http://www.boloji.com Boloji is the world's biggest Articles Database. en-us Sat, 09 May 2026 12:49:46 -0500 Sat, 09 May 2026 12:49:46 -0500 http://www.boloji.com/feed/random-thoughts-rss.xml Boloji rk@boloji.net (Boloji) ideas@ekant.com (Ekant Solutions)https://www.boloji.com/articles/55335/be-a-benign-spectatorWhen one looks at life in the evening of his/her life as just an observer, he/she could find or realise many things. Most of us necessarily had to pass through testing situations, challenges, successes, and failures. Today, I look back on my life as a third person, impersonal and with objectivity. When I see them like that, I can very well understand the facts, and some testing questions too arise. Why we did it? Why haven't we taken a better decision or route? Where has our common sense or objectivity gone?Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55335/be-a-benign-spectatorhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55316/the-decline-of-reading-habits-in-the-digital-ageReading a book used to be something people did all the time. It was not something you did in your free time but it was also a big part of our culture. Reading helped people use their imagination become wiser and understand others better. The younger generation spends a lot of time on media looking at short videos and posts. They do not have a lot of time to read books or poetry. People’s attention spans are getting shorter.Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55316/the-decline-of-reading-habits-in-the-digital-agehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55249/past-and-lost-practicesI have crossed the three-quarters of a century. When I muse over my life apart from my illustrious (I feel so!) professional career overcoming several roadblocks and physical and mental strains they all look like a blend of good and bad dreams and smooth and rough passages I had navigated through.Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55249/past-and-lost-practiceshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55229/the-impact-of-patience-on-lifeIt is commonly believed that being aggressive leads to failure. In contrast, being patient has many benefits. Great figures in history show this truth. They didn’t succeed on their first try. They worked for years with patience. Patience is a quality that directly affects people.  Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55229/the-impact-of-patience-on-lifehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55165/musings-on-music-and-literatureSo, yet another year is coming to a close. The year had many events in all areas, and in many individuals’ personal and professional lives also. I just leave politics. But art and journalism have always been my favourite subjects. I look at these arenas only. I remember those days when I were young, the glorious December Season of classical music and dance belonged to only three sabhas. They were The Madras Music Academy, The Indian Fine Arts Society and The Thamizhisai Sangam.Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55165/musings-on-music-and-literaturehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55141/sportive-or-viciousWhen do we consider an individual a good, honest, and sincere one? When one’s thoughts and actions are honest, logical, inclusive, not cause any harm or injury to anyone, both physical or mental. He is expected to be at the same time intelligent enough to safeguard himself, and without causing trouble to others. Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55141/sportive-or-vicioushttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55062/shakespeare-in-outer-spaceWhen ice cold Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, was discovered in 1781 by the Hanover born British astronomer William Herschel, he named it Georgium Sidus (George’s Star), in honor of the reigning British monarch King George III. Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55062/shakespeare-in-outer-spacehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55036/envy-and-prideThe phrase 'Neighbor's Envy, Owner's Pride,' which was an iconic tag line from the Indian electronics brand Onida, became famous for its marketing that emphasized the feeling of pride by owning a desirable product that others do not. The phrase suggested that possessing something others wish for leads to personal satisfaction and pride. Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55036/envy-and-pridehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55031/honoring-maniam--a-great-artistI recently read a news item and a brief article on the Coffee Table Book published by The Hindu on the illustrious artist of Tamil Magazine Maniam. He was totally associated with Kalki from the start, and his illustrations became very famousSat, 18 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55031/honoring-maniam--a-great-artisthttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54995/intelligence-and-wisdomI know that most of us know the meaning of ‘wisdom,’ which is definitely different from intelligence. I just looked into the quotes on them, and the following caught my attention. Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54995/intelligence-and-wisdomhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54878/habits-die-hardMy craze for books, my interest in writing, my eye for art and music, my patience in reading books… all these started at the age of seven or eight, I just don’t worry whether one believes it or not.Sat, 12 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54878/habits-die-hardhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54865/the-oxytocin-codeWhat makes a dog rush to your side when you cry, gaze into your eyes with unspoken understanding, or sense your anxiety before you speak a word? Is it mere training, blind loyalty, or something far deeper — something molecular? Can the bond between humans and dogs be explained not just in stories, but in science?Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54865/the-oxytocin-codehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54847/some-useful-life-lessonsThrough the long innings in my life with several ups and downs, though not great, I must accept that I have learnt a lot from it.  