We missed our flight! In more than two decades of travel, this was a first, and needed to be documented. The good news is that it didn’t derail us much, and we landed in Kashmir a couple of hours later than planned. Srinagar The one-hour drive from the airport was made pleasant by an unexpected […]
Peggy Mohan For a while, I have been fascinated by the similarity in words across languages – from the simple biradar-brother to the slightly more elaborate Agni-ignite. I even started a Twitter thread to keep track of these ‘discoveries’. Linguistics per se, the theory of it though, is less of a fascination. I started reading […]
I hope to see Kammanahalli (Kalyan Nagar) given an honorary status as a Korean suburb in my lifetime, for its contribution to popularising the cuisine in Bangalore. But then again, that would make the place a candidate for multiple citizenships! We were in the mood for Korean and this one came up when we did […]
Oliver James The title grabbed my attention, but the book remained on ‘want to read’ for a while. But the moment I started Affluenza, I knew I would be biased. For starters, it was echoing my own worldview, and that too, quoting Erich Fromm, whose Fear of Freedom was in my favourites list in 2022. […]
The translation of Ahaṁ Brahmāsmi. Don’t worry, it isn’t my ego talking. I was reminded of this thanks to this fantastic episode on Lex Fridman’s podcast – with Joscha Bach. I remember it was a while back when I first heard the postulation that Adam & Eve hurriedly covering themselves after eating the apple was […]