September, 2015

• 25 September

  Fatwa against A R Rahman: Understanding the issue

  

  Over the past few days, we witnessed the unfolding of another chain of events which seem to exemplify intolerance in our society. News reports told us of a fatwa being issued against A.R. Rahman (of all the people!) owing to his involvement in Majid Majidi’s ‘Muhammad: Messenger of God’. I …
• 25 September

  7 tips that can help you run an Ultra-Marathon

  

  How to transition from marathoner to ultra runner? Running an ultra marathon is a huge physical challenge. And for the first timer is a very big challenge. Believe me if you successfully complete the distance of 42.198 km, your journey can go ahead beyond that limit also. Once you begin …
• 24 September

  Do you feel free, punk?

  

  Let us talk about the illusion of free will. “Hukabakuchinukamakazire” One of the most important quotes that humanity would ever come across – words by one of the first homo-sapiens to walk on the face of this godforsaken earth! (Fact check – I can’t prove it but you can’t disprove …
• 24 September

  Band in Focus: Alt-J

  

  The immersive power of music, movies & books is just fascinating. Or as a matter of fact, any good art clouts you in to a state of complete absorption & your attention reaches its peak. And so is the authority of story-telling that carries our souls to different realities. Just …
• 23 September

  Passion Polaroid

  

  We have chemistry, A strangulating passion, The kind which disturbs the peace even of the dead. My blood has a mind of its own when she is around, With her every touch, I bleed to death and then drown. She holds me like a feather and then rolls like I am her …
• 23 September

  Speak

  

  Speak with the corner of your eyes, Speak with thy blink. Hide no young lies, And I shall even understand thy wink.   Speak with your breath so deep, Speak with your smile. And then hearing you, can I calmly sleep, As you look after me, for a while. Speak …
• 22 September

  How the ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ made me wonder (wander)?

  

  “Psychedelia is wandering”- THC Baba 1) “I’m not a concept Joel”: The movie changed my idea of love. I used to think that there would be a set of criteria, a checklist if you might, which will need to have a required number of ticks and this part of life …
• 22 September

  The Power of Touch: A pathway to hidden emotions

  

  It was a beautiful cloudy evening and wind was at its best playing around the branches of trees. On my way back home, I decided to walk, but in no time, a cloud decided it wanted to play a bit of a mischief and it began to pour; as we …
• 21 September

  7 word stories (Part 1)

  

  1. Be afraid of humans, they are animals! ♠Trees of Amazon Forests that were once the best friends of humans♠   2. For Sale: Degrees. Qualification required: Big Pockets! ♠Private Educational Institutes♠   3. Enter at your own risk. Slavery Inside. ♠Honest welcome message outside a corporate house♠   4. …
• 21 September

  Asking and Receiving- I

  

  Context: there are three main aspects that you can actually utilize in life, which are asking the right questions, reading the signs and listening hard to what experience tells you. If you are attuned to going beyond and actually yearning for the answers; as in if you want the answers …