There are no blame games. To be honest, even if someone indulges in it, I feel it is absurd. Nevertheless, life has taught me or made me realize several things which are of great use. Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54847/some-useful-life-lessonshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54805/life-and-chancesIn retrospect, if I analyse my life without bias, I could understand how many stages I have erred, how many times I was stupid, and how many wrong things I have done. This analysis or inference or realization is not going to help either me or for that matter those who do that at the evening or fag end of their lives. Sat, 24 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54805/life-and-chanceshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54779/life-without-expectations-food-without-salt-amp-spiceIf one has to be honest with himself or herself, he or she should accept that ‘life without any expectations’ is just like consuming food without salt or spice.Sat, 10 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54779/life-without-expectations-food-without-salt-amp-spicehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54736/first-call-of-the-spring-...The other day, as dawn gently crept in, I perched by the window that overlooked the lane lined with hedge plants, their green leaves swaying in the cool breeze in harmony with the waking world. Razor in hand, as I was about to begin the mundane routine of the day, the dulcet crooning of a koyal—ku hu … ku hu —wafted in through that morning silence—'uplift the soul to realms above' … …Sat, 05 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54736/first-call-of-the-spring-...https://www.boloji.com/articles/54646/life-and-its-valuesI happened to read a write-up of popular Tamil writer Jayamohan recently. He said he prefers to avoid addressing students and speaking in college forums. He made critical statements like present-day college students never read anything except being addicted to electronic gadgets, movies, and drinks. Though I haven’t interacted much with college-going youngsters recently, I feel what he said is to a great extent true.Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/54646/life-and-its-valueshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54635/a-minuscule-annal-of-2024As I reflect back on the year 2024, certain moments, experiences, and thoughts come to mind, shaping my perspective on the year that has passed.Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/54635/a-minuscule-annal-of-2024https://www.boloji.com/articles/54536/the-family-scienceSat, 02 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54536/the-family-sciencehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54286/illusion-of-varietyIllusion is common to appearances of pictures on screen as cimema and various happenings as thoughts on mental screen as human life.Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54286/illusion-of-varietyhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54256/dont-blame-bad-luck-for-failureSat, 06 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54256/dont-blame-bad-luck-for-failurehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54239/friendship-offeredSat, 23 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54239/friendship-offeredhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54236/deciding-rightWhy have we forgotten to enjoy the simple joys that human company can offer?What boundaries and limits can we set for ourselves that would bring us fulfillment and purpose in our lives?Sun, 17 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54236/deciding-righthttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54219/some-thoughts-of-rashida-bararSat, 09 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/54219/some-thoughts-of-rashida-bararhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54206/questioning-the-pavement-artistSat, 02 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/54206/questioning-the-pavement-artisthttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54101/the-symphony-of-zero-timingExplore the concept of "Zero Timing" as a harmonious dance between readiness and seizing the moment, bridging village wisdom and urban success. Delve into the rhythmic philosophy of rural life embodied in the phrase "Ho, me shunya velat karto." Witness the timeless wisdom of farmers attuned to nature's whispers, sowing seeds beyond calendars. Embrace the transformative power of Zero Timing in both city and village, challenging conventional planning and fostering a mindset where success unfolds organically. The story weaves together the delicate balance of preparedness and spontaneity, inviting all to embrace the hidden symphony in the simplicity of life.Sat, 16 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/54101/the-symphony-of-zero-timinghttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54095/way-to-wisdomSun, 10 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/54095/way-to-wisdomhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54059/our-most-enigmatic-lifeIt is claimed and believed that humans are the best creations of Nature, and they rule the whole world. They are blessed with a unique form and the most particular part ‘brain’ which keeps thinking and how to overcome nature, diseases and live happily with luxury.Sun, 12 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/54059/our-most-enigmatic-lifehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54019/how-about-a-national-donation-daySat, 07 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54019/how-about-a-national-donation-dayhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54010/parkinsonian-parablesIn the beginning was not the word; in the beginning was bradykinesia. Pundits use that weird word to represent something vastly less intimidating. Bradykinesia is something we are so familiar with, going slowly, stepping out of pace, doing the day after what may well be done today. Heart specialists tell their patients what trade union leaders exhort their worker clients: GO SLOW. That is the essence of  Parkinsonianism. Like the bard said, doing everything late is your debacle. When I felt I was slower and slower in composing words or linking them, I thought enough of my self-important media operations. Lo and behold, here I linger and love in the lap of bradykinesia. Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54010/parkinsonian-parableshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53997/work-work-and-workSat, 30 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53997/work-work-and-workhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53963/beyond-the-boundaryWho, in the realm of cricket, would you assume carries the title of the richest player? Would it be Sachin Tendulkar, whose cricketing prowess enthralled a nation and made him a global icon? Or perhaps Virat Kohli, the modern era's poster boy with his prolific batting and substantial endorsement deals? Could it be the Captain Cool MS Dhoni, whose inspiring journey from the small town of Ranchi to captaining the Indian team has touched millions? Or is it someone far from the star-studded and lucrative glare of the Indian Premier League?Sat, 16 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53963/beyond-the-boundaryhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53929/killer-and-killedGita is in ever widening circulation. From Annie Beasant to an anonymous contemporary commentator, Gita is a passion--which is what it asks you to shed.  Who knows if Dara Shiko, Aurangzeb’s sibling, who was killed in a terminal throne battle, had an overarching adulation for India’s Song Celestial.  Scholars and savants have looked at it from umpteen angles, beginning with a sanguinary war report and emerging as a theory of psychoanalysis. Sat, 26 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53929/killer-and-killedhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53901/death-in-perspectiveOommen Chandy, former chief minister of Kerala, is gone. Chandy Ommen, his son, is in. I have only nice things to say about the father. The son I have had no occasion to get to know. It is perhaps not necessary to know someone to wish him well. The son has, as the father’s political successor, my best wishes, whatever they may be worth.Sat, 12 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53901/death-in-perspectivehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53881/ageing-and-memorySat, 05 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53881/ageing-and-memoryhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53872/senior-citizens-and-cynicismThe conclusion which I came to recently is that with ageing many of the people become cynical. Sounds harsh? Yes. But, true. Older people tend to be more cynical because they have experienced more of life and seen the world from different perspectives. This results in us being exposed to disappointment, loss, and other difficult situations that can lead to cynicism.Sat, 29 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53872/senior-citizens-and-cynicismhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53853/my-two-present-best-companionsOn several instances, I have felt that ‘memory’ is a bane and ‘forgetfulness’ is a boon. I consider myself to be a person with good memory power. But, remembering the incidents, persons, books, stories, movies, events are not good enough for life. Some are bad and certain others extremely worse; absentmindedness in such things would definitely have been a better proposition. But, alas, we are not made of a mind like a computer where we can erase or delete such garbage by a single command fully or if they are in writing which can be either erased or destroyed.Sat, 22 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53853/my-two-present-best-companionshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53851/the-cosy-nestI happened to come across an article captioned 'empty nest syndrome' referring to the inmates at home, after living together for many years, moving away due to various circumstances. I tried to relate it to my routine.Sat, 22 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53851/the-cosy-nesthttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53843/feeling-youngSat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53843/feeling-younghttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53831/the-mills-of-godSun, 02 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53831/the-mills-of-godhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53802/legends-of-shankaraShankara remains a mystery--to me. He is widely believed to have been born at Kalady which is now famous for its rice mills and Sanskrit University. Sadly, I have not been to that idyllic village off Kochi. In thirty two years in the eighth century, he accomplished, physically and spiritually, what was far beyond a human lifetime. The four learning centers he set up, Badari, Puri, Shringeri, Dwaraka, date him back before the Christian Era. They do not recognize Kanchi which dates him further back.Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53802/legends-of-shankarahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53786/spies-and-scribesThings happen in tandem, often by chance, sometimes meaningfully. When it is a coincidence, we employ a hackneyed metaphor, a crow flying on to a ripe branch which falls instantly. If we discern a special meaning, an esoteric rhythm in it, we characterize it, as Carl Jung calls it, synchronicity.Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53786/spies-and-scribeshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53776/armageddon-at-handArmageddon is at hand. At least it looks like being at hand. It is more tempting to believe that it will break out the day after than to hope that all will be well with the world tomorrow. Armageddon is not exactly the end of the world. The biblical experience is the devastating end of a war between good and evil. We don’t quite know whether the end would come with a whimper or following the final deluge or conflagration.Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53776/armageddon-at-handhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53763/gospel-of-betrayalTwo out of thirty is not necessarily a mean thing. The reference here is to a silver coin, in fact, two of them, out of a total of thirty which Judas took to betray Jesus. These two silver pieces, fateful and fake, were actually made in what may be called Monson Mavunkal Mint. The fake master passed into oblivion when new episodes of villainy and nonsense stormed into media focus.Sat, 27 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53763/gospel-of-betrayalhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53735/history-of-historyFrom Herodotus’s Histories to S Krishnaswamy’s Indus Valley to Indira Gandhi, it has been a long and frenetic effort to grapple with the truth of the past. The grand quest cannot but continue through the future, as successive events show.Sat, 13 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53735/history-of-historyhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53719/why-saints-are-saintsSat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53719/why-saints-are-saintshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53715/changing-directionsI feel all relationships, acquaintances and friendship come with definitely an expiry date. Only thing is we don’t know the date or time exactly. I find these don’t stop and snap abruptly except in certain cases, but started waning and disappear slowly. Sat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53715/changing-directionshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53711/twin-suns-in-the-skyGiven my lassitude, it was to be a non-starter, my research on twin suns in the sky, their simultaneous rise. Some friends, more importantly.Shamar Rimpoche among them, were all agog with enthusiasm. As if to commit myself to the esoteric enterprise, we gave it a tantalizing title, Buddha is not Laughing. When indeed was Buddha laughing?Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53711/twin-suns-in-the-skyhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53705/politics-of-memorialsWhat is to be done with what is left of Sugathakumari’s house is the current topic of discussion in Thiruvananathapuram. A small outhouse has been razed to the ground. Her fans and friends want the government to acquire the main house for a befitting memorial. In response to the campaign, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has asked Culture Minister Saji Cheriyan to ascertain what best can be done.Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53705/politics-of-memorialshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53691/st-antony-pray-for-usThese are not the words of a contemporary commentator on the fluctuating father-son relations as exemplified by senior Congress leader A K Antony and Anil Antony who has gone in search of new political pastures. Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53691/st-antony-pray-for-ushttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53683/nemesis-knows-its-wayIt was a morning of boundless exultation. What better way for a morning to break than showing up one’s victim writhing in shame and discomfiture! There it was in our morning rag, a triple column caption in italics and a sinister story screaming beneath it! Some police sleuths had, as they often do, goofed up. They got names scandalously wrong, some innocent guy mistaken for the man whom they were supposed to shadow.Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53683/nemesis-knows-its-wayhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53657/gods-creationSat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53657/gods-creationhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53641/doctors-behaviorSat, 11 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/53641/doctors-behaviorhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53624/a-wayward-chit-chat-at-a-barbershopSun, 26 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/53624/a-wayward-chit-chat-at-a-barbershophttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53614/time-joy-and-peaceSat, 18 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/53614/time-joy-and-peacehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53486/the-untamedSat, 26 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/53486/the-untamedhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53468/ringside-view-of-t20Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/53468/ringside-view-of-t20https://www.boloji.com/articles/53465/joe-biden-and-other-democratsThu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/53465/joe-biden-and-other-democratshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53453/garrulous-geriatricsThere is definitely a problem in handling old people. Please believe me; I myself am an oldie and I write this based on my personal experiences. It is not an indictment but looks like or seems to be a natural phenomenon.Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53453/garrulous-geriatricshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53441/rishi-sunakCitizens will be and must be loyal to the nation's in which they are livingSun, 30 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53441/rishi-sunakhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53406/about-economiesAny kind or type of economy is not a foolproof one. Every economy is vulnerable for ups and downs.Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53406/about-economieshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53405/passions-are-personalSat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53405/passions-are-personalhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53386/do-we-respect-natureThe other day I was reading writer Rajam Krishnan’s ‘Kurinji Thaen’ which describes the lives of three generations of people in Udagamandalam. The story is on the families of tribes who had been once totally away from the rest of the world and its developments. For them God is the Sun. They seem to pray every day to the Sun God for his kindness to them. There, as one knows, the climates are quite significant; the winters are very cold and the rains can play havoc, though the summers are quite pleasant.Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53386/do-we-respect-naturehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53323/the-god-of-romanceSat, 06 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53323/the-god-of-romancehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53308/the-good-and-the-badThe society expects good people to be always good and do good things; but doesn't care for bad people. Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53308/the-good-and-the-badhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53296/the-unattendedUnsuccessful individuals in the society are not encouraged by the society. Society lauds only successful individuals. If unsuccessful individuals too are cared and encouraged, they revive themselves and continue working for success and their upliftment. Else the feel discouraged and get depressed.Sat, 16 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53296/the-unattendedhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53287/indian-democracy-and-governanceFunctioning of Indian democracy and governance is discussed Sat, 09 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/53287/indian-democracy-and-governancehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53056/thorough-patient-interrogationSat, 19 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/53056/thorough-patient-interrogationhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/53024/electorates-libertyIs democracy a political system designed to make people foolish? In a representative democracy, people are key actors to rule the nation. It clearly defines the role and responsibilities of each and every one. Historically people have earned their liberty and equal justice to elect their representatives for the sake of their interests as well as the interests of the nation.Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/53024/electorates-libertyhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52969/aspects-of-mindTwo aspects of mind are presentedSat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/52969/aspects-of-mindhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52914/a-sense-of-contribution-the-source-of-fulfillmentSat, 04 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/52914/a-sense-of-contribution-the-source-of-fulfillmenthttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52902/can-a-book-change-a-person-character-or-lifeSat, 27 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/52902/can-a-book-change-a-person-character-or-lifehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52888/excess-of-everythingSat, 20 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/52888/excess-of-everythinghttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52787/democracy-without-ethicsSat, 02 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/52787/democracy-without-ethicshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52773/whats-cookingSat, 25 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/52773/whats-cookinghttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52772/my-thoughts-on-faithSat, 25 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/52772/my-thoughts-on-faithhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52756/adam-smiths-invisible-hand-operates-in-politics-tooSat, 11 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/52756/adam-smiths-invisible-hand-operates-in-politics-toohttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52659/when-the-chief-of-a-state-bats-for-the-communal-divisionThe West Bengal, a state of eastern India is historically, socially and culturally example of ‘unity in diversity.’ Here, people regardless of their any so-called identity, live together, and all of them participate enthusiastically in the great festival- ‘Durga Puja’ (popularly known as ‘Sharad Utsab’ (Autumn festival). Historically, ‘Shree Chaitnya’ started His movement for social and cultural integration to remove the darkness of extremism in racial dominanceSat, 31 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/52659/when-the-chief-of-a-state-bats-for-the-communal-divisionhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52654/intellect-and-intuitionSat, 31 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/52654/intellect-and-intuitionhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52588/changing-mindsetSun, 13 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/52588/changing-mindsethttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52535/prakriti-and-purushSat, 15 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/52535/prakriti-and-purushhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52507/missing-a-meeting-pointSat, 08 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/52507/missing-a-meeting-pointhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52503/the-irrelevance-of-dictionary-todaySat, 01 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/52503/the-irrelevance-of-dictionary-todayhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52433/escape-from-monster-manorSat, 27 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/52433/escape-from-monster-manorhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52413/intellectual-humilityBuddha has said that 'Humility is a great quality, but greater is to accept your errors wholeheartedly and say I'm wrong'. Human life is so complex that there are chances that your opponent may be right many times, and the acceptance of that is cerebral humility. Sat, 13 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/52413/intellectual-humilityhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52400/jottings-...Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/52400/jottings-...https://www.boloji.com/articles/52377/greed-self-love-vs.-violence-intoleranceOur culture teaches us that selfish is sinful and to love others is virtue. ‘This doctrine is not only in flagrant contradiction to the practices of modern society but it is also in opposition to another set of doctrine that the most powerful and legitimate drive in man is selfishness’. Each individual by following this imperative drive does also the most for the common good. The latter type of ideology declares that selfishness is the arch evil and loves for others the main virtue. Thus ‘selfishness is more or less synonymous with self-love’. So we can alternate it as either to love others is a virtue or to be oneself is a sin and it is identical with selfishness.Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/52377/greed-self-love-vs.