The Abhivyakti Columns

In a post-truth world ‘maybe’ gives me a semblance of peace. I’m not an adherent of truth per se. I just want something dependable. ‘Post-truth’, almost an… Read more “Dialectician Socrates and Post-truth Web”

The coming together of Shiv Sena with Congress is a great ideological risk. The move can dilute the Shiv Sena’s stance as a right-wing political party. This… Read more “Ideological Blurring in Maharashtra Politics”

“Have they eaten?” “No, they haven’t.” The silence was punctuated by noises made by cicadas, grasshoppers, and nocturnal insects that lay waiting for the sun to set.… Read more “India after Independence”

The product description goes like this. At just twelve years old, Artemis Fowl is a criminal genius. No Scheme is too dastardly, no plot too devious. And… Read more “The Book Review Blog: ARTEMIS FOWL”

It was the ancient Romans and Greeks, probably the English as well, who gave birth to the concept of the legal will, wherein, a human was able… Read more “Doctor, what after us?”

Talking about my childhood, it was, as it is with most, an archetype of the Indian middle class family. Morning till afternoon was all about school; evenings… Read more “An Unthinkable Dream”

पुलवामा हमले में शहीद हुए मां भारती के वीर सपूतों के चरणों में मेरे कवि मन की एक विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि : लिखूं क्या आज मैं, दिल में… Read more “Shradhanjali”

Recently our college organized one of its most esteemed events, the Annual Day. Everyone involved duly enthused about the event. A number of meritorious students were deservingly… Read more ““The Unsung Struggle””

Remember when in childhood your mother entrusted you with the responsibility to slow down the gas stove after a certain number of whistles of the rice cooker?… Read more “From the other side of things”

I have often heard many people, both from inside and outside the campus praise the greenery and beauty on our college grounds. I have felt numerous times… Read more ““The Green Gang””