Unlike the Jews after Holocaust, the Blacks after Apartheid, Native Americans after the de-humanization, Hindus have had no justice.
The alliance between the Islamists and the Liberal left or Wokes is challenging the real liberal order. What is it and how did it gain the power?
British Colonial Rule left India a destitute nation. The wealth sucked out by plunder and wicked mechanisms was huge and still adorns the landscape of present day Europe.
The Western Rules-Based Order is under threat. What is it anyway? And who is threatening it? How it is inspired by Biblical literature?
When the judiciary becomes a group of moral busybodies without challenge, then freedoms suffer and democracy remains a sham. Evaluating the deep dangers of the Indian system.
With technological stars aligned, and decentralization the only option for future media, are the Network States the only reality? A detailed take.
From 1946 to 1948 was the darkest period in India. Starting with Direct Action Day massacres to Partition massacres to the 1948 Brahmin Massacres, a lot of blood was spilled. Let us look at what happened when caretakers of non-violence destroyed us.
By the afternoon of October 31st, 1984, Congress had unleashed deadly violence against Sikhs after Indira Gandhi's assassination. An in-depth analysis
Riots have been common in India. But when do riots become the basis of a Genocide and Exodus? A serious analysis of the history of India's partition and the Kashmiri Pandit genocide.
Nationalism is a bad word. Except when it is West's own security interest. How do companies, power elite, establishments work to profit from wars and destroy countries? A deep look.
Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Ukraine have not been about winning. But Profits. From prepping the society by Democracy Promotion to takeover by Private Militias. It is a play for profits. A detailed account of the behind the scenes games in Ukraine since the 1980s.
Kashmir has had a history of genocide of the Hindus, marked by silence and lies. Vivek Agnihotri's "The Kashmir Files" shares the truth. Finally. A look.
The new Drishtikone combines its blog with the newsletter on a new platform. Sharing our journey.
Indigenous voices have struggled to survive and make themselves heard in the last year. New Year will be the year for these voices to assert their diversity. To a new awakening!
Dear readers - due to health issues (have tested COVID positive), I will not be able to send the newsletter this week. Not sure how long the break will be. Once I get better, I will start the newsletter again. Until then, please do go through the archives and re-read
Is the global society becoming an "Information Civilization?" What does it mean? Ramifications? Opportunities? Downside? New thought processes are being formed.
All the details of the Mumbai Attacks in November 2008 - preparation, execution, backup, support, media coverage, political actions - show that it was an Act of War against India.
While we are all grateful for the good things that happen to us, we must also remember the foundation on which this edifice has been built upon.
What started off as supremacist narratives of some ideologues became a full-fledged global terror movement. Links with mainstream politics and global organization is revealing!
The UN and the US have an extensive framework and organizations for sanctioning regimes that perpetrate global violence, terror and war. Yet Pakistan remains free.
Hindus across the country burst crackers despite bans by state governments and the courts on Diwali. They didn't love cracker. But a protest against high-handedness of courts & Governments.
Media is an extension of power. Those who own and those who control it globally can lead the world. 'One World Order' is their goal. Our pusillanimity their weapon.
Latest chapter in a continuing genocide of Hindus buried by orchestrated "Hindu fundamentalist" campaign full of innuendos, lies and curated anecdotes. One-World-Order is ready for blood of Pluralism.
One man was beaten up, dismembered, and hung to bleed to death. While those who presumably swear to a lofty spiritual path rejoiced. Remorseless. What have we become and why?
Al Capone was arrested for tax evasion. Mighty criminals plug the large loopholes but get caught on smaller ones. That is how high crimes are brought down. Aryan Khan is a conduit to a larger crime.
To understand the destinies of societies, one needs to understand how well the intelligence agencies of that country work. For battles are won before the Armies square against each other.
Artificial barriers to even study and reflection were installed for objective of dominance and subjugation. Bastardized version of our heritage was acceptable. And we faltered. A very deep look!
Afghanistan is a pot of extremism, death, evil and violence today. That is the result of decades and in some cases centuries of betrayals by different players. Let's check.
Who is a Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, or Shudra? Are they levels within a society? Or components that define existence? What does Manusmriti and Gita say?
We are being defined and cast in a way and every word, every narrative we consume reinforces that. It is not merely an analytical observation anymore, it is tool of power. Caste System. A series.
Hatred against the Hindus is reminiscent of the attitudes against the Greeks and the pejoratively referred to groups - the Pagans. Why this hatred and unbridled aggression against them?
9-11 was planned in the safety of Afghanistan by Pakistan and its allies in that quagmire of terror-land. The American response since is a lesson. What does the future hold? Let us dive in.
One of the most significant acts of deceit that happened in the current Afghan Crisis was the abandoning of the Afghan allies of the US Army and the government. A look into history of such acts.
India's independence came at a heavy price. Characters at that time were responsible for that. A look in 'what happened' and 'why'.
Drishtikone's new Weekly newsletter will start on India's Independence Day
Chinese propaganda influenced wokes can stop talking about Freedom of Speech. Its dead in China. Chinese vaccines are an embarrassing failure. And the Tiktok drama.
Hate should never be the driving factor for justice. If it is - then it will lead to tyranny, death, bigotry, and rape. Independent investigator Vijay Patel lays our astonishing facts on Dr. Swamy.
A disruption in a CDN brought down some of the biggest sites. Could it be engineered by the anarchists or terrorists? Such actions often are. World is countering China, as it increases the aggression.
Opposition's intransigence and scandalous ways have led Modi to take charge yet again. The world is abuzz with lab-leak evidence of COVID from China. And Pakistan faces heat on terror sponsorship.
A new structure of the Drishtikone newsletter. Bengal is preparing for Genocide. Twitter Vs GoI is really a fight for Sovereignty. What is Svara in Indian Music?
Ego. A jargon that is the basis of everything we perceive in society today. And, in many ways linked to the many ills we have manufactured. Vivek Agnihotri and Desh Kapoor investigate ego.
Are we alone? Were we ever alone? What does life even mean and consequently what would an alien be like? The silence and conspiracies have pushed this topic aside. That may be changing!
With millions dead, while authorities were busy in arguments over crossing of the t's and dotting the i's, one wonders. Were these deaths massacres or deaths out of incompetence?
