Author Archives: Raghav/Raghu

Criticism at any level is a little hard to take. And it isn’t easy to be magnanimous enough, wholly, and absorb criticism and improve upon. Most of the criticism is bitter and all the people who have pretended to have … Continue reading →

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 →