India may be the only country where millions complete their education in a language that is not native to them. From childhood, we learn to think, write, and succeed in English — a ready-made passport to global employability. We are also a people conditioned to move. At the slightest opportunity, we are willing to migrateContinue reading “Why Does the West Want Indians?”
Author Archives: askenni
‘Hidden Arithmetic’ – my latest book
– Authored by Kennedi Gopalan I have been observing, witnessing, and trying to understand human lives since childhood. Academic education, honestly, never interested me—for two reasons. It was forced upon me, and most of the answers were given even before I had the urge to ponder about them or attempt to find them on myContinue reading “‘Hidden Arithmetic’ – my latest book”
Dear Mr. Rahul Gandhi and Ms. Priyanka Gandhi…
Dear Mr. Rahul Gandhi and Ms. Priyanka Gandhi, I tried posting the following message on social media by tagging your IDs, but it was deleted. Hence, I am sharing it on my website. Your great-grandfather Mr Jawaharlal Nehru and your grandmother Ms Indira Gandhi were staunch believers in Vedic astrology. I have seen videos of bothContinue reading “Dear Mr. Rahul Gandhi and Ms. Priyanka Gandhi…”
The Quiet Collapse: When Societies Stop Thinking
Let’s begin with an uncomfortable truth most people would rather cancel than confront: Societies do not decay because people are evil. They decay because people stop thinking. IQ is a crude, limited tool—yet patterns emerge when large populations are discouraged from reasoning, questioning, or engaging with complexity. What follows is not an insult to individuals,Continue reading “The Quiet Collapse: When Societies Stop Thinking”
Lucky Chicken with a 5th Toe
– Authored by Kennedi Gopalan When a fragile chick with an unusual fifth toe falls from the sky, six-year-old Ishvar becomes its only hope. Armed with nothing but ₹10.50 and a fierce desire to help, he faces tough decisions, unexpected truths, and the weight of responsibility far bigger than himself. A moving story about kindness,Continue reading “Lucky Chicken with a 5th Toe”
My Books
Hidden ArithmeticLife always adds up — eventually Life rarely announces its calculations. In Hidden Arithmetic, eight short stories trace the quiet mathematics beneath ordinary lives—the unseen additions and subtractions that shape destinies long before outcomes become visible. A moment of trust, a principle held too rigidly, a kindness that conceals truth, a success built on invisibleContinue reading “My Books”
Was Foreign Rule a Dark Blessing?
India, Anger, and the Illusion of Peace Scroll through social media today and you will find an India that looks perpetually furious—angry Hindus, hate-filled politicians, wounded pride packaged as nationalism. Watching this daily spectacle, an uncomfortable question arises: Were the Mughal invasions and the British Empire a strange blessing in disguise—forces that kept India relativelyContinue reading “Was Foreign Rule a Dark Blessing?”
Was publishing a book part of my destiny?
I was seven years old in 1982 when my father—an engineer by profession who retired as a Divisional Engineer from Mumbai Telephones (MTNL), and an amateur astrologer known among friends and relatives for his startlingly accurate predictions—looked at my palm and said, “You will have a career that requires a lot of signing of documents.”Continue reading “Was publishing a book part of my destiny?”
Hey Ram or Why Ram?
Shivaism and Vaishnavism: Two Different Religions That Became “One” — The Untold Story of How Hinduism Was Constructed For most of India’s long history, Shivaites and Vaishnavites were never part of a single religious identity. They lived separately, worshipped differently, and in many eras actively opposed one another. The neat packaging of both groups underContinue reading “Hey Ram or Why Ram?”
The Moon: The Oldest Religion We All Still Follow
Across centuries, cultures, and continents, humanity disagreed on gods, scriptures, and rituals—but one celestial presence silently united us all: the Moon. Long before organised religion, the Moon served as our first clock, festival calendar, and spiritual guide. Even today, every major religion aligns its sacred moments with its phases, proving that the Moon is still theContinue reading “The Moon: The Oldest Religion We All Still Follow”