Herding the cadres in the same direction of subversive actions requires an action plan. Toolkits are that plan. They are exposed because someone is watching. But why silence? The Games of Subversion.
NGOs are used for subversion, hegemony and geopolitical wars. Altruism is just a facade. Whether it is "promoting democracy" farce or reducing poverty of the religious NGOs. Same agenda - Hegemony.
Jinnah refused every diplomatic solution that could stop partition because diplomacy was a facade from his side. He was already preparing for a full-on war against Hindus and Sikhs. Details here today
Hope is when all is lost. Is that enough? How should one approach difficult times? Vivek Agnihotri and Desh Kapoor explore these questions related to Hope and despair.
Why is Palestine-Israel battles going on? Why are Arabs always attacking Israel? Why do Muslims hate Jews with such vehemence? What is the origin of Arab-Israel wars? Lets look.
World Diplomacy is fast becoming an 'in-your-face' bashful enterprise. Hacking, propaganda, and scoring on social media are part of national security strategies. And China is thriving in that arena!
Numerous Deaths everyday. If we are lucky (not dead) we are looking at the dead as mere statistic. But societies are changing. These losses will have impacts. What will they be like?
The threats, the technologies, the warnings, and the strangely powerful virus proliferation - speaks of a situation that seems much more than mere coincidence. Is it?
Are your actions predetermined? Is your life already destined? What is Karma? What can we do? Very relevant questions in these tough times. Vivek Agnihotri and Desh Kapoor explore these questions.
We started today one year back. We recap our journey with some of the most significant articles and discussions we have had. Please dig in.
To understand the nature of power, it is important to understand its agents. To understand why spread of Hinduphobia in US and UK universities is so significant, its important to their true nature.
This was the last cry of Avijit Sarkar. A BJP worker who was slaughtered by a lynching mob of the victorious TMC supporters of Mamata Banerjee who had promised exactly that! Mayhem!
Greatness is a burden. Morality a crippling handicap. Geopolitics is played in the margins. Those who understand that can do something useful for the masses. Others run the society into the ground.
The aim was to 'consolidate' the vote of one religious group to defeat the party which they said is aligned with another religion. It was not a plank for development but a religious hegemony.
Bhakti is the highest way of Yoga. That is how Krishna described it. What is it? How can it be helpful in our spiritual journey? Vivek Agnihotri and Desh Kapoor explore these questions this Sunday
Can trauma triggered by environmental factors and events go across generations and DNA? Can these be tweaked and improved via meditation? Can these lead to Civilizational Deserts? We investigate.
There is a rampant necrophilia going through the world media. Even with half the US deaths at peak, India is being hunted for devastation, while US was spared. We ask questions today!
Modi's brutal lockdown - ran headline last year when Disaster Management Act was enforced. Delhi & Maharashtra created the migrant crisis. Today, the arguments have changed. He didn't push enough!
Health is a State subject. Not even a Concurrent one! Center can't do much. States are belligerent even at the cost of peoples' lives. They have done precious little. Yet world abuses Center. Why?
Hatred for the Hindus and their civilization is now a sacred agenda of the American and British Universities. Demonized, hounded and pursued, the system eventually silences them.
Why do we need a Guru? How can we find a Guru for ourselves? These are the questions that many have. Vivek Agnihotri and Desh Kapoor explore these questions this Sunday at 10 AM IST
India is reeling under the second spike. The numbers and shortages are rising at an unprecedented pace. What has caused this? Time to look at the facts.
April 21st was Ram Navami. The birth of Ram. Ram was not just a being who manifested the divine. He was a unique paradigm of living. Very few like him have walked the planet. May we know his bliss!
“Mentioning the faults of others does not rid us of our own.” ― Suzanne Woods Fisher, Amish Proverbs: Words of Wisdom from the Simple LifeSubscribe now I am traveling to somewhere in North-east US. We are currently in the Amish countryside and will return back to my normal schedule from Wednesday
Are rituals important? Which rituals should never be tampered with? How can rituals help us? Let us look into these questions with this very insightful discussion.
Food inflation is sky-rocketing. Every economic breath is dependent upon loans. No money is there for repayment. And what are Pakistanis fighting over? What Macron is doing in France! Go figure!
Hinduphobia, and hatred against the Hindus, is increasing across the globe rampantly. Even in the top Western Universities. A look at history of why this happens and some insights
Muslim youth incited by fanatic Jihadi and Islamist leaders and clerics at the mosques have been a potent force of violence and mayhem. That blight continues. Time to reflect.
Yes, we understand that FONOP action from US was not new. Also the announcement was not just for India. But for an administration looking to lead this was a snub.
India's misfortune is that its rulers have conspired against it. India is governed by laws made by the British to smother Indians post 1857! No reforms have been allowed by politicians since then!
Sex has been a taboo in many societies. Many puritanical belief systems hold it as a sin. Many use it as a moral benchmark. Even when porn is the best selling product. A no-holds-bar discussion
Yesterday's newsletter generated a lot of controversy and abuse. Instead of moving on to another topic, wanted to deep dive and clarify some misconceptions. Lets explore.
This is a debate amongst the Hindu Activists who have neither understood what Yoga is nor what Hinduism is. We will explore this question today in a very logical and dispassionate way.
Those brought up on Newtonian science could neither fathom the Quantum nor tolerate it. The rules, the perspective and the ways were different. An exploration of a cunning controversy.
It is a game of power paved with blood. Anyone who tells you anything else is an accessory to the mass murder! We can learn from the past or get fogged by morals that aren't.
Future of High-tech is crucially dependent on the new generation semiconductor chips. What are they, how do they impact the future tech and why is there a shortage?
What is Death? We aren't dead yet, but do events around us give us a hint? Is it dark and fearful? Join us as we discuss this topic in a poignant way.
Modi and Imran Khan have exchanged letters and people are warning on both sides. "Kashmir Dispute" - they say is why they shouldn't. Whatever the merits, lets learn how Kashmir is where it is.
Suez Canal was blocked for six days. In those six days, this blockage brought the world trade to its knees. What happened and why? What are the alternatives to this canal? Lets check.
Westlessness is a real concern in many Western political circles. The assumption is that there always was one Western Ethos, which powered the Western Universalism. Lets explore.
Bengal has seen its culture and destiny being held hostage to violent ideologues. All for its good, of course! The violence and the hatred is a cycle that is embedded in its karma. Time to break it.
