The Muslim enthusiasts who pitch all the weirdest interpretations to prove a scientific fact, the pseudo-scientists like Haroon Yahya, they fail to tell this to their ardent fans that religious scriptures have been reinterpreted again and again over times to make them compliant with the ‘scientific facts’ of their age. It is precisely the abstract form of holy scriptures that allows for virtually infinite interpretations and that, by no means, qualifies as ‘the proof’ of foretold scientific wisdom! Continue reading
The days have passed swiftly and nights have dragged on, morosely. And I have seen – I have seen winters wither and summers bloom and dreams grow anew every spring. I have seen the dingy ceilings, stifling the air in it’s own arrest. And the heavenly meadows under an overcast sky, laden with flowers, colourful, … Continue reading
Here are some reasons why you should and should not vote for Imran Khan. Continue reading
I recently read Virginia Woolf’s ‘Mrs. Dalloway.’ It’s not a mere novel – it’s a new genre of English fiction; an entirely new style, highly innovative and unique. I must say Woolf was a truly gifted writer. Here are a few things that made it an immediate favorite for me. Stream of consciousness: Woolf’s technique … Continue reading
I inhale the air, stale with breaths of the walls drooping down condescendingly upon lowly mortals I inhale the wind, gusts and gusts of wind with its acrid bitterness clinging to my lungs and sucking the life out of me, blurring the scene I inhale death, and the sky, wind, the blue and grey, all … Continue reading
Prostitutes are stereotyped all over the world, with varying degrees. Without attempting to discern their realities, they are usually the targets of moral and social verdicts. Continue reading
There comes a point in the spiritual journey of a man when things no longer are what they seem. Whereas others look at things in the same ordinary fashion, you have a deeper understanding of them and discern other, deeper meanings of them. For example, the other people be looking at apples and calling … Continue reading
So is dengue fever a Zionist conspiracy and can our interior minister really view the movement of mosquitoes through Google Maps? Continue reading
Get to know a few golden rules of how to ‘act’ writer. Apart from the non-writers, also highly recommended for the slothful artists and those who profess at the art of procrastination. Continue reading
We dance under the bare carcass of the moon as the Dionysian symphonies lure us into wilder realms. Continue reading
A few glimpses of the exquisite beauty of a gilded sunset, extending it’s reign upon the sky and clouds alike in gold. Here are some beautiful shots of the scene. Continue reading
Read about the story of the passion of a mystic saint – a passion that consumed him and exalted him to the altar of non-being while at the same time entitling him to a fate he craved for. Continue reading