One day on the Beach Side

Trankebar, a place named by the Danes and later, anglicised by the English as Tranquebar. And the locals call it Tarangambadi, which means ‘land of singing waves’. A fitting name as the constant sound of the waves serves as background music throughout the village’s streets.

The Subtlety of Idolatry

The above picture could inspire interesting topics for discussion. …For some reason… People around me think I am an Atheist. In India generally,  there are only two extremes, you could either be here or there. Agnostic is ignored and considered as non-existent. You are forbidden to ask questions about God/Offerings/Rituals as it is considered to…

Steady Gaze – Endearing or Malicious ??

“Well, keep this as a secret for now, I don’t want to share this with everyone, you know – some people and their bad eyes” “I prefer to tell it after it happens, I don’t want any bad luck tailing behind.” “I knew this will not happen, I can still remember that stare at me…

Boomerang: what goes around comes around

“Why me? What did I do to deserve this?” I bet this question crosses everyone’s mind at least once in lifetime. Life is biased… Many of us have thought about this. Haven’t we?  Real Life is like a sinusoidal wave with ups and downs. Some of us face rigorous stress tests and some lead a nonchalant happy life…

Who is God? 

Well, brought up by an orthodox Tamil Hindu family I was told constantly, that God will punish you if you do something wrong, a typical saying – “God will blind you “, yes as a kid I used to wonder how will God blind the eyes, using a stick? Will it be in the night?…