A Memoir of Kaurav (Chapter 8): The Red Sticker
Chapter 8: The Red Sticker The phone call had come sixteen days later, as Kaurav sat at lunch in Bangabhavan, Delhi. On the television screen above t...
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Thoughtful perspectives on culture, philosophy, inner freedom, and daily life preserved for contemplative reading.
Chapter 8: The Red Sticker The phone call had come sixteen days later, as Kaurav sat at lunch in Bangabhavan, Delhi. On the television screen above t...
Chapter 9: The Silent Grandfather The bus wheels hummed against asphalt, and Kaurav found himself thinking of his grandfather's silence. During the S...
Chapter 10: Hansadhwani at Two AM Kaurav belonged to the first generation of this millennium to witness revolution centered on agricultural land. His...
Insight from the Corpus
“Krishna is also used in the sense of "karshate iti Krishna"—meaning one who attracts. In Yoga philosophy, he is the presiding deity of the Ajna chakra. He attracts and pulls up Arjuna, who is stuck in the Manipura chakra. This is the essence of the Gita in Yoga philosophy.”
Chapter 11: The Director's Card The applause had died away, but Kaurav remained on stage, holding Ishit's card between his fingers. The weight of it ...
A morning like this wasn’t exactly expected. I was startled. What happened? Kaushik. A college friend. Haven’t met in a long time. But he saved me...
Dreams slip away when I wake up. They dissolve, leaving nothing behind. But some stay, lingering in the mind for years. One such dream was at Sinthee ...