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Sreedhar Vinnakota

Sreedhar Vinnakota

Sreedhar Vinnakota is a theoretical physicist and writer from Chennai, India. His writings have been published in One Sentence Poems, Right-Hand Pointing, Shot Glass Journal, Triggerfish Critical Review, The Provoke Journal (Backlash Press), The Hindu, Sahitya Akademi, and The Madras Courier.

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Art & Poetry, Latest PostsFebruary 6, 2021<March 17, 2023

Vacuum

What is a poem? Is it a thought experiment? Or, is it imagination captured through language?

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Art & Poetry, Editor's PicksMay 23, 2020<March 14, 2023

The Road

If there’s a verse that’s poignant & powerful – this is it. It punches you in the gut, compels you to reflect on humanity.

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Art & Poetry, Latest PostsFebruary 29, 2020<March 14, 2023

A Nodding Acquaintance

A thought-provoking, refined and scholastic poem that questions you to think about the things you take for granted.

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Latest Posts, OpinionSeptember 25, 2019<March 14, 2023

Surely You’re Joking, Mr Goyal!

Should a scientific approach to solving problems be substituted by blind faith in the government?

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Editor's Picks, OpinionJuly 17, 2019<March 13, 2023

The Mousetrap, Fascism & Game Theory

It is imperative that narrow, greedy, short-term goals are replaced by cooperative, inclusive, kind & equitable ideals.

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Editor's Picks, OpinionMarch 5, 2019<November 24, 2023

Can War Be Justified?

Is it morally justified to kill people for a cause, however noble? Is it Dharma to annihilate people?

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Latest Posts, OpinionFebruary 27, 2019<March 13, 2023

The Odds Must Be Crazy: Decoding Murphy’s Law

Why don’t things go as per plan? The answer lies in an urban legend & Sreedhar Vinnakota decodes it for you.

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Art & Poetry, Latest PostsDecember 15, 2018<March 13, 2023

Tryst

Sreedhar Vinnakota’s poem takes us on a rollercoaster ride through the land of million mutinies and touches a raw nerve.

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Latest Posts, OpinionNovember 26, 2018<March 13, 2023

What Makes A Slumdog Millionaire?

There’s no shortage of rags-to-riches stories in the world. But there’s a problem with the narratives built around them.

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Editor's Picks, OpinionOctober 30, 2018<March 13, 2023

Can Music Be Used To Brainwash People?

The role of music in mind-control has a fascinating history; it has intrigued psychologists, and philosophers alike.

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Latest Posts, OpinionOctober 22, 2018<March 13, 2023

Are Humans Innately Materialistic?

Aristotle’s theory needs revision – Man is not a social animal, he is a materialistic animal.

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Latest Posts, OpinionSeptember 17, 2018<March 11, 2023

‘Surgical’ Strikes & The Message In The Madness

Two years after the ‘surgical strikes,’ all that is exposed is the ugly underbelly of political propaganda.

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Art & Poetry, Latest PostsJuly 21, 2018<March 11, 2023

Ventilator

An intimate & personal reminiscence through verse can speak to your soul. Sreedhar Vinnakota’s poem does just that.

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Latest Posts, OpinionJuly 16, 2018<March 11, 2023

Why Indian Academia Is Like The Caste System

Higher education in India is very much like India’s caste system, driven by prestige, power, wealth and utility.

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Art & Poetry, Latest PostsApril 14, 2018<March 11, 2023

Rama’s Squirrel

The gruesome deeds human beings do in the name of God; with the knowledge that God is blind, deaf, and mute!

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