Shorts (short posts)

Philosophy

    June 14, 2018

    Growing Out of Popular-Culture Afflictions

    The Football World Cup starts today. Yes, the FIFA World Cup, Russia 2018 kicks off in a few hours! I…
    August 25, 2015

    Some Thoughts On Change (and India)

    One of the biggest challenges one faces living in India is getting change. You go to any ATM, out pop…
    April 29, 2016

    Is Conformism the Key to Happiness?

    The most overlooked among all the philosophical premises of The Matrix is the very concept it is based upon, which…
    January 1, 2012

    My New Year Resolution: To Not to Give a Damn.

    “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” are immortal words spoken by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Scarlett O’Hara…
    March 2, 2016

    Missing a Train and the Philosophy of Reason

    Human beings are hardwired to always look for patterns and reasons in everything, which is why we keep on wondering…
    July 25, 2011

    B. Tech Victims

    They sell their souls and four years of their life hanging on a promise that they will be bestowed with…
    February 18, 2011

    Jean Jose Palackal – A Tribute

    My dear Jean, Paalu, it has been two years since that fateful day. And somehow, somewhere, I, we have still…
    September 27, 2018

    Lessons Learned from the #KeralaFloods

    It will happen to you. All your riches will not save you. You can only go as far as your…
    October 1, 2011

    The Pale Blue Dot – We Are Nothing.

    Right now, I am feeling incredibly overcome with this sense of overwhelming, stupendous, inexplicable feeling of utter insignificance, that numbing…
    June 14, 2010

    Return to Chocolates

    We all have priorities. Material priorities. Those that we think we will solve all our problems. Like an Audi Q7…
    March 6, 2012

    The Matrix Tatkal Anomaly and Missed Trains

    The Universe works in uncanny ways and it has its own ways of setting things right to preserve the delicate…
    January 6, 2014

    Life After Losing my Mobile Phone

    We all have experienced that moment of pure horror when we try to feel our (expensive) mobile phone in the…
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