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Barring experience, I believe there is no good writer and bad writer or a good and bad story. Our story, or any art for that matter do not belong to us. Whether you take the scientific view or the religious view towards the history of mankind, we have been here a long time now. And […]
Read More Good Vs Bad Ideas…The book sapiens is thought provoking in several ways. The projectile in which our species has started off with the first instance of imagination and shared beliefs has slowly led us to outrun the natural evolution process – thoughts that are quite simple yet deep and never before mused on (at least by me) There […]
Read More Breathe…Those who seek will forever be seekers for they seek one among many that is in actual the totality and the oneness of all – this is the one liner that I was able to frame to get the crux of the book’s message. This is what I heard when I let Siddhartha lead me […]
Read More When I listened to Siddhartha…We the millennials of India represent the counter culture of the oriental. This statement may be felt by few, accepted by fewer. Now, before you write this off as a grandiose delusion of each generation about their selves, let me explain a little further. The counter culture era of the west followed the depression […]
Read More Born at the cusp…Religion has been a successful enterprise for several reasons. And it has also survived through the process of natural selection of Darwinism. How? Other world theory The most enticing aspect and the open secret of any religion is the other world theory. By giving the masses another world that is “to come” or the masses […]
Read More Of man, meaning, religion and miracles…Lost in the sea of hope on the boat of hopelessness, anchored to the trench of depression with the anchor of regret, I sway with the mood swings as my boat swings. Bouts of anger flashes harshly across the gloomy sky. The land called future is out of sight hidden behind the mists of […]
Read More Lost at sea – within my mind…You love your work. Now, that’s not something commonly heard, but you love travelling and you love stories. So naturally being a journalist is the best thing that could have happened to you. Some days and some long nights would join hands with your stomach to raise mutiny while your empty purse remained silent. […]
Read More The HuntOriginally posted on The Hatman Writes:
There is a scene in Mahanati where Gemini Ganesan (Dulquer Salmaan) and Savitri (Keerthy Suresh) are watching a preview show of her movie. Gemini looks at her and says, “This is your best work Savitri, but the movie won’t run” Walking out to the waiting media, the ‘Nadigaiyar Thilagam’ quotes…
இருளில் மலர்ந்து இருளில் முடியும் இத்தீப்பொறி வாழ்வில் தீதும் நன்றும் வேற்றுமை உண்டோ? வெறுமை ஒன்றே வாழ்வின் பொருளோ? அமுதும் நஞ்சும் ஒன்றென அறிந்தால் அதை பருகுதல் நன்றோ? பகிர்தலும் நன்றோ? ஜனித்த நொடி முதல், மரணம் ஒன்றே வாழ்வின் நிலையோ? இதை அறிந்தும் வாழ்வதே வாழ்வின் கலையோ? எப்பொருள் யார் யார் வாய் கேட்பின் அப்பொருள் அவர்க்கு மட்டுமே பொருந்தும் அன்றோ? என் மெய் உன்- (மை)மெய் என்று கொள்ளல் ஆகுமோ? விண்மீன் எண்ண எண்ணும் […]
Read More இருளில் தீப்பொறிBeneath the deep blue sea, Beyond the jutting mountains, Above the paper white clouds, Behind the dead ivy curtains, We wait on the other side. In front of your mindless gaze, Hiding in plain sight. Unseen, amidst your never ending race. There is no meaning There is no reason. There is no before Nor […]
Read More Behind the dead ivy curtain…