Mandar + Dakshayani

Author: Mandar Karanjkar

  • The Fight Over The Temples

    This is 21st century, best to my knowledge. A tons of issues are already there surrounding us, right from climate change to poverty to increasing violence. For past few days, one particular issue has bypassed all these ‘mundane’ issues and is on the top of the priority list. ‘Should women be allowed to enter that…

  • Are You Sensitive, In-sensitive or Partially Sensitive? Answering This Question Might Solve All the Problems That the Human Society Faces!

    What it means to be ‘Partially Sensitive?’ As we are human beings, we are all supposed to be sensitive. May be to different extents, but without any doubt, we are all sensitive. There is a gross mistake in the way we look at sensitivity. Conventionally, a person is either considered to be sensitive or insensitive.…

  • Kabir Ke Dohe: धीरे-धीरे रे मना, धीरे सब कुछ होय with meaning and commentary

    धीरे-धीरे रे मना, धीरे सब कुछ होय  माली सींचे सौ घड़ा, ॠतु आए फल होय| This Doha of Kabir suits well the today’s digital age and simply tells how Kabir’s wisdom remains valid even after a few centuries. The internet boom has made things so different than what they were; if you wanted to publish…

  • What is the problem with Internet.Org? | My Thoughts

    A few days ago, I was in Bangalore, a city in southern India and capital of the state of Karnataka. I happened to read a print newspaper there in Bangalore after many days. The hectic life in Pune does not allow me to have this luxury. What grabbed my attention was the huge ads put…

  • Contemplation at Sawai Gandharva Festival: The Dangerous Trend in Indian Classical Music

    Going with the trends is not always the best thing to do. Be aware of the trend; whether to walk with it or not, should be a decision and not a habit. Not all trends are worth following. These days, not all trends are trends, most of them are just rumors which people believe to…

  • कट्यार काळजात घुसवायची आहे? आधी जरा धार लावा !

    अनेकांच्या आग्रहाला बळी पडून शेवटी ‘कट्यार’ पाहिला. त्याहून अधिक अनेकांच्या आग्रहाला बळी पडून हा रीविव लिहितो आहे. जुन्या ‘कट्यार काळजात घुसली’ ला परत नवीन स्वरूपात लोकांसमोर घेऊन येणे हा स्तुत्य उपक्रम आहे हे आधीच नमूद करतो (आभार प्रदर्शन मेन शो च्या आधी करण्याची हल्ली पध्दत आहेच!). या उपक्रमामुळे अनेक तरुण श्रोते नाट्य संगीत अन शास्त्रीय…

  • Are We Tolerant, Intolerant or Fools?

    Suddenly, everyone is commenting about how tolerant or intolerant India as a nation is. Social networks, media houses, individuals and groups of individuals; everyone wants to be listened. I don’t know, how tolerant or intolerant we Indians are, I can certainly say, we are all fools. It is quite easy to provoke us, make us…

  • Kabir ke Dohe: Bura Dekhan Jo Mai Chala: Kabir on Social Change

    बुरा जो देखन मैं चला, बुरा न मिलिया कोई।  जो मन खोजा अपना, तो मुझसे बुरा न कोई।। (I started searching for the devil but could not find anyone. When I searched inside me, realized, no one is more devilish then me.) This Doha of Kabir nowhere talks about change. Still, I have titled it as a…

  • Can We Bring Back Peace By Destroying The Concept of God?

    Few days ago, I noticed a very reputed Marathi writer giving his opinion- peace cannot be achieved without destroying the devilish concept of ‘god’ which men have created. To make it simple, this highly acclaimed author claims that we will have to destroy the concept of god and then only we can attain peace. If…

  • Kabir and His Thoughts on Death

    After many days, I am here, writing about Kabir and what he has written about death. Death is probably the only certain thing in our lives, which we have not yet managed to escape from. Death is the ultimate fear we have in our minds. I thought, it would be enlightening to compile different things…