Prasad Kulkarni
Prasad Kulkarni is a Data and Analytics professional. At work, he analyses historical data and ponders over historical events otherwise.
A historical perspective on Humour: Chatrapati Shivaji and Arjuna
On April 2, 1779, the great Maratha king Chatrapati Shivaji wrote a letter to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. A few lines, in the beginning, read as follows: This firm and...
Book Review: Amish Tripathi’s Dharma – a lesson for today’s youth.
In the year 2020, on the occasion of India’s honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi birthday, some Twitter activists trended the hashtag #NationalUnemploymentDay....
Decoding Dharma – Beyond Good and Bad
The Ottoman dream First things first. This article is inspired by this video. There is a classic stereotype: Democracy is good, while dictatorship isn’t! However,...
Remembering martyrs of 26/11 Mumbai attack
Every sacrifice made while fighting the ghastly 26/11 Mumbai attack is worth a salute. However, two of them stuck with me. While the first one is well known, the second...
When Krishna saved Arjuna; war with Bhagadatta
11th day of Kurukshetra war On 10th day of the Kurukshetra war, Bheeshma, the commander of Kauravas fell. He was succeeded by Dronacharya. However, the Kaurava army was...
Musings on Revenge: Learning from Agneepath and Sarfarosh
Vijay Dinanath Chauhan, a 12-year-old boy wronged grievously. Lost his father to a conspiracy hatched by some anti-social elements. Ajay Singh Rathod, a young man with a...
Freedom: thoughts on Independence day
Let us go back to certain fundamentals on this Independence day. Micro to Macro The theory of fractals vouches for ‘self-similarity’ i.e. from microcosm to...
Remembering Hiroshima Day – when the world changed forever
What did individuals go through? The two nuclear explosions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were monumental in the annals of humankind. Those events changed the world forever....
A Guiding Soul: Remembering Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
A Guiding Soul called Dr APJ Abdul Kalam “Who would read his idealistic views these days?” said the bookseller, dismissing the book ‘Guiding Souls’ from...
The benevolence of Warkaris
I live in the hearts of my devotees~ Srimad-Bhagavatam (9.4.57) I have grown up in a warkari style spiritual atmosphere. Hence, I have always admired their simplicity...