Is sexual abuse as an exhibition of power and conquest only the preserve of men? Are women also prone to sexually humiliating men when they have power? Let us explore.
Holi is to Surf with the Existence, not really about a “Victory of Good over Evil”!
What or who is God? How have the Sages in India approached this question? How have the scientists approached this question? Explore this with National Award winner Vivek Agnihotri and me.
Wealth is not an entitlement. It is a privilege. It comes with power and an ability to establish your set of values across the globe. Not creating networks to create such power is to lose it all.
Khalistan is a ploy of the West. It was created to teach India a lesson. Even further back, the orgs which back it now were once empowered by Indian leaders for Freedom Struggle. Oh the irony!
CAA and the NRC laws in India have been demonized by the Western liberals, while Indian Government, intellectuals have failed to frame their counters. Even when, they conform to UN HR laws!
Watch Vivek Agnihotri and me on an exploration of a question that everyone wants to know about.
Activism rolled into journalism has become a fashion statement. Bias and prejudice the new benchmark of journalistic honesty. Every report is now an opinion. Welcome to activist journalism.
Secularism in India is a tool to destroy the heritage of Hindus. What was started by the British in terms of plunder was furthered by the latter state governments. It is time to liberate the temples!
QUAD is in news these days. A lot is going on beneath the surface and in many ways, the future of global trade and security is at stake. When you connect dots you realize the sheer genius of Modi!
People from Africa, India, and China were taken as slaves to the British isles and Americas. While crimes against the Blacks are recognized, those committed against the Indians are negated. Why?!
Genocides are preceded by dehumanization of a particular group. Imaginary, innuendo-laden, characteristics are attributed to that group using hate-speech. Sarkar and his Colonials are doing just that
It is Mahashivaratri. The most important night for the spiritual seekers of the Truth and Liberation. Many paths and ways, including Modern science, have sought Truth. An indepth analysis.
When those who subvert democracies and will of the people become the defenders of democracy while making a villain out of you, you can safely tell yourself that you are a hopeless loser!
When one reads Gandhi's own words and those close to him, it is difficult to even believe that such a perversity ever walked this land. Leave alone lead it and decide fates of several generations!
Entertainment strings in the hands of the ideological and criminals can be a devastating weapon against a society. Recent events show that things are tightening. Is there a systemic malaise?
Pakistan pushes for talks with India. Modi refuses. Pakistan goes into FATF Grey list but not Black. A Nuke Bazaar was ousted, Bin Laden caught and Jihad unleashed - no consequences! Why?
Democracy hinges on our voice and our representation. When those who do not have the mandate start to decide for us, we need push back. For, without representation, there is no Democracy!
Why did Hitler "appropriate" a Hindu/Buddhist spiritual symbol in his anti-Semitic inquisition? Why are White Christian Supremacists so drawn to Nazis? Current narratives don't make sense. Lets look.
Media is alarmed - Muslim vote is threatened. A vote based on religious identity - a communal vote - is threatened. Those who are scared of communal politics getting hurt fancy Secularism.
Art of deception is when facts are right in front of you and yet you draw completely opposite conclusions to the reality. Gujarat 2002 and connected events fall in that category. Lets learn the truth.
To rule us, they need to include us as a data point in the vast ocean of surveillance web. To shut it down is against Human Rights. To question and expose is sedition.
Colonial rule maybe just a word for this generation. The White Man's Burden narrative of great contribution to India notwithstanding, the facts point to a Genocide. Let us discuss threadbare!
Loneliness is a global epidemic. The Pandemic has worsened it. Japan is creating a ministry to tackle it. But is that the correct way forward?
Creating custom miseries to address is an industry. An enterprise. The powers-that-be use career moral busybodies to unleash the Weapons of Bespoke Misery.
World for you is peaceful not because you are 'non-violent', but because the other hasn't gotten a taste of you - yet. Successful societies proactively engage to cancel their adversaries. Not respond!
As French President Macron pushes legislation to inoculate his country against the scourge of Islamism, leftists feel betrayed. For, they have abandoned every ounce of liberalism in recent times.
Canadian politicians and PM were backers of those who attacked India on the Farm Bills. Just in the last decade, both Canada and Australia repealed their agri monopolies. Take a look.
Data can be used to bring any nation or society to its knees or even obliterate an entire group. It is a "Natural Resource". Yet we have a "free-for-all" where anyone can collect and steal it. Why?
Gray Zone is a profitable place to act for the unscrupulous, cunning and seditious elements. Succumbing to them is highly likely unless one can collect the dots and connect them. Its about the dots!
A sane mind's battle has to be for the Truth. Anything short is entertainment or delusion. It requires ruthless intensity and a sharp discretionary sense. Both, to this world and to Inner self.
Predatory Big Techs thrive on control of our lives by controlling our information. It is time to revolutionize the tech world. Lead a distributed world of finance, networks, currencies and content!
It is not Twitter vs Modi. It is you versus dictatorial imperialism. The government of India represents your voice. Is bound by your vote. Twitter is not. How can it dictate your rights to you?!
Rip van Winkle woke up to a new world that was fundamentally different. Biden may have too. In the years he was out, alignments have changed fundamentally. And India may be in an existential battle!
Gaslighter works hard to make you believe of the crimes that he knows he is committing. He doesn't have to prove your guilt. Mere doubt in you is enough. Story of a gaslighted nation.
Many analysts, smart and insightful, are claiming that all threads from India's troubles lead to one billionaire - George Soros. That, when Ambani and Adani are being painted as villains. Go figure!
Mia Khalifa, Rihanna and Greta Thunberg were a sideshow. The game is of something else. And, no one in India seems to be focused on the REAL game.
You cannot have others put a target on your forehead as they prepare to shoot you and then complain about the atrocities! If the storm is coming, then raise the stakes, damn it!
India's history has been defined by narratives led by the religious bigots and liberals with one central motive. To rid our civilization of itself. History keeps repeating in nauseating circles!
India and its economy is being fundamentally altered right in front of our eyes by a mind which has set fear aside and refuses that emotion to guide his ways.
Lies spread in a society, even if fact-checked and corrected, have a life of their own. They can set emotions and consequences into motion that no one could have predicted.
