Author: Mandar Karanjkar
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अतुल पेठेंची ‘किमया’
आपण स्वतःहूनच ओढवून घेतलेली पण आपल्याला अजिबात न सोसवणारी आयुष्याची गती; आयुष्यात सतत अजून काहीतरी मिळवायचे आहे हे वेड, आयुष्याच्या परिपूर्णतेबद्दल असलेल्या किंबहुना लादलेल्या किंवा उसन्या घेतलेल्या मृत संकल्पना; या व अशा अनेक कारणांनी आपण आपले आयुष्य गचाळ आणि गलिच्छ करत चाललो आहोत. या सर्व गदारोळात ‘घर’ या संकल्पनेला किती महत्त्व उरणार? काचेच्या निर्जीव खिडक्यांनी…
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The Circles in Life
Many times, it is quite difficult to evaluate the impact of work that you are doing. If one keeps throwing seeds around, the impact won’t be seen the very next day; may be it will take a decade or so to realise that the mere act of sowing seeds has transformed a barren piece of…
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Being Grateful to Silence
Can I paint if my canvas is shaky? Or can I dance if the ground is not rooted in the stillness? As I closely observe these trees, their bottoms rooted in the darkness of the night, yet their peaks touching the light of the moon and the stars, I realise that this universal silence is…
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Kabir and Krishnamurti : Drawing Some Parallels
Kabir and the simplicity of his words have always stunned me. So has the intensity of the words of Jiddu Krishnamurti. While reading and singing Kabir with one’s totality, one can experience the truth, suddenly flashing like a thunder in the dark sky filled with clouds. On the other hand, when one completely surrenders to…
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How (some)Startups are Creating a Whole Generation of Disloyal Customers
Startups are good for economy. Startups are good for buyers. Startups are good for everyone in the society. Startups have immense potential of creating local employment and absorbing local talent. Startups also give a lot of business to local small scale vendors. Because of startups, buyers get a wide variety and highly customized product, catering…
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The Current Crisis at Infosys and a Few Words From Kabir
Infosys. This word resonates with a loss of almost INR 22,000 crores for its share holders. A company, which was once talked about for its work culture and for being a great work place, is today being talked about for the turmoil, which reflected into a huge loss to the share holders. On the surface,…
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The Brick and the House
Can a house be robust if the bricks that build it are weak? Yet, everyone is focused on building big structures and no one is concerned about the quality of bricks. It is quality of each brick which determines the quality of house that is built using them. Yet, we postpone strengthening the bricks. I…
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Why do writers write? Something to keep in mind while reading stuff online
Suddenly, writing and publishing have become so easy. Writing something and getting it published was so difficult a few decades ago; and look around now – there are writers, bloggers scattered all around us, all striving for getting eyeballs and attention. As I observe, if you use any social network, you are bound to stumble…
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Review: A Hindustani Vocal Concert in 2050
It’s June 2050. The last concert that I attended in June 2049 was so horrible that I stopped attending all the concerts; but hope hardly dies. Just one more, I thought. My self-driving car got me at the venue. Thanks to these self driving cars, parking is no more a problem. There were ten other…
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Address by Kiran Khalap at The Kabir Way Launch
At the launch of The Kabir Way, Kiran Khalap, author and co-founder of chlorophyll brand and communication consultancy had a dialogue with audience about work-life separation. Here is the full video of his talk: