“Society exists as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals”– Oscar Wilde. All abstractions of such order are both true and untrue. In the same fashion, it could also be said that people don’t exist. They are just a cluster of living cells. Therefore, “people” is only a mental concept and… Read More Log Kya Kahenge
Should I be thankful it burned so brightly at first, Or realize what should last, can’t happen too fast, Or laugh at symbolic rituals of milk and sugar, A sweet potion, we’re to dissolve to become. Harboring a woe in my prayer I wish you knew, Fear of becoming “water under the bridge” for you,… Read More Honor
There she sits, my little girl, before her mirror Glowing and flushing with excitement, Why so many women and hours to prettify a flower? Is she thinking of me now, at this very moment? She will know I’m right by her side, To give her heart away to her chosen one, Since her birth I… Read More Precious
The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli My rating: 3 of 5 stars An authority bias I developed some years ago by someone who had significant influence on my rationality (or irrationality) was that self-help genre was for the “weak lacking confidence in themselves”. It was looked down upon; even below the mediocrity plinth… Read More The Art of Thinking clearly
Wedged in a state of flux Flanked by the modern and customary Traditional enough to be chosen by family Modern enough to not be forced to marry Would angels sing for the lovers to dance? Her anxiety drowns in dowry of shimmery charms Would souls stir as their eyes catch each other’s glance? Or… Read More Butterflies
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama My rating: 3 of 5 stars The book would have been so much better had it been written today. There are rumors online about the book being ghostwritten. The voice of the writer changes throughout the book leaving the reader wonder what… Read More Dreams from my Father
Mafia Queens Of Mumbai: Stories Of Women From The Ganglands by Hussain S. Zaidi My rating: 3 of 5 stars Hussain Zaidi’s Mafia Queens of Mumbai is a captivating summary of the lives of 13 women caught in the underworld. Despite being poorly edited, it’s an enthralling read that one can’t put down till the… Read More Mafia Queens of Mumbai
