Reflections from the Village Bard
Book burning in a pile with Nazi soldiers watching and holding torch The intolerance of other ideas expressed in books has led to massive book burning in many countries under authoritarian rule. You will never know your past history if it is systematically erased by those who want to rewrite…
She was a young teenager during the war in Vietnam who sang the songs of war and tragedy, of yearning for peace and mourned all the death and destruction through her soulful songs that made her famous in Vietnam so I thought of introducing her to the world and present to you one…
It seems that basic honesty is in short supply these days so this examines the reasons and how it affects the daily lives of people everywhere hoping that some people will learn to value honesty again. There was an old woman who dropped a packet of money in a supermarket recently and…
What is the purpose of our life and what it really means to us and to others are eternal questions that we always ask and most do not get a definite answer. I look at the purpose of our existence and how we can do something for others that helps them in their predicament…
Evil man looking forward intently with glowing eyes Our world is full of evil people who do harm to others in order to gain riches and power. Such people start modestly in their early life but gain notoriety progressively…
Origin of religion What we understand by religion depends on who we talk to so there seems to be no universal agreement on what constitutes a religion. I look at the origin of religious beliefs and how far some have deviated from what they were supposed to believe. I also look at the degeneration…
LGBTQ people It is true that some people are born with attributes that are different from the rest of us, who fall…
All countries are making progress in varying degrees to make life better for their citizens, but India is in a league of its own when it comes to spectacular advances in technology and infrastructure development. A few renewable power generation and irrigation projects have made a great impact on the lives of millions of people.…
The lavish palace of the King in Mysore where he still lives India is vastly misrepresented by the Western press that routinely depicts it as poor and backward and ignores its rich heritage, but India is neither poor nor backward. If you visit…
Precarious living in unsafe slums where dwellings are easily destroyed The world we live in brings us closer and brings with it problems like viruses that can jump from people to people. But if we take simple precautions then we can avoid most of the problems.A female passenger flying somewhere declared that she had…