When Journalists turn into masterminds, Journalism becomes a Weapon of Mass Destruction. For, it is nothing else but information bandied around through human ideological intervention.
To know who we are, we need to know what started it all. Let us close our eyes and contemplate. Nothing short of that will work.
If India was sowing and reaping bumper crops in the 2020-21 Kharif and Rabi season, while a quarter of million farmers were at Delhi's borders from August - then who the heck was doing the work?!!
Last few years have seen centralization of data. Also perfecting of completely decentralized blockchain tech. The future will see the later challenge the former. This Manthan will churn new winners.
Plans by the Anarcho-terror groups for 26th January are very dark and dangerous. The well-orchestrated rumors, actors and plans have been put in place and more are coming. How does India hold its own?
Someone trashes us or insults us or portrays us negatively. Is boycotting the solution? Does that help? Or do we need a longer-term investment in the future?
The concept of righteousness is integral to the Christian idea of God and entire theology. It is also the foundation on which the entire power structure is built. Any power structure.
Somewhere Aussie Cricket team's talent gives way to its cheating and deceitful ways, as a dominating results helps that bully brush the nastiness of character under the carpet. A defeat exposes them
From the Communists to the Colonial Masters, everyone found poverty to be a great tool to gain power over masses. Feign altruism and throw some crumbs and people will sell their mother!
Much of the problems on Kashmir and CAA that Modi government has faced is because of powerful lobbying by Pakistan and their PR firms. We need to factor in the end game - NOW!
Here is an interesting video from Jack Dorsey brought out by Project Veritas. Please share your comments and thoughts in the context of our newsletter yesterday - Issue #224 - The Tech Armageddon
The Incubator Babies that never were became the key for US to attack Saddam in 1992. Today, a sitting US Head of State is persona-non-grata within hours. Web of power and lies can do anything!
What is Punjab? A bastardized poor man's version of the land that was known as Sapta Sindhva. The Indian Punjab is not even that. Khalistanis are fighting for their own psychopathic dreams.
Judicial Activism does not mean encroachment upon the lawful powers of the executive and legislature. Judiciary cannot be an Empire within an Empire. Still, in these times, we need creative solutions.
For those who may have missed our last issue, here is a podcast of the main introduction of that issue, that discusses how we are all victims of a new form of slavery. 0:00/2:151×If you are here for the first time, please subscribe to our
Centralized social networks with mass ownership of our data are the new colonial ventures. They enslave our identity. Reclaiming our identities will require moving to decentralized networks.
Punjabi jingoism and chest beating by Sikh entertainers while creating the atmosphere for renewal of terror is growing and going viral. The path from here is going to be more complex than in 90s!
Check this strange connection of the Indian tricolor in Trump supporters’ rally in Washington DC and the blaming it all on the Hindus by a Washington Post journalist! But the guy who waved the Indian Tricolor at the Washington protest rally was Vincent Xavier. An entrepreneur from Kochi. And a
Democratic Republic should be people's rule. But large powerful groups created a system where candidates are chosen, backed by elite and people are allowed to elect one of the chosen puppets!
India's CDSCO conditionally approved Covaxin for emergency situation in public interest as an abundant precaution in clinical trial mode! Indian political hyenas are at their game of sabotaging India!
From Dr. Homi Bhabha to today's top Indian scientists have been targeted, neutralized and compromised. Despite the intellect, ability and capacity, India lost. A sordid tale of intrigue and murder.
Big Data, Machine Learning and Large scale computation along with Artificial Intelligence will define the future of humanity. Will it be more equitable or a new colonial enterprise?
The New Year on January 1st is the Gregorian new year. The Indian New Year celebrations align with the natural time cycles and seasons. Shri Ram Dhari Singh Dinkar wrote a thought-provoking poem on this topic called - ये नव वर्ष हमे स्वीकार नहीं. 0:00/
India has turned the FinTech market on its head. We may be witnessing the end of the old credit card system. All this was built on truly visionary moves and worst crises to hit India!
2020 has been a year where we all lived our lives differently and learned that life is about living and not mere accomplishments. 0:00/2:201×2020 showed us the value of each moment. Each moment carried both life and death with it. Survival and end waited at
Forcing widespread addiction for conquest is what brought China to its knees. What the British did with Opium, the new system is doing with social media. Be beaten if you fall behind!
For those who may have missed our last issue, here is a podcast of the main introduction of that issue, that discusses how those who try to conquer a society or a civilization use obnoxiousness as a weapon along with violence. There is a need to counter it for preserving
States have always used businesses as their proxies. From Columbus, Vasco Da Gama, East India Company to Coca Cola, Facebook, Twitter and Huawei. Adanis and Ambanis are forces, not corporates!
Insurgency conquest of a society is predicated on obnoxious dissent of the insurgent. Annihilation of the incumbent civilization requires it. Lessons from how Communists and Naxals destroyed Bengal.
For those who may have missed our last issue, here is a podcast of the main introduction of that issue, that discusses how judging someone else’s decisions, specifically in the past is not a great idea. Worse when those who either have no skin in the game (like the
How every country and society handled economic decisions during COVID was different due to uncertainties. But racists, anarchists, and the unscrupulous not just spread evil but even judge others.
For those who may have missed our last issue, here is a podcast of the main introduction of that issue, that discusses how spent a lifetime to establish people into actual spiritual sadhana and work, as opposed to memorizing scriptures. But his legacy has been reduced to the exact opposite
The Punjabi Entertainment industry has been at the forefront of the farmer protests and expressing love for Khalistan. Coincidence? Let us check some strange things that point to something shady.
For those who may have missed our last issue, here is a podcast of the main introduction that discusses the essence of real liberalism. Not what has become a shackling ideology. 0:00/1:551×Liberation is the greatest aspiration of all beings. Done with the shackles of monarchy
Interests of China and Pakistan have converged in complete colonization of Balochistan. So Balochis will be killed, while Western law commits suicide. Also, Khalistanis create a mall for farmers.
For those who may have missed our last issue, here is a podcast of the main introduction that summarizes a very detailed discussion on how Pakistan has infiltrated and controlled the crimes and narratives within the Western countries. 0:00/1:501×You don’t have to kill an
A Baloch activist in Canada was found dead this week and a Baloch journalist's body found floating in Sweden in May. A genocide is being committed by an army that orchestrated 9-11. Why the Silence?
