We have all been there isn’t it? The big resolve to do something, to start anew. An exercise regime, a diet, a new productivity mantra, a new way of working… This usually follows a bell-shaped curve. Start from zero, an accelerated approach towards a peak, when you are exactly where you want to be…and then …
Damanaka replied -“Even in this difficult situation, my intelligence is intact… I will break their friendship. It is said… एकं हन्यान् न वा हन्याद् इषुः क्षिप्तो धनुष्मता ।प्राज्ञेन तु मतिः क्षिप्ता हन्याद् गर्भ-गतान् अपि ॥ २१५ ॥ ekaṃ hanyān na vā hanyād iṣuḥ kṣipto dhanuṣmatā |prājñena tu matiḥ kṣiptā hanyād garbha-gatān api || 215 || An arrow …
Today is Ekādashi – the 11th day of a fortnight in a lunar month, as per the Hindu calendar. Since there are two fortnights, Ekādashi is celebrated twice a month. It is typically characterized by observance of a fast. And the fast can be of many types. From Nirjala Ekādashi – where one does not …
As with most people who are well-raised, well-educated and financially secure, Dr. Tokai only thought of himself… Men without Women, Haruki Murakami Who am I? This question has been posed by everyone, to themselves, at some point in their lives. Who are you, once you are stripped of your name, your family, social status, education, …
I read somewhere that we have the best healthcare accessible to us – best that we as a species have ever had. But we also are the most vulnerable – given the reduced immunity and dependence on the very medicines that have increased our life spans. The rich bio-diversity has also shrunk constantly, to a …
मन्दविसर्पिणीमत्कुणकथा The Story of the slow-moving louse and the bug In a palace not so far away from here, was a beautiful bedroom, where the king used to sleep. On that bed, in between a pair of white sheets, lived a louse named Manda-Visarpinee (the one who crawls slowly). She sucked on the king’s blood when he …
Books. If there is one thing that defines me as a person, it is my love for reading. And along with this love for reading comes my love for books. Ever since I was a child, reading trumped any other activity I could possibly engage in – by a mile. I recall passing my summer …
Anyone who has been through a toddler knows the importance of bubbles in their lives. They demand it at will, and the popping of these temporary spheres of soap becomes the primary focus of the moment, or moments, until it’s ‘bye bye’ bubbles. Rohāmrta is no exception. It is for him that I found a …
A few days back, I was listening to Lata Mangeshkar’s playlist on Apple Music – they come up with different names – eternal Lata, Lata essentials etc, but they are all small compilations drawn from the ocean of music that was Lataji. I recall what I wrote when she died – To think of it, …
Arjuna was the most prominent warrior in the Mahabharata. The best archer in the world, with the avatar of Sri Vishnu as a guide, and the establishment of Dharma as the objective, on the biggest stage that humanity had ever seen. It is only natural that the tools available to him had to be exceptional. …
