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  • Marxism, Liberalism and Romantic Love

    Politics seems an incongruous field to link to love, but can we not read, in the bloodstained histories of the French, Fascist, or Communist revolutions, something of the same coercive structure, the same impatience with diverging views fuelled by passionate ideals? Alain de Botton It’s not difficult to draw parallels between politics and love, although…

  • Can Freedom and Equality Coexist?

    Can Freedom and Equality coexist? It’s a fundamental point which draws a clear line between capitalism and socialism. Or to some extent, political right and left. To understand this point better, consider any two individuals living on this earth. Are they equal? They might have equal political and legal rights, but are they equal in…

  • Surprising Origins of English Words

    Etymology is the study of the origins of words. Like you and I, words also take birth, grow and travel and eventually settle somewhere. Therefore, tracing their journey is exciting, as they too are alive (in the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, “cut them and they start to bleed.”). Tracing the origins of English words…

  • The Relativity of Truth in Life of Pi

    There are many reasons to read Life of Pi and one of them, perhaps a significant one, is to understand the concept of “truth” and its relevance in our lives. The book blends reality and fiction to take us outside the two. Right from the beginning, you start to wonder if the author is cooking…

  • The Philosophy of Insomnia

    Philosophy and Insomnia are close relatives. Your inability to sleep causes you to think a little more and these thoughts in turn cause you to sleep a little less. This goes on until the truth (literally) dawns upon you that you have fallen victim to this rich man’s malady. Philosophers are often awake at night,…

  • An Essay on Laziness

    Today we rather intended to write an essay on Laziness, but were too indolent to do so. Christopher Morley Christopher Morley was an American journalist, novelist, essayist and poet. Among his works there is one which I particularly found amusing; it’s his essay on laziness. On the one hand, his laziness essay is charmingly eloquent…

  • The Unbearable Heaviness of Learning Chinese

    Note: Ever since the Chinese incursions became a frequent theme along the Indo-China borders, the thought of what if started spooking those of us who live alongside the Himalayas. This post is a result of yours truly’s repeated efforts at learning Chinese, all of which, sadly, went up in smoke. There are two ways of…

  • Do You Have a Moment?

    How dreadful boredom is — how dreadfully boring; the only thing I see is emptiness, the only thing I live on is emptiness, the only thing I move in is emptiness. Søren Kierkegaard Kierkegaard is right — only that he lived in the 19th century. Lethargic activity can be debilitating and depressing; but for us,…