My cat and other pets
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Where we live, the sky turns a beautiful pink-golden hue in autumn. I often take long walks by myself, walking up the hill across the fields to watch the moon rise from the valley below. Often, it makes me wonder about the nature of the universe and how I am a part of it, and… Read more
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What is my life’s purpose? What am I here, on earth, for? These are difficult questions, questions my mind has been, for far too long, trying to answer with the description of a profession, or rather, a calling, that has me waking up every morning with joy and earning lots of money. But that is… Read more
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On a recent trip to the Museum of Espionage in Berlin, I came across an exhibit on animal spies that piqued my curiosity. The said exhibit featured a collage of animal portraits (mugshots) on the wall, superimposed upon which were video and text descriptions of attempts by various world governments to use animals for spying… Read more
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Delhi is relentless. It always has been. Back in the day though, when I was a student, it was slightly less so. I was a student at JNU, the modern and progressive institution of left-leaning intellectuals in a world that felt like things had to get better, that we were working to make things better,… Read more
