Author Archives: Raghav/Raghu

Another routine debate on religion versus science (I am getting better at it, as a result). And this time it wasn’t about the evidence, but ethics. ‘If religion is purged, who will teach moral values, imbibe ethics and hold people … Continue reading →

Sweet words and a soft voice, good nature and calm demeanor, witty words and geeky acts, meticulous planner and passionate efforts: Not because we have to eulogize you each one of us is reminiscing you on these lines, even otherwise … Continue reading →

My little bird, one that stands out in the herd; Tender toy, my personified joy; Colour pot, and everything else that I forgot; Slippery fish, my enticing maach dish; Flowing river, these days my first and foremost endeavor; Serene ocean, … Continue reading →

Sitting in a public transit bus, drowned in my reading, I hadn’t noticed their conversation. A pack of veterans from rural Karnataka were discussing some matters, and I hadn’t bothered eavesdropping into their conversation, which seemed animated with vividly expressed … Continue reading →

This time it is not about the book. Reading the memoirs of Isaac Asimov, and knowing him has in a way shown a portion of me to myself, and has enabled me etch out a better me in his image. … Continue reading →

All I ever try doing is to keep people around me, the close ones, happy by being the best of what I could be, and maybe it is not just chance that everyone I end up relying on has their … Continue reading →

I have actually trained myself to have a memory that today is dismal in certain regards, but impeccable in others. I am glad, for I only remember the coarse details and not the trivialities which would in the end have … Continue reading →

Witgyaan (wit+gyaan) is another of my phrases which I came up with to manifest the missing trait that today’s education has become. One erudite person I interact with says,”Education is not knowledge, it is the capacity to gain knowledge” – … Continue reading →

As I have grown being what I am today, I have encountered many amazing people who surprise me every time in their own terms. Of these, only a handful have been able to multiplex themselves into me, and made impact … Continue reading →

The only thing that I repent of all my childhood, and that I could have averted is that I did not read – read books! The only thing, now, when I am able to earn and it makes me happy … Continue reading →