On Professional Mourning & Caste Hierarchy
byProfessional mourners are hired to cry – for a person they never knew. It’s a practice rooted in the caste hierarchy.
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Childish Pursuits
byDo you remember the time when you stretched to a bright world to explore and roam free?
How Illegal Wildlife Trade Is Decimating The Pangolins
byThe Pangolins, mammals found across Asia & Africa, are going extinct – thanks to the demand from Chinese medicine.
Bede Griffiths: The Catholic Sannyasi With An Oxford Accent
byBede Griffiths, a champion of interfaith dialogue, blended Vedanta and Advaitha with contemporary Catholic thought.
Brexit & Britain’s Curry Houses
byBritain’s Curry houses employ more people than shipbuilding, steel, & coal industries. Why are they on the decline?
On Mixed-Race Relationships
byEach one of us is genetically unique and more mixed than we know, or would like to admit.
3-7-1-7-1-1-0-0
byIn this abstract poem, with a number as its name, time slices the soul, perfection is undone, and colours fade away.
When Donald Trump Built The Taj Mahal
byDonald Trump’s Taj Mahal, a tawdry casino built in Atlantic City, is a testimony to shady financial deals and crime.
Air Pollution: India’s Deadly Epidemic
byKanpur, the world’s most polluted city, struggles with an ever-increasing list of patients with respiratory illnesses.
Bhimjee Parekh & The Printing Press
byBhimjee Parekh, the tycoon who introduced the printing press in India, led the merchant protest against Aurangzeb.
Daffodils Aren’t Roses
byWhen daffodils blossom, they carry the love of children; Simon Altmann’s graceful, elegant, and melodious poem.
How Illegal Wildlife Trade Is Decimating The Flame-Lily
byThanks to Illegal Wildlife Trade, the Flame-Lily, one of the greatest medicinal plants is disappearing.
When Rabindranath Tagore Received the Nobel Prize
byIndia’s first Nobel Prize, awarded to Rabindranath Tagore, was stolen & never found; the Nobel Foundation gave two replicas.
Of Coconuts, Bananas, and Twinkies
byCoconut, Banana, and Twinkie are racial slurs – slang terms for those who are from a ‘third culture.’
On Walking
byCould bad walking tell us about Regan, Tony Blair, and why the Iraq war went so badly wrong?