-violence-intolerancehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52367/the-changing-mindCaveat: This piece of writing is purely the personal view of the writer; not to be judgmental. I am not quite sure how to call myself now; pious, agnostic or atheist. I passed and had been passing through all these stages; probably, every individual will. I was brought up in an atmosphere where I had to get up to the loud chanting of several slokas by my very pious mother. So even, if I haven’t given much attention, by constantly hearing to her, I caught up several slokas like Ganseha Pancharatanm, Annapoornashtakam, Meenakshi Pancharatnam, Subrahmanya Bhujangam to name a few. Fri, 19 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/52367/the-changing-mindhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52349/the-running-trainRunning Train can fill you with gratitude toward God. As the same time it is nostalgic. Let us see how. Most of the times, we are stationary in our lives. Be it at home, at work, at some project site, or at some shop purchasing something. Fasten a bit. You will find yourself walking on the streets, riding a bike, driving a car. It is only when you travel in a train, you get a sense of speed. Things move very fast when you look outside the window.Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/52349/the-running-trainhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52324/sacrificeReligion and spirituality are interrelated.Sat, 06 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/52324/sacrificehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52316/the-unpredictability-of-lifeThere is a popular proverb in Tamizh that means that ‘the bean that sprouts can be seen in the sapling stage itself'. (the characteristics of a person can be known in their childhood itself). There are several examples cited and we continue to keep adding more examples of this unique dictum and forecast.Sat, 30 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/52316/the-unpredictability-of-lifehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52279/materialism-vs.-spiritualismDialectic materialism is one of the philosophical findings of Karl Marx on science and nature. But why it is not included / mentioned in the Communist Manifesto? There were several criticisms on it. Jacques Monodi (Nobel Laureate) criticized that ‘dialectic materialism is animism, meant to project consciousness into nature.Sat, 23 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/52279/materialism-vs.-spiritualismhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/52246/euphoria-of-ringing-new-year-2021The New Year 2021 is knocking its arrival and we all feel delighted on the farewell of the year 2020. Since half of the year 2020 we have been in the mood to bid farewell this, as the whole world is badly jolted by the pandemic COVID-19. Humanity is scared and life is stopped despite it, everything is not stopped. Nature has not stopped to gift us. The Sun and the moon are moving on its orbit, the stars are still twinkling, the breezing air is blowing, river and sea are flowing on its way, birds are chirping. We watch and realize as our imagination makes us fly high and high riding of its wings.Wed, 30 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/52246/euphoria-of-ringing-new-year-2021https://www.boloji.com/articles/52204/not-troubling-me-any-moreBecoming famous is a mysterious achievement.Sun, 13 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/52204/not-troubling-me-any-morehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/51943/two-hindu-festivities-amp-special-delicaciesThe two festivities are significant in India; Janmashtami and Ganesh Chaturti which follow the other in that order. When I was young, and even to some extent I became an adult these festivities were celebrated till my mom and aunt were alive. Sat, 22 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/51943/two-hindu-festivities-amp-special-delicacieshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/51917/relationshipsIn recent times, I hear and read a lot about ‘Relationship’. Thesaurus says ‘the way in which two or more people or things are connected, or the state of being connected.’ Surprisingly, this topic has been spoken both by young as well as old. It is widely discussed and written in the media. The context in which the old and the young speaks only varies. Sun, 09 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/51917/relationshipshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/51865/not-a-healthy-signWed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/51865/not-a-healthy-signhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/51794/social-media-new-weapon-for-perceptionSocial media is no longer source only for decimating information. It is most powerful tool in war of perception, which is now prerequisite in global context . Denying media tools to enemy and adversaries is certainly defensive way but counter productive in the long run . Defensive measures provides protection, only offensive measures wins. Winning war of perception is vital element in winning wars. Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/51794/social-media-new-weapon-for-perceptionhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/51774/humility-is-the-best-policyOn many occasions I have noticed my ego taking over my balance of mind or temper. On such occasions, I never care what I say or how I act; in fact, I always consider that I am an empathetic person right from my young age.Fri, 19 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/51774/humility-is-the-best-policyhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/51770/population-growth-control-or-crumbleOur country is plagued with many problems in all fronts, in spite of very good political system, well meaning politicians, Bureaucracy, Police, Judiciary et all. We held very high standards in the past, but degraded in recent past decades, though we continue to hold better values vis-à-vis many countries sans developed countries. Degradation of the values though an International phenomena, in our country it is acutely felt due to higher standards imbibed from our cultural heritage. Fri, 19 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/51770/population-growth-control-or-crumble