This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi …. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
I am a product of Kendriya Vidyalaya, the government run schools, that are especially for the armed forces and other folks whose parents are in transferable jobs. Everyday we had our morning prayers and a thought for the day.. I was remembering the prayer all day today because its so relevant to the times we … Read more
This is an excerpt from the book “The wild geese and the water” … “…… I talk about the dignity of being rich. There is no dignity in being poor, because if there is dignity in being poor, then there is dignity in being a slave too, then there is dignity in being sick too, … Read more
A dear friend of mine shared this blog/article by a New Zealander about why there is corruption in India. I did get angry as my friend must have, because this person has made some huge assumptions and passed it off as truths or facts. Today, I searched the internet and found out that this was … Read more
I think this post will irritate many readers and may provoke some… but so be it. Last Sunday, we were watching the “Neeya Naana” program on Vijay TV. Its a chat show that debates social issues. The topic of discussion for this episode was about the differences between reading news earlier and now. On one … Read more
This book’s title is misleading. It’s not about violently establishing Hinduism or taking up arms to defend it. Vamsee Juluri is a professor and brings data through his research rather than just his opinions to argue his case. This is a difficult book to read.. It’s almost like sitting in a lecture with Google on … Read more
I didn’t write anything when the Charlie Hebdo attack happened. Yes it was gruesome, it was an attack on freedom of expression and getting killed because of a cartoon is terrible. But it happens all the time …. Freedom of expression can be argued both ways. Freedom of expression that hurts someone’s sentiments, religious or … Read more
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa who lived a short luminous life of fifty years was born a Hindu Brahmin. Once he was enlightened, he lived a year as a Muslim and had visions of Prophet Mohammed and then lived a year or so as a Christian. His Maa Kali helped him realise that all religions lead to the … Read more
I have a loud voice, that gets louder as I get excited about something and it’s difficult not to add to the voice pollution. But I crave for silence, as noise disturbs me a great deal. I especially cannot understand the “loud” practise of religion and this seems to be the trend now. It seems … Read more