Back to Basics

Published on January 15, 2009

The “schools of thought” expanded and diversified, and we were enmeshed by more ideas and professed more ways of life than we could actually live! Minimalism gave way to lofty ideals and higher ambitions. More and better was demanded and at grandiose scales. The intellectual was churning out ideas for execution, and the social, political, economic, and industrial setup was working overtime to crystallize these ideas. While the human mind was at work, life was improving at a fast pace, but at what cost!


The Witch of Portobello enchants and enthralls

Published on June 25, 2008

It makes interesting reading to delve into the mindset of people from various walks of life, who talk about Athena, as they knew her, and as she influenced some aspect(s) in their life. It’s almost like reading pages from the personal diaries of these people, and it goes a long way in holding your attention.


To have or not to have!

Published on June 22, 2008

In an age of DINKs – Double Income No Kids, I am faced with the pertinent question – To have or not to have – kids (or a kid, to be precise). Seven months down blissful matrimony, a belated honeymoon, and quite a well-settled household, the attention has been diverted to my aging ovaries. The [...]


The Bohemian Imp of Pushkar

Published on June 11, 2008

The streets of Pushkar are filled with Israeli travelers, who come here in search of spiritual upliftment, but get hooked to the cheap drugs that are smuggled across the borders of Rajasthan. While hash-filled aroma filled the air, and recklessly relaxed white-faces and blue-eyes met our gaze, I wondered why Pushkar was home to so many travelers from Israel.


Let’s talk about …

Published on January 7, 2008

no, not Sex, but a more logical consequence of the Act … the consequence called Life.
That is what we – friend and one-time co-traveler, known by the pseudonym, theemptyhead, and me, talked (rather chatted) about. Here is a chat transcript of a very interesting chat, reproduced with due permissions from theemptyhead. Of course, [...]