Origin is in theaters, watched it on Friday. It is the film adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s magnificent book Caste-The origins of our discontent. If you have not read the book please do. Even if you are not a book person, don’t miss the movie. Reading the book I never thought of it coming out as a movie. And if someone had told me that time … Continue reading Origin 2023 Movie – Film adaptation of the book Caste
A word swims to the other endin an ocean of thoughts.. words can also drown in thoughts But, yes, there are expectationshow much can a word carrythe burden on these little words the writer thinks it is a word’s faultand the word also thinks…. it is its fault And the writer gets all the creditfor all the pain of a stuffed up wordhow much they … Continue reading 4/365 Writers mean harm | Poetry
And they said it was going to be okthat they have seen the same treesthey have stepped on same leaves They said go forward don’t look backThey said my fear was baselessI just nodded I did not want to object themBe cruel to their ignorance – about who I am How can I tell themtheir shoes don’t fit meI have blisters on my legs They won’t … Continue reading 3/365 They don’t know me – Poetry
Silence is a conspiracyto make us feel safea false safety.. I will not speak of youand you will not speak of metruce…. but there is a loud rulewritten in that silenceunread by us…. I will not speak FOR youYou will not speak FOR meWe are not oneYou are the otherso am I ‘the other‘ to you… They want us to be obedientNot ask questionsThey have … Continue reading 2/365 Silence is a Conspiracy | Poetry
What will happen if I pen 365 poems..?Nothing will happenEven if I don’t write nothing will happenThen why not write….? After regularly writing for years I had stopped writing poems… But here is a new start… 1/365 – Post Truth A worried doubting mindwandering in a thick factual forestseeing data fallen on the groundall one needs to do ispick a few..look at all the tall … Continue reading 1/365 Post Truth
I have read what many people have written about Gandhi. The Gandhi who went to South Africa was not the same Gandhi who came back to India. The Gandhi who embarked on any journey was not the same as the Gandhi who arrived at the end of the journey. Gandhi for me is change. He was a human being who continuously changed when he realized … Continue reading Gandhi Jayanthi and Change
Our son Rahi is a junior and has started thinking about college. His interest is Theater and Animation and Story telling. I have started this conversation with him on his future prospects. Initially I had this reservation about Arts. Though I have my creative side I have always thought that it is a side hustle. I have no idea if I have what it takes … Continue reading Conversations on Career & Future
I don’t write life with a pen.I do it with a strangeness drippingfrom the eyes of people I know.Some call it tears. I don’t coverup love with blankets.I cover it with a smile tornfrom a past moment in time.Some call it Youth. I don’t feel the pain with my hands.I feel it with a fearI know I cannot live without.Some call it failure. I don’t … Continue reading I don’t but they do – Poetry
There is so much we consume and create in a week. I am not talk about food but Articles, Videos, Podcasts, Conversations and more. What do we retain? Or what is it that is worth retaining. What thoughts do they create in us? I have decided to share with you Every Sunday what I think I should retain and what thoughts that came in mind … Continue reading What should I be retaining this Week
Before we get to children, let us take a moment to find what is the difference between trying and succeeding. Here is my thought. Trying is a journey. It is not an end or destination. yes it ends when we quit or fail or succeed, until then it is a journey. Succeeding is a destination and end to what we have been trying. But it … Continue reading Do you think that children should be rewarded for trying, not just succeeding?
Vinod Narayan 