“And as much as I’d like to believe there’s a truth beyond illusion, I’ve come to believe that there’s no truth beyond illusion. Because, between ‘reality’ on the one hand, and the point where the mind strikes reality, there’s a middle zone, a rainbow edge where beauty comes into being, where two very different surfaces mingle and blur to provide what life does not: and this is the space where all art exists, and all magic.”
Read More Book Review: The GoldfinchA blackout poem inspired by a dear friend of mine.
Read More To Take the LeapThis 15th of August 2023 marks 77 years of independence from British rule. The birth of a new nation took place 77 years ago, and the world has watched her phenomenal growth over the decades. Our sense of national pride has been forged through our common roots, combined with numerous struggles over generations. It is […]
Read More Happy Independence Day!A little something I wanted to share, even if it’s all already known to you.
It’s how lovely I’ve found science to be.
What is a world without knowledge, music or art? Thousands of years ago, the people of ancient India gave these ideas a powerful form that has been revered for millennia – the form of Goddess Saraswati. She is much loved, for it is believed that all of knowledge, art and speech came from from her, and she holds a hugely respected position among the millions of Gods in the Hindu Pantheon.
Read more on Saraswati – perhaps the most primal Goddess in all of Hinduism.
As I grow up, the questions that have haunted mankind for millennia have begun to enter my mind. Does God really exist, what happens after death, and such. My scientifically trained mind tends to doubt what people simply believe in, because at first glance, there seems to be no proof of God’s existence. And yet, there are people who are said to have found God – sages and practitioners of various forms of Yoga and people who have found spiritual enlightenment…
Read More Of All Questions UnansweredSunlight gleamed into the damp, cool cave. A gentle grunt. Some rolling and stretching. A new day had begun. A new game awaited.
Excitement, prodigious skill and hunger all rolled into one – a formidable combination.
It was ready to start. To hunt. The tiger was after all, an expert.
But not all is as it seems…
Read More Predator and PreyRama was the ideal prince. A favourite of the people of Ayodhya. Loved by everyone in the family.
But power corrupts.
Love can become jealousy.
Jealousy is what tears apart people, it is said to be the mother of all evil.
But this is not any ordinary story. This is the Ramayana.
Read More Rama – Protector of the InnocentInspired by the legendary Hindu God Krishna, I attempted to draw him.
But, before that, who is Krishna?…
Thanjavur, the religious and political capital of the Chola Dynasty, is home to the beautiful statue of Nataraja…
Read More Shiva – The Cosmic DancerHi everyone!! Harish, a friend of mine is celebrating his birthday, and I would like you to see something marvelous he’s done! https://harishpraveenstories.blogspot.com/ https://app.memrise.com/course/6046000/ecastl/ : Memrise course https://lingojam.com/EnglishtoEcastl : Translator (for basic sentences)
Read More Écä́ʂtlSkeletons and skulls of the people of the past are always interesting. So in this post, I’ll be showing you some pretty amazing findings about some ancient humans…
Read More The Family GalleryAh, the smell of fresh crackers and the continuous sounds that pervade the skies on this day. It is once again, that time of the year in India. The festival of lights (and sounds) that gives the country a visual spectacle so beautiful and enchanting that I could look at it forever. My grandmother says […]
Read More Happy Deepavali!!A quiz on books worth a hundred-and-eighty points. Enjoy!!!
Read More The Books Quiz!!I explore the different possible ways of omnicide – the extinction of the Homo Sapiens…
Read More OmnicideHello! This is a small notice for those who read this blog. The lack of posts this month is due to the number of school exams that I’ve been writing, which hasn’t given me enough time to write a proper post. These exams will continue till early October, so I’ll probably be able to publish […]
Read More NoticeIn my light-flooded city, I see six to seven stars in the night sky. Often, when one refrains from twinkling, I know that it’s a planet – probably either Venus or Mars. These bright stars that I see are probably the ones closer to Earth, but what I look at is the cosmic past…
Read More Spirals in the SkySometimes, several people together collectively have the same memory of something that never happened.
In this post, I’ve included popular examples and theories as to why this could occur…
The final chapter in A Journey Through Our Solar System, packed with pictures and information, as well as some things you may not know.
Enjoy!
Read More A Journey Through Our Solar System – 5Next, the Queen of Planets, one with such beauty filled with swirling gases and liquids deeper down, surrounded by rings of ice, dust and rock, I welcome you to Saturn – named after the Roman God of wealth and agriculture. It spins fast, taking just 10.7 Earth hours for one rotation, but because of its […]
Read More A Journey Through Our Solar System – 4Coming to the last of the inner planets in our Solar System, we arrive at Mars. Bright red in colour and the fourth planet from the Sun, Mars is named after the Roman God of War. Iron in the Martian soil has reacted with water, forming rust and therefore giving the planet its bloody red […]
Read More A Journey Through Our Solar System – 3
Parvathi's Writings 