Musings on Revenge: Learning from Agneepath and Sarfarosh
Prasad KulkarniSep 09, 2020
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
Prasad KulkarniAug 15, 2020
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
Prasad KulkarniAug 06, 2020
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
Prasad KulkarniJul 27, 2020
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
Prasad KulkarniJul 01, 2020
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...
Nepotism is a problem, but entitlement is a bigger one.
Prasad KulkarniJun 26, 2020
The death of the actor Sushant Singh Rajput sparked a row on Nepotism. However, let’s go to the root of Nepotism and analyze it objectively, especially in the...
Was Draupadi Vastraharan in Mahabharata ‘enough’ for Kurukshetra war?
Prasad KulkarniMay 25, 2020
I have often heard a casual comment regarding Draupadi Vastraharan in Mahabharata, that ‘Kurukshetra war happened only for a woman’. Firstly, it would have...
Mother’s Love: Yashodha and Krishna
Prasad KulkarniMay 10, 2020
Yaksha to Yudhisthira:’Who is more nurturing than Earth?’ Yudhisthira:’Mother’ Once Balarama came running to Yashodha and said, ‘Mother,...
Importance of scriptures like Bhagavad Gita: story of a Leaky bucket
Prasad KulkarniMay 03, 2020
A cool breeze off the Ganga river caressed Pandit Gangadhar Tripathi’s face. His grandson was sitting opposite to him hearing Bhagavad Gita, for the third time,...
Virat Parva: lesson from Mahabharata in COVID-19 lockdown
Prasad KulkarniApr 17, 2020
Owing to the COVID-19 lockdown, the Indian government decided to telecast the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Hence, the Ramayana on the National channel has shattered records...