In case you missed our last newsletter edition, here is the introduction summary to the main topic as a podcast. You may want to revisit the edition in case you were not able to read that. 0:00/1:421×Those who purport to “do good” are the ones
Canada has been the hotbed of terrorists and their sympathizers for decades. All sanctioned by the government. So, Canadian rants on 'human rights' get quite irritating given their bigotry and racism
DonkeyHoteyFor those who missed yesterday’s newsletter - please check this quick audio rendering of its main thrust. 0:00/1:111×The liberalism of today is a bloodthirsty and interventionist enterprise that takes a difficult society ruled by a dictator and turns it into a terror-ridden and violence
Biden's cabinet is a snake-pit of interventionist, trigger-happy immoral war lovers. Under the guise of 'global alliances,' they seem set to create more wars, terror-infested and violent societies.
DNA transmits greatness, weakness and fears but subjugation can make many generations slaves forever. India had as established practice of inoculation against diseases. How was it lost?
Perfection is not in handling a few metal coins or rearranging thoughts. But in enhancing our consciousness to its highest. This is the story how our Yogis created the perfect being - Shiva!
A Chinese operative infiltrated teams of Councilmembers and Congressmen and women and seduced a Mayor, in an embarrassing case. Also there is a rise in hackers-on-hire. Wild West of Espionage!
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US cannot engage in a nuke war with China or Russia. But to become an obedient poodle for CCP is something that will compromise the world and West. The signs are disturbing!
Referendum 2020 (now 2022) is a devious strategy that has to be defeated in its inception by the Indian authorities and citizens. A factual analysis of its different aspects.
Anyone can protest. It is our right. But my right ends where your nose starts. No one in any society can have the right to STOP anything. Such an act is ILLEGAL and UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Our current ways will bring untold disaster - economic, ecological, and social. Yet the unscrupulous are pushing false and regressive narratives. State of Indian agriculture and its future - let' see.
Chinese are building a fearsome genome database of different ethnicities. Next-generation bioweapons can target ethnicities based on genetics. We are staring at a war of Mahabharat proportions!
Supply chain challenges can fail any great product. Let us check what stares at us in terms of vaccine distribution challenges. Also a reality check on penetration of Khalistani sympathy in Punjab.
Right-wing Christian anti-gay hate spewing pastors and politicians regularly rape boys or have illicit sex. Liberal LGBTQ activists back gay-hating Islamists. Strange world indeed!
A vicious game has been turned on in the guise of farmers' protests - the Khalistani threat. The final piece of the quartet - Islamists, Leftists, Evangelists and Khalistanis has been activated.
Thousands of tons of foodgrains rot every year. 45 farmers commit suicide and 7000 Indians die of hunger every day. While the tomatoes that sell for Rs 50/kg fetch the farmer mere Rs 2!
Sometimes sheer chutzpah and self-belief can propel a young kid who has been cornered, to bring down the high and mighty. How Mahalanobis, the Indian planning architect, was demolished is legendary!
Having a voice is important. But your voice having credibility is far more important. Voice shorn of credibility is no voice. Arbiters of Credibility are in the business of distributing just that.
Pakistan's Army trained youth to attack India's largest city as the attackers got logistic and telecom backup. It was an Act of War. Not a terror attack. First, let us get our basics right!
Art has always conveyed a society's conscience. The Nehruvian era created slaves out of artists with selective patronage and targeted persecution. Withdrawal effects are tough to handle.
When life is hostage to values, you stop flowing with the graceful wave of life. You are hostage to a life lived in value-chunks!
A lot is claimed with careless non-chalance of a brain-washed believer. Do the claims about US democracy stand true in the face of fundamental scrutiny? Let's check.
Indian Ocean Region is at the heart of global trade. Dominance over it is the aim of many powers. A detailed evaluation.
Biden's seemingly innocuous messages to the Asian leaders in particular are nothing short of capitulation of US power.
(Image by Iván Tamás from Pixabay) “I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse, perhaps, to be locked in.” ― Virginia WoolfInroads and partnerships of the corrupt do not happen in a day. In this world of cut-throat geopolitics, bribery, and wars,
(Photo by Dawid Zawiła on Unsplash) “Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering 'it will be happier'...” ― Alfred Lord TennysonThe problem with morals is that you start with a template and force it on every situation, irrespective of whether it needs it or not. For example,
5,84,572 lamps lit along the Saryu river for Diwali in Ayodhya, UP INDIA“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.” ― ConfuciusYear after year, Tulsi Gabbard is the only leader anywhere in the world who gives a serious, loving message on every Hindu festival
Image by 愚木混株 Cdd20 from Pixabay“There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls. ” ― George CarlinDiwali celebrations in India start with Dhanteras, followed by Naraka Chaturdasi and then Deepavali on the third day. Diwali is followed by Diwali Padva and then Bhai
Image by Comfreak from Pixabay“Hatred is always self hatred, and there is something suicidal about it.” ― James BaldwinBe careful whom you hate. In fact, be careful from hate itself. It has a quality of harming the one who harbors it more that against whom it is
(Photo by Bruce Warrington on Unsplash) “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” ― Aristotle, MetaphysicsNarrative without facts has a strange quality. It implodes on itself. For years now, decades actually, the Indian media has been making a complete fool
(Photo by MORAN on Unsplash) “There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes this whole universe for a vast practical joke, though the wit thereof he but dimly discerns, and more than suspects that the joke is at nobody's
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash“Every armour has a chink. Beat at it long enough, it'll break.” ― K.S. Villoso, The Ikessar FalconThe history of humankind is littered with aggressors driven by annihilating a certain culture and nation helped by treasonous fools who gave them a way through the
Photo by Sajad Nori on Unsplash “Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.” ― Oscar WildeConflict is when I am, therefore you Have to Be. Peace is when I am You. When existence lives in the dualities of itself, then it lives in conflict. Living
Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay \ Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius and C. Cornelius (1588)"Tantalean punishments" comes from the name of Tantalus, a Greek mythological figure. It is used in reference to those who have good things but are not permitted to enjoy them.
