Now you might think that I am off my rocker. Here I am with no experience in government, politics or managing people and I am saying I can help avoid a nuclear conflict. But if there is even one chance in a million that I have something worthwhile to say it makes sense to read […]
Category Archives: Politics
Do we deserve our Freedom
Do we deserve our freedom? I overheard a conversation between two gentlemen of a mature age recently. They were discussing Donald Trump’s instigation of the crowds that invaded Capitol Hill following his electoral loss to Joe Biden in 2020. After criticizing the democratic form of government that tolerates and allows these sorts of antics one […]
Teach Religion in Schools – Here’s why
The philosopher I was most inspired by, when I was young, Bertrand Russell, would turn in his grave if he was to read this blog. But he himself would have wanted me to have a mind of my own. I will, in this article, be making a case for religious education in schools. I am […]
Regarding the Survival of the Human Race
I’ll start by giving you the link to an interesting YouTube documentary. It is quite long at a bit more than 2 hours but it is well made and if you are interested in such topics as the survival of the human race, the nature of Consciousness and the viewpoint of modern science on these […]
The Essential Mystics
I am reading a book. That is not news. I have a library of more than 500 books and I do to read them from time to time. But this book is different in the sense that I was provoked enough by it to want to write a couple of articles from what I read. […]
Politics in my Life
I am sorry to keep writing blogs that relate to how I was victimized. But the blog is about my insights and experiences and this is what I have experienced and what I have learnt from my experiences. Please bear with me. I am a private citizen who has never at any time been in […]
The problem of Uttar Pradesh
I will start by stating two facts. The first is that I don’t have a social circle and so I am driven to seek company from the watchmen (the security staff) of my housing society in Mumbai. They are not exactly friends. I don’t think of them as such but they are more than just […]
Was the Mahatma Foolish? You decide
I’ll start by asking you to watch the 60 second YouTube video below. It is interesting and the person speaking is the founder of ISKON. Calling the Mahatma a fool and a failure is sure to draw attention. In this article I would like to give my thoughts on whether the strategy adopted by the […]
Why AI is Essential
There are some articles being published in the press regularly regarding the dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Two articles that I read are linked to below. I hope you will be able to read them as you may require to buy a subscription to the Times of India in order to do so. If you […]
Dealing with the Chaos on the Roads
A friend of mine asked me to write an article on how people don’t obey traffic rules and the risks these people pose to innocent pedestrians. Scooterists and others don’t obey traffic signals and a lot of them are busy on the phone when they are commuting. My friend spoke about how people like pregnant […]