DEMOLISHING TRADITIONS BY “ONE-LINER” WIT AND BUYING INTO PHILOSOPHIES CREATED BY “ONE-LINER” SARCASM ARE CREATING A SHALLOW, SUPERIFICAL WORLD, THAT EASILY CEDES SPACE TO THE EVIL. Several years ago, I was watching a TV debate on a channel known for its sensational content. This debate was about “reincarnation”, i.e. past lives. The panel consisted ofContinue reading “The Mask of The “One-Liner” Warriors”
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A Prettier Mask Needs Extra Polishing
WHAT A PERSON SAYS IS MOST OFTEN A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO SEEK AND FIND APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE. It was a prolonged discussion with an old friend, spread across several days. He lives in a posh city in US and holds a very senior position with one of the topmost IT companies in the world. TheContinue reading “A Prettier Mask Needs Extra Polishing”
Puppets Need a Puppeteer And a String
MOST HUMAN BEINGS YEARN TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, DISCIPLINED, RULED AND DOMINATED. Exactly 20 years ago, a young movie-maker walked into the hearts and minds of a billion Indians with a panache that few movie-makers can dream of. His debut movie became an instant cult-classic and continued to remain so for many many years.Continue reading “Puppets Need a Puppeteer And a String”
Thou Shalt Not Question My Mask
“YOU ARE AN ANGEL. WHY DO YOU WANT TO COME DOWN TO MY LEVEL? BE THE GREAT, EXALTED SAINT THAT YOU ARE”. “Thank you so much for being kind and generous to all my nasty and angry behaviour. You are truly an angel. Only you could have borne all this, tolerated my unacceptable words andContinue reading “Thou Shalt Not Question My Mask”
The Fight To Grab The Prettiest Mask
“YOU CAN PICK UP WHICHEVER MASK YOU LIKE. I WILL MANAGE WITH THE LEFTOVERS”. How do most people, organizations, institutions, groups, political parties, etc occupy a certain SPACE in the public narrative? How do most people, organizations, institutions, groups, political parties, etc occupy the MENTAL SPACE of people all over the world? Usually, such SPACEContinue reading “The Fight To Grab The Prettiest Mask”
Why Is Your Mask Shinier Than Mine?
THE MISSING “SECRET” OF POWERFUL COMMUNICATION. In the world around us, Communication always ends up being an exchange of words and ideas. They say something. We respond. They re-respond. We re-re-respond. The ping-pong continues till one of the two hits a fault or a winner. Whether it is our personal lives with our close ones,Continue reading “Why Is Your Mask Shinier Than Mine?”
The Temple of Democracy
THE NEED FOR DE-METAPHORIZATION AND DE-AURIFICATION. It is so “clichedly” commonplace to use religious equivalences in describing our polity. It’s fashionable for the sagacious and the learned to describe the “Parliament” as a “Temple of Democracy”, the “Constitution” as the “Scripture of Democracy”, and likewise, subjecting all other institutions and functional roles to some religiousContinue reading “The Temple of Democracy”
Behind Pretty Masks 