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Why should an overwhelming majority of humans remain fettered indefinitely, like Sisyphus, to the whims and wishes of a few powerful humans, the lords on Earth? Why must most humans surrender their individual freedoms to the lords? Why must the majority of the humanity suffer in relative discomfort and slavery […]

It has been one-hundred years since Marcel Proust (10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) passed. He lived just 51 years during which he wrote several novels. Considered arguably as the greatest literary figure of the 20th century and one of the greatest novelists of all times, Proust is remembered, in […]

The world remains polarised. Regional and religious clashes characterise its polarity. Ethnicity, gender, class and caste continue to deepen the human-created divide between our communities. The poor continue to fight the rich. The privileged feel increasingly threatened by the (slow and steady) rise of the unprivileged. East defiantly pushes back […]

Weights and measures are standardised to prevent inaccurate estimations and discrepancies that can potentially lead to serious and ugly allegations of cheating and costly disputes. But do we standardise our perceptions or intelligence before judging others with credence? Undoubtedly, none of us is absolutely perfect or absolutely imperfect, we are […]

Some readers may possibly wonder why I keep harping on darker shades of intriguing human behaviours, portraying my own kind incessantly in a rather negative light. They may be intrigued why I deliberately choose to be blind to the good side of humans; after all, don’t many of us work […]

You have the birthright to be happy and free. Both happiness and freedom are the ultimate rewards that we all chase lifelong, through anything and everything that we do or pursue. However, our happiness and freedom, and our visible expressions thereof, are morally subject to us exercising them with civility […]

Life needs optimism and, of course, unwavering hope to emerge relatively unscathed through its frequent lows and struggles and grow out stronger. Pessimism is not an option, as it tends to bring unhappiness and misery for the pessimist. Where hope and optimism sustain life, pessimism cripples and depresses. Pessimism breeds […]

Differences between the terms nationalism and patriotism generally confuse people. On the surface, the two terms may appear to be similar, however, there are differences between the two. Historically, although both terms have been used roughly in a similar manner, both depicting a strong sense of pride and belonging to […]

On a hot and humid evening in August 2022, five Kashmiri Pandit men, in the age group of 50 to 80 years, excitedly chitchatted over traditional Kashmiri kahwa tea in an airconditioned room at a residential house in Jammu, India. Accompanied by their respective wives, two of them, seemingly in […]

Who does not want freedom? We all do, we love it. We all wish innately and strive – actively or passively, consciously or subconsciously – to be absolutely free from the unwanted clutches of everyone out there, including our own parents, siblings, friends, partners, neighbours and bosses. Many of us […]