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Nirmal "Nimsdai" Purja changed mountaineering forever. He climbed faster, dreamed bigger, and believed limits existed only to be broken. But did he truly conquer the mountains, or did they have the final word? A reflection on ambition, myth, and mortality.
A post from a friend about a Malayalam movie, Amma Ariyan, forced me to confront what I had been trying to avoid for quite some time. Like so many of us who live for the simple रोटी, कपड़ा, मकान and don’t want to be न किसी की तीन, न तेरह — ignorance, at times feigned, […]
सतगुर लई कमाँण करि,बाँहण लागा तीर।एक जु बह्या प्रीति सूँ,भीतरि रह्या सरीर।। The satguru took up the bow, and let the arrows fly. But the one shot with love — that one stayed lodged within the body. Finding a guru — or someone who opens up our inner consciousness — is a theme that repeats […]
The elections in West Bengal are done and dusted. Yet, things seem far from settled. Former CM Mamata Banerjee has refused to step down, and violence has flared on the streets, including looting and the high-profile killing of Suvendu Adhikari’s PA. It appears it will be some time before normalcy returns to Bengal. Not surprisingly, […]
If PM Narendra Modi wins the election this time, we should just declare him a PM for Life. There will be so many benefits in doing that. Read on...
The ICC World Cup 2023 being held in India is turning out to be a Boring Fest. Reflecting the overall decline in cricket. Could it be the beginning of an end -- of at least one-day cricket?
The Ficus krishnae tree at the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens in Bengalurru is a rare specimen of the species. Here's a little more on the century-old tree...
Aruna Musicals is a shop in Bangalore that sells musical instruments. Here's an encounter with the owner, AS Ganesh.
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A post on the current affair of swimming in India and why it is suffering --