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How Do Prayers Work?
How do prayers work? How can they? It hurts the logical mind to even consider such a possibility, that is, of a psychological state manifesting into reality. Yet, this is exactly what Neville Goddard tried to do in his book Prayer: The Art of Believing. Let’s understand his arguments. For a long time human beings… Read more
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Meghna Pant and the Art of Getting Published in India
How to get published in India? It’s a question you often get asked if you’ve got anything to do with publishing industry, and yet, there’s never a clear answer. However, this became somewhat easy after I read Meghna Pant’s How to Get Published in India back in 2020. Since then, every time someone has asked… Read more
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7 Sentences That Can Destroy Your Worldview
Words don’t have mass, nor do they occupy any space — and yet, they matter. They matter because when they are string together and turned into sentences, the ideas that emerge from there can make or break the world. Let’s take a look at seven such powerful sentences that are capable of destroying one’s worldview,… Read more
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5 Times Intellectuals Went Horribly Wrong
Intellect is not wisdom. Therefore, we should not be surprised when an intellectual says something profoundly unwise. While we owe a lot of human progress to all the intellectuals who came before us, it would not be unfair to say that sometimes they have gone horribly wrong. Let’s talk about five such instances when intellectuals… Read more
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A Tamil Folk Story – Indian Folktales
Note: Continuing this series of Indian folk stories, travelling through north and west, today I have arrived south with a Tamil folk story for you. Happy reading! Once there was a big businessman. He had a son and a daughter. Both were happily married. The brother and sister had a great regard for each other.… Read more
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A Bhil Story of Creation – Indian Folktales
Note: As you know, this week I am narrating some Indian folktales here. Today I have a Bhil story of creation for you. Those of you who don’t know, Bhils are aboriginal people, living in the western parts of India. Creation stories are key part of a culture, and are often quite exciting. So is… Read more
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