JNU – all that buzz non academic

Jawaharlal Nehru University - a premier educational institute of India, has been in regular news over the last couple of years. Unfortunately, for reasons not academic. Not because its students or professors achieved anything remarkable connected with higher studies, research or anything related to learning for that matter. But, because of the battle of supremacy of … Continue reading JNU – all that buzz non academic →

Lord Shiva – The strange God from time immemorial

Even the puranas, that portray him with human attributes, are silent about his birth. Being Shankara – who has your welfare in his mind, he is close to our heart, yet he remains the most mysterious one riddled with contradictions. He makes the profane sacred so he lives in burial grounds. Is it an attempt … Continue reading Lord Shiva – The strange God from time immemorial →

Times Literature Festival Bangalore 2017

Attending a Literature Festival is a  beautiful way of spending an enlightening weekend. Ideas float around, the air is filled with literary vibrations and the ambiance is charged with star presence.  The fever catches onto to you. The temperature soars to climax to a  rocking frenzy like it happened this time when the local rock … Continue reading Times Literature Festival Bangalore 2017 →

The Monk who is yet to get his Ferrari

‘This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.’ In addition to sharing bits and pieces of information about my life on many of the posts here, I have written specific posts covering my personal life. All these have been categorised under 'memoirs' .  May be this is … Continue reading The Monk who is yet to get his Ferrari →