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L ife I sn’t F ree E verywhere. The sooner one understands this fact is where the life actually begins. Every living being has its own perception of what life is and what it takes to live it the way it is meant to be. However, life is a mystery that unfolds only after a crucial period is spent exploring all other fragments, which may or may definitely not have any relevance to life post self-enlightenment. Buddha indeed was enlightened and the energy thus attained has been so positive and inspiring to last for centuries and yet retains its glory in full. However, the meaning is viewed differently by all across the world. This is what life is all about. It is different for each individual. Yet, we all force ourselves to get trained into living a pre-defined existence. A person may not get lured by the charming glitter of the outside world and may want to continue his/her connect with the inside. It is this stubborn desire which keeps the uniqueness upright. But, most of us ...

It has been almost a month now, that every day when I switch to a news channel on TV, I get updated on a new rape case – and most likely with a minor. Media keeps sharing the blurred images / videos / CCTV footages and talking about various aspects of rape – victim, culprits, authority, laws, society, reforms, etc. etc. and I change the channel. Yes! I change the channel as I am too exhausted to witness the after effects of watching such incidents and the way we are tackling it – as a society. Hence, wanted to pen down here. We, as a society is undoubtedly evolving – to good. Yes! You are not mistaken while reading, nor it is a typo, I actually said “good”. I am referring to the era when a girl was restricted by her own parents, if a neighbour's girl got raped. She was advised to skip school, stay composed and not smile all the time, recheck on her wardrobe, focus more on studies, skip spending time outside home, coming back home before sunset, etc. etc. Even then, if the...

Thanks for all who have been following my thoughts and sharing their comments with me. It certainly motivates to pour in more onto the blog space. And thus, considering your suggestions, I am taking ahead the same piece of thought further. The intent now is to deep dive into the causes and possible solutions to eradicate “The Rising Fall”. Let’s first understand what the fall is. Fall is the deterioration of our overall levels of happiness and satisfaction that is supposed to soothe every soul – in their own individual ways. Individual – is a keyword here. How often do we value the relevance and importance of this INDIVIDUAL nowadays? Absolutely zero. This is our first step to take forward in order to curb the growing fall. We need to understand that each individual is unique in their own ways. If not, why did the super power take the efforts of creating us with unique face, unique voice, unique talents, capabilities. He did not mean to frame us into a sing...

How often have you felt dissatisfied with anything or everything – in a day? How often do you end up smiling all through the day while missing out your single instance of actual happiness within? How well do you know what the real happiness is? Or for that matter, what is the right happiness? At first – need to be happy. Then, are we happy and then, Is this actually the right happy? What is the best way to be happy? Sounds philosophical right? Before you click that red box and move to another window in your browser, I need to mention that I am talking about the most important and most ignored part of each one of us – Ourself! In the hassle of daily life routines and the high standards of achievements to meet, we seldom realize that we still are the machines made of flesh n bones who bleed breathe and die off – AND more importantly, unlike the trees, we do not have the privilege to bring back life in next spring. Let’s keep the topic of reincarnation separate. ...

As the Diwali is nearing, all Indians across globe go festive. Indulgence in home cleaning, shopping, home décor, sweets, family, friends, gifts, cheers, smiles, lights, crackers, rangoli, socializing, Diwali parties, ethnic dressing, lavish dinners, and the list just keeps going. But, hold on! Slight Reverse please! Let’s get to a point in time when we start planning on Diwali. How do we celebrate comes much later. Where and with who comes right after we check the Diwali date in calendar. I will be talking here specifically on the people who have multiple homes in different locations. A couple (with or without kid) who is working in a metropolitan city staying in a multi-story facility which they call it ‘Home’ where they generally live. This category mostly has at least two more options called ‘Home’ – their respective childhood houses where their respective parents are still living. Diwali is related with the Goddess Laxmi and the daughter-in-law is ‘termed’ as the...

Women empowerment to me comprises of all activities which lead to women getting entitled to better share of authority on their lives and decisions. But then, why do we need to empower women? If the need persists, it directly implies that women are weaker breed of society and hence they need approval from the stronger gender. This raises eyebrows of a huge section of women, including me, who do not consider themselves to be in need of any such approval. ‘I am able enough to decide for my life’; ’I do not need help to fight my odds’; ‘Who are you to allow me permissions on my own right to live?’; ‘Women empowerment – grow up dude’ These are some of the thoughts which shout out from my nerves on hearing of women empowerment. This is because I am blessed to have a father who sent me to the same school as my brother; my mother served same food to me as my brother; I got the education basis my own choices; I married a guy who respects my space and does not...