They say, “Kindness is one size that fits all!” I was in awe of this philosophy, and the quote, too. But, my beliefs, like yours, cannot be the same for too long. Everything changes, and so is the act of kindness we do. You may experience love and affection, care…

However passionate a teacher is, the invigilation duty during the exam period proficiently offers a grimace to any teacher. Certainly, there is the law of Freakonomics involved behind the functional anxiety caused by the invigilation duties. Although invigilation of students during exams is somewhat supervising the decorum and discipline, like…

Having recovered from COVID-19, around 15:45 pm, on 22nd January 2022, two police personnel from the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police knocked on my door. I was deep asleep, amid the recent chaos. They had come home to investigate my whistleblowing activity, which went…

The most reliable source of revenue for the government is “tax”, and the act of charging tax is Taxation. Taxes are classified into two categories: Direct Taxes are those that are levied on the income or profits of a person and include Income Tax, Property Tax, and Entitlement Tax among…

Ankita* (name changed on request) switched on her computer, in her staff room, for updating daily diary and other academic tasks. As usual, it’s a ‘ritual’ every morning she follows on reaching school. She sees a mail from the principal and it consists of a ‘memo’ stating that she has…

“My life has become a rat cycle. The word ‘exhaustion’ would be nothing, compared to what I feel!”, says Anita*, an employee working with a top MNC in New Mumbai. She has been a “good” employee, she tells me. Sarcastically, after a few minutes of conversation with her, she reveals…

It is 6:35 pm. Jasmine is reaching home, after a tiring day at work. Her daily doses include meetings in the board room, calls with clients, and hectic travel. Nothing new, nothing less. But something ‘unexpected’ is about to happen. Her boss called her up and assigned a task, like…

Mind: a beautiful servant, or a dangerous master? Or, beyond this binary, does the mind exist et al? Mind is a mystery or mind is energy? Many psychologists, spiritualists, philosophers, and religious commentators have examined or interpreted ‘mind’, yet the study has not been concluded — for once and all…

This state of mind; this nature of living, is something that cannot be defined but experienced. It is not that it cannot be comprehended through words, but the qualification of ‘nirvana’ is such that it is beyond words, beyond concepts. Nirvana is not the end, not the destination. It can…