This is going to be a short article as whatever I have to say has, I think, been said by two of the greatest philosophers of history. The question is – Should fanaticism be opposed with fanaticism or should it be opposed through democratic means? In India, in the decades past, there was a tit […]
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Why the Adani Crisis is a Storm in a Teacup
Actually the crisis is a storm in a teacup for me because I am not invested in Stocks or Mutual Funds. If you have holdings in Adani then grit your teeth and hold on. I’ll start with a disclaimer: I have not researched the Adani group and have absolutely no idea if the stocks of […]
The Real Reason to be Humble
I have got into a lot of trouble in my life because I was arrogant. I will ask my family and friends to please excuse me if you find my quoting from the Bible a bit off putting. I have always looked for wisdom wherever I could get it and have not limited myself in […]
On Hinting – Some Comments
You can speak the truth with the intention to deceive and succeed in deceiving. It is an old lawyer’s dodge. I don’t want to flog a dead horse. I have already written many articles about my being victimised and its aftereffects. I am getting tired of it myself. But this is another aspect of my […]
On Being Militant – Some Comments
I am almost 60 years old and I have lived through the times when many supposedly creative ways were mooted to deal with the fact that the criminal justice system in India does not work properly. For example there was the example of the (then) Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray exhorting Hindus in general and […]
Dealing with Corruption – Some Comments
My aim in this article is to appeal to the self interest of people in power (whether in politics, administration, police or the armed forces) and convince them that it is in their own best interest to reduce corruption and keep it to a minimum. I’ll start by saying that if the criminal justice system […]
Why Do We Suffer?
Yesterday I was having a walk in the evening trying to deal with some unpleasant memories that had arisen. And the question naturally came to me – Why do people suffer? This is an age old question and mankind has asked it of himself throughout history. Here is Osho’s answer to it. It is not […]
Do This to avoid Disaster
What do we need to do avoid disaster? We need to avoid error. I’ll start with a quote from Voltaire which sums up the point I want to make better than anything I could say myself. Twenty years are required to bring man from the state of a plant, in which he exists in the […]
On Prudishness – Some Comments
India has a notoriously prudish attitude towards sex. When I was young I thought that this was completely flawed and mistaken. I believed in openness regarding sex education and (being influenced by Bertrand Russell) freedom of choice for the young regarding whether they should have sex relations or not. But here I am at age […]
Do this before criticizing
I am – and I think almost all of us are – a man of fixed and settled opinions. I have a view of myself and of the world that is clearly defined and which has helped me deal with the world and survive. So if someone tells me something that is opposed to my […]