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Perspective Changes, Wrong Doesn’t
PS: Please don’t read this article if you are highly sensitive to religion. This article is more about personal choices...
May 17, 2026 · 6 min read
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What Do You Do When Every Option is Bad?
Many of us may have read or heard the story of Mama Marich. Mama Marich was the maternal uncle of the Demon King Ravana of Lanka. The story goes like this — when Ram killed Khar and Dushan in the Dandakaranya Forest,...
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The Cost of Waiting in Silence
A reflection on the cost of expectations, the quiet spaces between words, and the weight of silence in relationships.
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Ideology Shaping Love
An exploration of love in its different forms, comparing Indian and Western literary depictions, and how ideologies shape our relationships.
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Questions of the Soul: A Journey Beyond Body and Mind
A deep philosophical inquiry into existence, the concept of the soul, and how we might transcend the limitations of the body and mind.
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The Ticks That Never Turned Blue
A narrative exploring moments where the pain of a stranger starts to feel like our own, and the brief but lasting bonds we form.
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Opinion
Is it culture?
A few days back a newspaper published how Ear and nose piercing of small kids is wrong and...
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Are women less inquisitive?
Though it may seem stereotypical women indeed lack a curious mind. I have surveyed many women but whatever...
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Poona Pact: The reality
We know the Poona Pact was signed in 1932 by Dr. Ambedkar and Gandhi to abolish the idea...
Opinion
Is lowering age of consent justified?
Recently, there was an honor killing case in Haryana wherein the family of a girl killed their daughter,...
Opinion
Why do we focus much on sex, is it worth it?
We have read that every mammal on this earth has a mating season, eg., dogs breed in winter,...
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Are we really educated?
Today we know that we are educated(at least most of us) but are we really educated? We follow...