• Reading Mandukya Upanishad

    Reading Mandukya Upanishad

    The theme of the Mandukya Upanishad is an exposition of the Mystic Syllable, Om, with a view to training the mind in meditation, for the purpose of achieving freedom, gradually, so that the individual soul is attuned to the Ultimate Reality. Read more

  • Anees Salim’s Dark, Funny And Beautiful World

    Anees Salim’s Dark, Funny And Beautiful World

    Anees Salim has weaved a world so beautiful that you cannot help but surrender yourself to the literary beauty of it. Read more

  • Revisiting 16-Year-Old Five Point Someone

    Revisiting 16-Year-Old Five Point Someone

    In 2004, Chetan Bhagat published his first novel that would go on to change the face of the Indian publishing industry. Much has been said about it and the author’s style. But a book is a book and one has to read to decide it for themselves. The book deals with the lives of the Read more

  • The Story of Kashmir: Part Four

    The Story of Kashmir: Part Four

    So far, in The Story of Kashmir series, we discussed the different aspects of the ongoing Kashmir conflict. We discussed religion, history, politics and much more. Now, we shift our focus to the most important character in this story: the people of Kashmir. There have been many grievances on the part of Kashmiris, but the Read more

  • How To Think More About Sex

    How To Think More About Sex

    If you feel that when it comes to sex, you are a bit weird, have some strange fetishes, or, the entire sexual part of your relationship is slightly odd (perhaps not perfect), then you are not alone. In fact, you are pretty much like everybody else. This is a problem that Alain de Botton tries Read more

  • The Story of Kashmir: Part Three

    The Story of Kashmir: Part Three

    While we looked at the Hindu and Muslim narratives in the first and second parts of The Story of Kashmir respectively, it’s also worth mentioning that the modern conflict evolved in a much more complex way. How? That’s what we will discuss in this episode. The current crisis finds its roots in the year 1846 Read more