(Image by Thomas Skirde from Pixabay) “No matter how many men you kill, you can't kill your successor.” ― Seneca, Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of NeroThe problems in the present always look larger than those faced by our previous generations. We think the world is violent today, but
Photo by Marija Zaric on Unsplash “Painting is not made to decorate apartments. It's an offensive and defensive weapon against the enemy. (about Guernica).”― Pablo PicassoKarwa Chauth celebrations were seen everywhere. Let us look at this celebration a bit more deeply. Whenever anyone has broken the boundaries that come with
(Image by Nika Akin from Pixabay) “The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.” ― Friedrich NietzscheOwn yourself.
(Photo by Dan Farrell on Unsplash) “The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh, At Home in the World: Stories and Essential Teachings from a Monk's LifeBetrayal is a big force. One day I felt that my own
Photo by Cris DiNoto on Unsplash “Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience.” ― Adam SmithHistory should never be forgotten. The past is a lesson in life that we have not lived. And, if we can have the humility
obviously not because of religion or community, just because we need to
(Image by ParallelVision from Pixabay) “The truth may be stretched thin, but it never breaks, and it always surfaces above lies, as oil floats on water.” ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don QuixoteWhen a social ill, despite all the money and visible effort, increases as opposed to decreasing, then you must
(Photo by Olivier Collet on Unsplash) “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Airman's OdysseyThere is no one “sitting anywhere” to save us or change things. We are it. Either we change ourselves and
“[T]he atoms or elementary particles themselves are not real; they form a world of potentialities or possibilities rather than one of things or facts.” ― Werner HeisenbergThere is a difference between a fact and the Truth. That you are a man or a woman is a fact. But in making
(Image by Xavier Espinosa from Pixabay) To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” ― Oscar WildeOne still remembers the Indian batsmen of the 70s and 80s who would shiver and tremble in front of the fast bowlers from West Indies, Pakistan, and Australia.
(Image by Enrique Meseguer from Pixabay) “Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again. That is why every man's story is important, eternal,
(Image by S. Hermann & F. Richter from Pixabay) “Every age has its own collective neurosis, and every age needs its own psychotherapy to cope with it.” ― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning Values and ethics are the most deceptive, lucrative, and abused ‘shiny objects’ used by the greatest
(Photo by Jonathan Borba on Unsplash) “Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools that don't have brains enough to be honest.”― Benjamin FranklinThe only way for the coward to remain viable is through treachery. He will bribe your weakest link, hit you when asleep, and target your family. That
(Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash \ SYSTEM CHANGE – NOT CLIMATE CHANGE) “Be like the bird who, pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing she hath wings.” ― Victor HugoDo you want to spearhead the establishment of a hate society?
(Photo by fernando bacheschi on Unsplash \ Chiang Mai, Thailand) “The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.” ― Lao Tzu, Tao Te ChingIt has taken millions of years for nature to evolve to a level of complexity it has today. All this was not an accident or even
(Photo by Renee Fisher on Unsplash) “I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.” ― Richard P. FeynmanMost of the world is full of people who behave like the kid who just learned alphabets and numerals and announced “E=MC2? Of course, I know
“Devi is like a scream – a madness that is neither insanity nor compulsiveness, but pure ecstasy.” - SadhguruJust because you are a remarkably bad doctor doesn’t mean that medical science should be dismantled. You went to a medical school. Simply that act doesn’t make you the most kick-ass
(Photo by Ben den Engelsen on Unsplash) “Lastly, Tesla was born during a lightning storm. It was at the moment of his birth that the midwife wrung her hands and declared to his family that this was a bad omen. She told them “this child will be a child of
(Varanasi, India \ Photo by Prado on Unsplash) “Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.” ― Jack London Prahalad was an enlightened being. He had attained to the consciousness of Vishnu itself. “However, one who is not Vishnu does not derive any
(Photo by Luis Alfonso Orellana on Unsplash) “If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” ― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian WoodEmotional noise and shouting in the face of a sophisticated and complex web of propaganda is a great way of
(Photo by Maxim Potkin on Unsplash) “The most dangerous people in the world are not the tiny minority instigating evil acts, but those who do the acts for them. For example, when the British invaded India, many Indians accepted to work for the British to kill off Indians who resisted
(Photo by Manyu Varma on Unsplash \ “Theyyam is a popular ritual form of worship of North Malabar in Kerala, India. People consider Theyyam itself as a God and they seek blessings from them. This shot is of ‘Aaralathu Bhagavati*’, from my home in Nileshwaram (Kasargod district), Kerala.”) “May the forces
(Sandstone formations at Antelope Canyon, Arizona \ Photo by Joshua Wilking on Unsplash) “When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” ―Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock HolmesVirus doesn’t attack our cells and bodies in a frontal attack in a
Photo by Robert Collins on Unsplash “Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.” ― Jim MorrisonAnd, we reach 150 editions of this newsletter. When this newsletter was started, one had no idea that it could
Photo by Mr TT on Unsplash “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” ― Søren KierkegaardAlmost every temple in India has a strange figure at the top of the doorway. A face eating its own body up. It is called -
(Photo by Dennis Buchner on Unsplash) “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” ― Albert CamusWe are the sum total of our ancestry. What the generations feared, loved, shunned, fought was embedded in their DNA and our genealogy. That is why our ancestors had “kula devta” temples,
(Photo by Jyotirmoy Gupta on Unsplash) “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ” ― Alvin TofflerLet us just assume that Britain had not colonized India. And the subsequent plunder had not happened and it had
(Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash) “Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.” ― Mark TwainThe caste of a man cannot be the basis for the judgment of his crime. Only hard evidence is. It does not matter who the heck you are until the
(Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash) “Now I will tell you the answer to my question. It is this. The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power, pure power. What pure power means you
(Photo by Paweł Czerwiński on Unsplash) “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.” ― Thomas JeffersonThe power of any entity to do positive or negative is either based on its political clout and/or economic
(Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash \ Each year, the best street artist from around the globe are invited to Upfest. Upfest is based in Bedminster, a suburb of Bristol. The local community allows the artist to paint on their houses, shops, pubs, buildings. The art stays there for twelve months
“Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them.” ― George OrwellPhoto by Daniel van den Berg on Unsplash / Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom When one contemplates on the ways of PM Modi, one finds that his greatest strength has been his ability to know the real being of people around
(Wynwood Walls, Miami brings the best Graffiti artists / Photo by Juan Pablo Mascanfroni on Unsplash) “Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” ― John SteinbeckWhat we call as life, is an existential process. Beyond the cusp of
Photo by Dima Kolesnyk on Unsplash “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” ― J. KrishnamurtiInformation is power. When our societies are being infested and contaminated by an influx of bad money and bad ideologies that promote and back violence, anarchy, imperialism, and
(Photo by Levi Williams on Unsplash) “Let craft, ambition, spite, Be quenched in Reason's night, Till weakness turn to might, Till what is dark be light, Till what is wrong be right!” ― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, My Journey: Transforming Dreams into ActionsIf we have to be aligned to move
(Williamsburg Bridge, New York, United States \ Photo by Leonardo Burgos on Unsplash) “I love mankind, he said, "but I find to my amazement that the more I love mankind as a whole, the less I love man in particular.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers KaramazovA war is underway as we speak.
