Two True Stories About Racism / Arjun Govindani
1) I’m sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show where her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if the statements about race he was...
Category: Philosophy
Merry Christmas!!
Today, standing in the balcony, I saw a school bus full of cute little children dressed as Santa. This small moment refreshed all the childhood memories when Christmas was the much-awaited festival. That day,...
A beautiful mystical poem from Hafiz: Raj Ayyar
There are so many gifts Still unopened from your birthday, There are so many hand-crafted presents That have been sent to you by God. The Beloved does not mind repeating: ‘Everything I have is...
Korean Zen monk Haemin Sunim / Raj Ayyar
But then I realize it isn’t the outside world that is a whirlwind; it’s only my mind. The world has never complained about how busy it is! There is a famous Buddhist saying that...
Utility Of Honesty in Trade by K.B. Khushalani
Bringing to you Late Shri K. B. Khushalani’s essay UTILITY OF HONESTY IN TRADE. Priced two annas, when it was published in 1936, this essay was awarded a Gold Medal based on an All India competition held in 1934. Readers will find that the essay is as relevant today as it was then.
Must Watch !! This Science Space Documentary which is also deeply philosophical
The documentary shows man’s place in the Universe. It’s a reality check about what we think we are and what we actually are.
The Guru of the Razor’s Edge by Raj Ayyar
The Guru of the Razor’s Edge by Raj Ayyar The search for a point of origin in Indian philosophy invariably leads to a dead end. Who was the first Indian philosopher? The question does...
Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year by Vanisha Uppal
Human beings are born with desires. Actually desires gives form to a soul, a new life. If you look closely, Christmas and all other festivals are there to celebrate human desires – gifts, new...
We are tormented by past and future by Raj Ayya
With all our contemporary anxieties and fears globally, locally and in our personal lives, refreshing wisdom from the great ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca Fear is mostly due to projecting our thoughts way ahead of...
The Lakshanas of Indian Design
Recognising the Lakshanas of Indian Design By Anisha Shekhar Mukherji (Text of the talk delivered at the India Habitat Centre as part of the Architecture and Society Series: trailer of the video below) ...