Every year, right around Diwali, the same old sermon begins: “Don’t burst crackers, it causes air pollution.” Convenient, isn’t it? For one night, Indians are made to believe that the biggest environmental disaster facing the country is a few hours of fireworks. And every year, millions fall for it. But here’s what the data says: • EnergyContinue reading “The Great Air Pollution Lie: Why Diwali Crackers Are Not the Real Villain”
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Whose History Is India Really Reading?
Let’s stop pretending—Indian history as we know it is not Indian history. It is North Indian history dressed up as the history of the whole subcontinent. Why? Because history in this country was dictated by the Hindi-speaking majority belt. What we’ve been fed through textbooks, speeches, and Bollywood is a story centered on Delhi—dynasties that ruled from it, invaders whoContinue reading “Whose History Is India Really Reading?”
Original Thinkers Are Always Killed, Because Humans Don’t Need Them
Every society claims to honor truth. But history proves otherwise: truth-tellers are slaughtered, and liars are worshipped. History is brutal to those who dared to think differently. Socrates was forced to drink poison. Jesus was crucified. Abraham Lincoln was shot. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated. Lavoisier, the father of modern chemistry, was guillotined. Martin Luther KingContinue reading “Original Thinkers Are Always Killed, Because Humans Don’t Need Them”
Why I Don’t Argue with Women Online
If you miss the crux of this blog, you’ll miss the essence. So try concentrating. 🙂 God has the greatest sense of humour. He wired our minds to derive more pleasure from aspiration than from actual possession. Wanting something, dreaming of it, working toward it—that chase excites the human spirit far more than finally having it.Continue reading “Why I Don’t Argue with Women Online”
From Kings to Celebrities: The Unbroken Line of Temple Privilege
In India’s long temple history, worship was never just about devotion; it was also about power, status, and visibility. In the Chola era, for instance, kings who built grand temples like the Brihadeeswara in Thanjavur were not only patrons but also privileged worshippers. The ruler could enter the sanctum, commission rituals, and even have hisContinue reading “From Kings to Celebrities: The Unbroken Line of Temple Privilege”
Will there be a Nepal like agitation in India ever?
Nope. Never ever. That is the prediction.
Don’t Use a White Man’s Morality Compass to Define Indian Men
Life is sexually damn simple for Western men. Porn at 13. Sex by 15. Multiple partners by 18. Cohabiting by 20. Break up, move on, repeat. If dating fails, they walk into a brothel or call a number from a magazine. No cops, no cheating, no shame—just business. Now look at Indian men. Forget theContinue reading “Don’t Use a White Man’s Morality Compass to Define Indian Men”
When the Actor Overshadows the Character
It requires a high degree of intelligence—and perhaps detachment—to separate the characterisation from the cast playing the role. The writer creates a character to carry meaning, to embody a truth, or to reflect society back to itself. But somewhere along the way, the audience shifts its gaze. The message dissolves, the character fades, and what remains is theContinue reading “When the Actor Overshadows the Character”
How Foreign Scholars Unlocked the Vedas
Had H.H. Wilson (British), Max Müller (German), and Ralph T.H. Griffith (English) not translated Sanskrit into English, the Vedas—the very foundation of Hindu spirituality—might have remained hidden in the custody of a select few. For centuries, Sanskrit was not just a language, it was a gatekeeping device. It was believed that only the gods truly understood it, and onlyContinue reading “How Foreign Scholars Unlocked the Vedas”
The First Psychology Class for My 6-Year-Old
We frequent a juice shop, and there is a lady who works there—nice, good-looking, and charming. She always speaks kindly with my wife, greets me, and shows affection to my son. The drinks are always consistent and good, so we have no complaints, thankfully. This Ganesh Chaturthi, my 6-year-old son and I were seated atContinue reading “The First Psychology Class for My 6-Year-Old”