Category: General

Jo jeeta hai wahi Sikandar In every Great War there are temporary victories and temporary setbacks. A battle may be won today and lost tomorrow. A scandal erupts here, a triumphant speech is delivered there, and a viral reel convinces everyone that the world has turned upside down. Yet none of these determines the final…

A Public Response to a Public Article on Understanding Hinduism Author’s Note This post is a public response to a public article published by Dr. Pawan Aryan and his colleagues. Since their article discusses my private request and questions my intentions as an author, I believe it is appropriate to place my response in the…

If democracy bows before mobocracy, the result is anarchy. Preserving public order and restraining such anarchy through the just enforcement of law is an essential function of rāja-nīti. As the Tamil proverb says: aṭichchu vaḷarkkāda piḷḷaiyum; oṭichchu vaḷarkkāda murungaiyum onnukkum udavādu— “An undisciplined child and an unpruned drumstick tree are both of little use.” The…

A curious spectacle unfolds when a figure like Donald steps onto the global stage as both businessman and president: the world begins to look less like a community of nations and more like a sprawling marketplace. Maps seem to turn into balance sheets, alliances into deals, and even distant lands flirt with being renamed—“Donnyland” echoing…

Alvera Cream for Mouth Sore As the mouth sore is not going away despite various tablets I have taken, it has also created a burning sensation, not allowing me to eat properly. Though the doctor prescribed some ointment to apply, it is still not working very well. Then I created my own cream with oils…

After the recent campaign against corruption by Sri Anna Hazari (April first week 2011), the politicians, cutting across the party line are united at least on one thing: ‘Don’t brush us all the same as corrupt’.  But why should we not?, is my question.  Because where they have power and authority to eradicate or control…

Watch the original in Hindi even if you don’t know Hindi.  (This may help some to understand the need to know Hindi in India). A Gujarati man, after being well established in his native place, decided to extend his business and moved to the Capital to spread all over India.  So he opened a small shop in front of a big…

In Hindi a proverb says, ‘there is nothing great by making iron into gold by using paras, but it is difficult to make paras out of paras.’  The same is true when it comes to Leadership. Any leadership which is centered on the ‘personality’ of that individual will never produce successful leaders to carry out…

Next to reading, I like to watch TV debates on important issues.  In fact, some of my short articles (rather brainstorms) are based on such debates. (now I completely stopped even watching any such debates both on TV or mobile, except rare ones).  But since the last few months, I have almost lost interest in watching…

The religions of the world are luminous in their individuality, and they have valuable social and soul making functions.  Surely someday we will quit killing each other over their different strategies. But let us be honest.  I have no hope,  nor do you,  that the Middle East warring (or anywhere else) will stop in this…