(Photo by BP Miller on Unsplash) “Behind every fascism, there is a failed revolution.” ― Walter BenjaminRevolutions are like straightening the deck of the Titanic. What societies need is transformation. Changing one regime by a group of rogue criminals through sheer passion and anger sets into motion a movement that has
(Photo by Pascal Bernardon on Unsplash) “Like a jar you housed infinite tenderness And the infinite tenderness shattered you like a jar.” ― Pablo Neruda, 100 Love SonnetsA village bumpkin was walking around in the city and fell into a ditch of sewer sludge. He didn’t know what to do
(Wall painting in Zürich, Switzerland \ Photo by Timon Klauser on Unsplash) “Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” ― Ralph Waldo EmersonYou can either learn by experience. Or by history. Indian histories like Mahabharat and Ramayana were written in ways where those events, characters, and
“this satsangh?’ You just drop that. You don’t have to get anything, okay? You don’t have to benefit from this. Just waste half a day and go. (Laughter) Really. ‘What should I get out of my meditation?’ Nothing. Just waste fifteen-twenty minutes every day. So do not meditate;
(Photo by Anthony Rao on Unsplash) “Unfold Yourself within me, O Lord. Grant me the strength of character through Right-Mindedness. Through the holiest spirit, O Lord, grant me goodness as a reward for prayer. Grant me a life full of vigour through Truth, and may the pure Mind look after
(Photo by rashid khreiss on Unsplash - Port of Beirut Explosion. Photo was taken days after the explosion.) “Recognise that the apparent is unreal, while the unmanifest is abiding. Through this initiation into truth you will escape falling into unreality again.” ― Ashṭāvakra, Ashtavakra GitaSlowly and gradually the dust clears one
“You do not consist of the elements - earth, water, fire, air or even ether. To be liberated, know yourself as consisting of consciousness, the witness of these.” ― Ashṭāvakra, Ashtavakra GitaThe greatest fanatics on the planet always use the argument of fairness, justice, balance, and objectivity to make inroads into
(Photo by Sergey Pesterev on Unsplash) “It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little PrinceCreating something of value is never sexy. When you spend your time on manure, water, fertilizer, soil, dirt, and sun; you may get
(Photo by bantersnaps on Unsplash) “Once the soul awakens, the search begins and you can never go back. From then on, you are inflamed with a special longing that will never again let you linger in the lowlands of complacency and partial fulfillment. The eternal makes you urgent. You are
(Photo by Zoltan Tasi on Unsplash) “Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking." "An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.” ― Agatha Christie, Peril at End HouseIn October of 1927, Born, Dirac, Heisenberg, Pauli, and Bohr came together and expounded as well as accepted “an” interpretation of the new quantum world
(Syntuksiar, Jowai, Meghalaya, India\Photo by Nvr Endng Anupam on Unsplash) “You say you love rain, but you use an umbrella to walk under it. You say you love sun, but you seek shelter when it is shining. You say you love wind, but when it comes you close your
“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” ― Pablo NerudaWhere joy stems from comparative misfortunes, only psychopaths thrive. Those who keep measuring the degrees between their wretched existence and another’s. The barometer is a prisoner of someone’s brilliance or dumbness. Your joy is
“What, if some day or night a demon were to steal after you into your loneliest loneliness and say to you: 'This life as you now live it and have lived it, you will have to live once more and innumerable times more' ... Would you not throw yourself down and
(On the way to Gaumukh) “And of all illumination which human reason can give, none is comparable to the discovery of what we are, our nature, our obligations, what happiness we are capable of, and what are the means of attaining it.” ― Adam WeishauptWhen the entire population is asleep, the
“Man is not a circle with a single center; he is an ellipse with two focii. Facts are one, ideas are the other.” ― Victor Hugo, Les MisérablesTruth is the battle within for the seekers. It is not about a version of this existence. Not your version or mine. But for
(Photo by Faye Cornish on Unsplash) “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsOne young saadhak (seeker) came to the hut of an old enlightened master and knocked. कौन है? (Who is there?) asked the voice
(Old Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) / Photo by Charlie Costello on Unsplash) “Journalism largely consists in saying "Lord Jones is dead" to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive.” ― G.K. Chesterton19 years ago, on the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 Islamic hijackers took control of four commercial airliners (two
Khor Kalmat is a lagoon located along the Makran coast of Balochistan and home to the Buzi Makola Wildlife Sanctuary bordering the Arabian sea (Source: Sentinelhub) “Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of the government. The history of government is a history
“But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams." (Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven)” ― W.B. Yeats, The Wind Among the ReedsWhile on my way to Kailash Mansarovar, as I walked around Bhaktapur
“My desire for knowledge is intermittent; but my desire to bathe my head in atmospheres unknown to my feet is perennial and constant.” ― Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience and Other EssaysOn 29th September 2008 - the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) led by Hemant Karkare arrested Sadhvi Pragya on the basis on
(Photo by Aditya Siva on Unsplash\Chandrashila, Tungnath, India) In Srimad Bhagwata there is a story where a King takes his daughter to the “abode” or “plane” of Brahma – the creator - so that He could help with the search for her husband. They wait for Brahma for a few
“Rulers who destroy men's freedom commonly begin by trying to retain its forms. ... They cherish the illusion that they can combine the prerogatives of absolute power with the moral authority that comes from popular assent.” ― Alexis de Tocqueville, The Old Regime and the French RevolutionOne person posed an interesting question
“Never throw the first punch. If you have to throw the second, try to make sure they don't get up for a third.” ― Brandon Sanderson, SteelheartCivilizational battles are waged over many generations. Whether they are to build one or destroy another. And, they do not happen with any fireworks going
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Any nation’s power dynamics in global geopolitics is essential to how that nation’s society engages in the world. Movies and the Soft Power of a nation are inextricably linked! If the art of a nation is aligned to the national objectives with respect to international relations, then that
(Image by JL G from Pixabay) “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.” ― Edward AbbeyWhen you face very difficult, even impossible odds - how do you survive? You might think optimism would be key or being cheerful or keeping hopes alive for the
