Author: Mandar Karanjkar
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COVID-19 and the past and future of the Humanity
A lot has been said and a lot is being said about COVID-19. Experts and stakeholders from different fields- science, medicine, environment, economics, education etc. have been talking about the virus and how it’s going to impact our lives in near and far future. Most of these articles are scientific and data driven in nature…
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Key to Happiness : A Few Insights from Ashtavakra Mahageeta
Ashtavakra Muni can be said to be one of the most rational sages we ever had in India. We often think that spirituality is very thinly related to rationality. The root of this misconception lies in the fact that we, our relationships and our society primarily works through a false structure. The structure itself is…
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A Letter to Tyeb Mehta, One of India’s Greatest Artists…
Hello Tyeb, When I saw a painting of yours in an exhibition catalogue, for the first time I came to know that a person like you exists. For me, the world of colours and lines was restricted to M.F. Hussain, Picasso and other such celebrated names. Do not be mistaken. I have no knowledge of…
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Teenagers, Respect and Indian Classical Music
Three years ago, I and Dakshayani were quite frustrated this time of the year. Very enthusiastically, we had appointed 3 teachers under Baithak Foundation to teach at our three partner schools. This was a very concrete step to take Indian Classical Music to kids from underprivileged backgrounds. Through lot of ground work in the communities…
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The Art of Swimming Through Life Without Getting Entangled : Wisdom of Sant Kabir
Kabir. When we hear this name, the picture that our minds create is of a saint, living a minimalistic life while maintaining a distance from the society. Living silently in his Kuti, may be surrounded by a few disciples. Loi, which we all assume to be his wife, would be sitting silently in a corner.…
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It’s the time Indian Classical Musicians stop underestimating their own art form!
What’s art? Is it an activity that we do repetitively to entertain ourselves and others? Is it a vocation? Where we sing or dance or play with a few stretched strings to make a living out of it? Or is it a ladder to climb up the ever increasing heights of our own ego? More…
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Pt. Sharad Sathe: A Life In Music
“We have been coming to your place frequently. Now it’s your turn.” I proposed. “Yes, of course. How about sometime in the next month?” “Yes, works very well with us. Shall we plan a dinner?” “Not just a dinner. I want to sing at your place; and of course, dinner after that!” I was having…
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What prevents us from creating a safe and harmonious society?
Social media is full of cries; cries of people like you and me saying that India is no more a safe place to live. The same feeling of fear, insecurity and vulnerability exists among people everywhere, irrespective of the country in which they live. The feeling might exist at different extents; in some countries it…
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This is the time corporates should focus on wellness of their employees!
Many times, we grapple with our work so intensely that we forget what’s it that actually allows us to work at optimum levels. Corporates, government offices, educational institutes and not for profits, all are quite concerned about increasing the efficiency and productivity of their teams. Doing so without paying much attention to the fact that…
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संत साहित्याच्यी कालाबाधितता
काल मला आणि दाक्षायणीला पुण्यातील वाडिया महाविद्यालयाच्या वाणिज्य शाखेच्या विद्यार्थ्यांनी ‘संत साहित्य – एक साठवण’ या विषयावर संवाद साधण्यासाठी बोलावले होते. थोडं बोलणं आणि थोडं गाणं असं कार्यक्रमाचं स्वरूप होतं. आजच्या काळातही संत साहित्य ताजं आणि उपयुक्त का आहे? या विषयावर तुम्ही नक्की बोला असं त्यांच्या प्राध्यापकांनी सुचविलं. संत साहित्य कालातीत का आहे? याला अनेक…