalahandi, Odisha. He had previously visited the area and was aware of the poor living conditions and inadequate infrastructure. He praised the state's progres...
63. why humanity has never been at peace on this beautiful Earth
Religion requires a crowd. There is no space for an individual. And that is the danger. It might seem strange to listen and read, but that’s the truth. And people often feel anonymous in large cr...
62. Father, Dear Father
In a letter, V.S. Naipaul’s father writes to him, urging him not to give in to his depression and encouraging him to be genuine in his writing. “What do you think literature boils down to?”...
61. High achievers seldom focus on perfection
A writer friend of mine has been working on a novel for four years, completing over four drafts. Each time he finishes a draft, he notices something important is missing and feels he can improve it.&n...
60. Aman loves Damini
Erich Segal said that true love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ear checked. But that was true; now, times have changed. It now shows up...
59. India’s dilemma: when friends clash
Israel is a friend of India, but Palestine is also a friend. When your two friends are fighting, you're stuck between them. What should you say?And we Indians are facing the same situation.Seeing chil...
58. Traveling in our own worlds
Today, while watching an Indonesian movie on Netflix, I came across these lines – “Earth is full of lost people, and they are traveling in their own worlds with their own mountains and their own...