(Photo by Lavkush Gupta on Unsplash - at Sultanpur National Park, Gurugram, India) “Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!” ― Theodore RooseveltThe charade that spirituality was only about being a benign smiling pacifist was perhaps the most brilliant idea that expansionist
(Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash) A thousand cups of wine do not suffice when true friends meet, but half a sentence is too much when there is no meeting of minds. (酒逢知己千杯少，话不投机半句多) - Chinese ProverbWe have talked about the threats from drugs, cartels, their users, and the power
(Photo by Abhidev Vaishnav on Unsplash) “I have drunken deep of joy, And I will taste no other wine tonight.” ― Percy Bysshe ShelleyThe smile of a child is the most amazing wonder in the world. It holds vulnerability, love, amazement, curiosity, and warmth all at the same time. Have we
(The Rape of Proserpina (goddess of fertility, agriculture - social good/prosperity) is a work Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, executed between 1621 and 1622. It depicts the abduction of Proserpina, who is seized and taken to the underworld by the god Pluto.) “Read from a distant star, the majuscule
“Something inside me had dropped away, and nothing came in to fill the cavern.” ― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian WoodThere is a principle of money. It never goes to someone who has more money. It goes to someone who can use it in the best way possible. For, that is precisely what
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsWhen the Europeans landed on the North American shores, the natives here did not suspect them. They helped them, ironically called Pilgrims, to tide away
“We first crush people to the earth, and then claim the right of trampling on them forever, because they are prostrate.” ― Lydia Maria ChildDomination comes from the Latin word dominus. A dominus is a master. Master who has slaves. Romans differentiated between imperium and dominium. Former is domination by the
“Whoever debases others is debasing himself.” ― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time“Aasmaa pe hai khuda, aur zameen pe hum. Aajkal wo is taraf dekhta hai kam” (God sits in the heavens, while we are on the ground. He rarely watches our plight these days) Powerful rule the rest by
Robin Williams was perhaps one of the best comedians that Hollywood has seen in recent times. He was a great stand-up as well. His main skill - to make people laugh and smile. He committed suicide because of depression. Happiness is real when it happens to you as an experience.
Prior to COVID-19, most geopolitical and stories of power-struggles seemed far-fetched and “for someone else”. COVID-19 changed all that. Now a story that someone “out there” can spread a disease (China, in this case) or challenge an entire civilization (Western, in this case) is an obvious reality. And, it is
There is no empowerment in diminishing yourself. Even when you have the opportunity to learn ways to nurture yourself and others, you choose to reject it in the name of empowerment, then something is fundamentally wrong. Empowerment should be in learning something new and having the ability to enhance yourself
There comes a time when inclusivity demands aggressive single-minded battle of our being. When you do recognize that you cannot allow exclusivity any allowance or seat on that table of civilization. No matter how exalted its own estimation. I often think what would have driven a focused, brilliant and amazing
Today we have completed a century of sorts. This is the 100th edition of this newsletter, which we started on a whim. We read a lot during a day and have kept abreast of so many things in so many areas, that we thought it may be good to share
The rot is deep. The powerful and the unscrupulous have no end to their greed and vices. They will do anything to feed their greed with the entrails of another’s life. And, it has been going on for a long time and the less powerful, more idealistic have taken
From the infinite consciousness, we pick up a minuscule piece of information dust and rearrange it as per tradition or in our quirky ways and call ourselves learned, creative or wise. In the cosmic scheme of things, what is re-arranging is a minuscule speck of information. That rearrangement of information
Music is sound. So is noise. As is shouting. Most modern music is of the body and the mind. It is used to express one’s sorrow, anguish, happiness, anger and even hatred. That may be music for your and others who want to sync up at the emotional level
By the beginning of the 300 AD, no one in Greece and Rome could ever believe that their gods and civilization could ever go away. In 150 years, the situation had changed so much that no one could believe that such a civilization, gods, and scholars ever existed. The “pagans”
“All other factors being equal, change one variable” - goes almost every laboratory experiment. The greatest and the largest social laboratory experiment ever conducted on this planet was in India. The partition between India and Pakistan created two entities which can be studied to understand the impact of one variable
Today is August 15th. India’s Independence Day. Many years back when I was in school, I went up to my father and asked - “on August 14th, you all must have been so happy, right?” He simply blasted me. “Several thousands were already dead and many were dying. Which
Kamala Harris is the new pick of Democratic ticket as the VP nominee. She is an interesting woman. Her mother was a Tamilian Hindu from India, while her father was a black Christian from Jamaica. Her father, Donald Harris, did not really raise her. It was her mother who raised
How would India’s history have been different if it had information on the ways, workings, battles and the powers that were battling it out in Europe, Middle East and China? Would India’s response and preparation have been different to the Islamic invaders and the Mongols? Would a proactive
Mind interprets. It doesn’t experience anything truly. Even an experience has to go through the interpretive process fashioned by the limitations of the mind. Mind’s interpretative experience does not escape the confines of the mind’s quarters. What is being said by the other is not what is
Wishing everyone a very Happy Janmashtami! Just as the sublime and amazing perfume of a fragrant rose enters your being and you cannot help but fall in love with it intimately, Krishna’s presence was probably like that. In all my understanding of this amazing being, I have always struggled
On October 21st, 2010 a very strange seminar was going on in Delhi and no one even questioned the whole scenario. Arundhati Roy, Delhi University professor S.A.R. Geelani, Jammu and Kashmir University professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain, activist (and seditionist/Urban Naxal) Varavara Rao, activist Sujato Bhadra and writer
What if I died today and was disembodied? Would that release from the body provide me with a perspective that is different? What will I encounter? These are questions that many have. Some amongst us have had a strange experience - of Near-Death. The system stopped functioning - brain dead
