‘A drop in the Ocean’

“Quit India” demanded the Indian National Congress session in Bombay (now Mumbai) to the British Raj on August 9, 1942, acknowledging Mahatma Gandhi’s call for the immediate independence of India. In a famous speech referred to as “Do or Die” the Mahatma urged his fellow Indians to act as an independent nation and called for…

Navrathri(Nine Nights)–(Part 2 /2)

Day 5: Rich Man Sabitri is sitting on the sofa (couch) looking at her smart phone. From outside there is a sound of car stopping in front of the house and children running around the car. Sabitri hears the sound and gets up and opens the door. A well-dressed Bengali Babu (gentleman) steps inside. Sabitri is pleasantly surprised…

Navrathri (“Nine Nights”) –(Part 1 /2)

Introduction: Navrathri, like Deepavali, is a popular Hindu festival, celebrated all over India. The way it is celebrated varies from region to region. In Eastern India it is performed as Durga Pooja, to celebrate the victory of Goddess Durga over evil forces. It is celebrated over nine nights and ten days. The tenth day, Vijayadasami,…

The Landlady

Dear reader, In this blog/story I have dealt with a specific Covid impact, which I believe is not getting enough attention in the midst of the various aspects of this pandemic. Rather than my usual direct blog style, I have structured it as a story. Though the story is set in the poorest section of…

Kalki

“In order to deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I advent Myself millennium after millennium” – Bhagavad Gita Preface: I wrote this blog first in Thamizh, my mother tongue. I was concerned about writing in Thamizh after 50 years! I am happy that I…

The Day The Consciences Took A New Direction – Part 4. Kalki

Link to Part 1: https://vasuvasudevan.wordpress.com/2020/04/22/the-day-the-consciences-took-a-new-direction-part-1/ Link to Part 2: https://vasuvasudevan.wordpress.com/2020/04/26/the-day-the-consciences-took-a-new-direction-part-2-thozhas/ Link to Part 3: https://vasuvasudevan.wordpress.com/2020/05/07/the-day-the-consciences-took-a-new-direction-part-3-turbulence/ Yaane sighed and looked around. He saw Narima huddled in a corner close to the forest, hugging her knees close to her chest. “Hey Narima, the smart girl. You have always found creative solutions to our problems. Now can you…

The Day The Consciences Took A New Direction – Part 2. Thozhas

Link to Part 1: https://vasuvasudevan.wordpress.com/2020/04/22/the-day-the-consciences-took-a-new-direction-part-1/ It is remarkable that such a major conference went unnoticed by most of the Unconscious. There may have been several reasons for this. The Unconscious always believed that they were  superior. Over time they had invaded and occupied the lands that belonged to the Consciences, destroyed the forests where some…