In response to my article on Kashmir my uncle mailed me some comments. It shows that there is more than one point of view to every issue. Here is the link to my previous article about the Kashmir dispute: The following are my uncle’s comments: You have clearly thought deeply about the issue. I agree […]
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A Long Term Solution to the Kashmir dispute
I would like to state at the outset that I would strongly prefer the Kashmir issue to be decided by a referendum held there which gives the people of Kashmir the option whether to stay in India or Pakistan or even become an independent state of their own. Given the fact that this is clearly […]
All that is wrong with the Citizenship Amendment Act
The Citizenship Amendment Act has generated a lot of controversy and turmoil. I do not know much about politics but there are some points that I think can be made. In no particular order of importance these points are: Firstly, the CAA may be motivated by noble intentions but obviously there is a perception and […]
Stop reading Newspapers
I read this piece of advice in not one but two books – one of which is a classic on self-help and the other which might possibly come to be regarded as a classic in time to come. Let me start with recounting the advice of the second book. The book is The Art of […]
The Moving Finger Writes
My mother suffered a fall this New Year’s eve and fractured her hip bone. Luckily the joints were not affected. While she was lying on her hospital bed after her successful surgery she was feeling low and depressed. I think she was blaming herself for not being alert enough to avoid the accident. There was […]
Accepting your Mental Ailment
If my own experience is any indication then you may have difficulty in accepting that you are suffering from depression (or any other mental ailment). I would not like to go too much into specifics regarding the events that led to my being diagnosed with schizophrenia. I had some family troubles and (what else) some […]
Tips for a good Career
I made pretty much all the mistakes that anybody can make as far as my career was concerned. That being the case you might think that I can’t possibly give sound advice on how to succeed in your career since I have not been successful myself. But I know what mistakes I made and I […]
How I proved the insurers wrong
I remember applying for an insurance policy about 20 years ago. The policy was rejected and I got my money back. The insurers did not want to risk their money on my survival. I had disclosed to them that I was suffering from schizophrenia. And this was for the piddling sum of Rs 1 lac. […]
The importance of a Meaningful Life
I suffer from Schizophrenia. Before I was able to accept the fact that I was suffering from a mental ailment I went through a period of denial when I refused to accept my condition. This caused me an enormous amount of distress. I went through periods of black depression, mood swings, rage, irritability and more. […]
Pursuing Excellence
Why do I persist with meditation? It has been about 20 years since I attended my first Vipassana course. The instructors require you to meditate 2 hours daily and attend one 10 day course every year. All of which I haven’t done. I had what I call a mystical experience in the year 2006. Extraordinary […]