Okay, it's done. I've read all three books of Yuval Noah Harari, a self-imposed challenge. BTW, I highly recommend that you read them; these books are gems of the books. Unfortunately, my views and ratings seem to be in line with many critics on the Internet. I have nothing more to add; it will be … Continue reading Yuval Noah Harari – Trilogy
Category: History
India’s love affair with poverty
We can list down a thousand reasons why India cannot lift millions of her citizens out of poverty even to this age. Corruption, the inefficiency of her pillars, the socialistic past, the siphoned-off wealth by colonizers, and so on and on. Among all undeniably valid excuses, one of the critical factors is probably a psychological … Continue reading India’s love affair with poverty
Saree, Kachra and Rathore
This is a more of research paper for a blog post. I literally had to reside below a bodhi tree for a month to gain this knowledge. You better read it and like it. 🙂 If you recall a post I had Previously written, I had adequately addressed a few of my north Indian friends' … Continue reading Saree, Kachra and Rathore
Reviving a thousand year old song
I could not help but share this fantastic rendition of one of the oldest songs in the Kannada language. The 'old' part is an understatement. It's written somewhere around 900 C.E in an older version of Kannada. Credits of this poem go to Pampa, who generally, is referred to as Adikavi - an honorary title (Translation: first poet). What … Continue reading Reviving a thousand year old song
The great fall of American Liberalism
American liberalism is now officially dead. It was not euthanization, there was no resistance; in fact, it was mauled to a dogs' death. The more unfortunate news is that the so-called torchbearers and custodians of modern liberalism did not even put up a decent fight, instead chose to sleepwalk into whatever replaced it. While we … Continue reading The great fall of American Liberalism
