September 2025
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Built on Persistence, Not Applause
There’s a strange thing that happens when you start doing more than what people expect from you. At first, your progress is met with silence or doubt. Later, when you keep showing up, working through setbacks, and making things happen, the responses begin to shift. But here’s the catch: not everyone cheering for you is Continue reading
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Everything Connects to Everything Else
“To develop a complete mind: study the science of art; study the art of science. Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.”— Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo’s words feel as alive today as they must have in Renaissance Italy. They remind us that knowledge cannot be boxed, that truth resists silos, that Continue reading
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Uraeus, Infinity, and the Cosmic Serpent
The Uraeus, the rearing cobra of ancient Egypt, once adorned the crowns of pharaohs. It was more than ornament—it was power, protection, and the mark of divine authority. Coiled at the brow, the serpent symbolized awakened energy, ever watchful, ready to strike. Yet if we look beyond its historical role, the uraeus becomes something more Continue reading
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Crown Shyness
Look up into a forest canopy on a quiet afternoon, and you may witness one of nature’s most delicate secrets—crown shyness. The trees rise high, their branches stretching toward the light, yet they stop just short of touching. Instead of tangling into a single dense cover, they leave slender channels of space, rivers of sky Continue reading
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Ego and the Inevitable End
The world is full of ego. We see it in arguments where no one listens, in the hunger for titles and recognition, in the silent competitions we play every day. Ego whispers that we are more important, more deserving, more permanent than others. It convinces us that we are separate, above, or untouchable. But strip Continue reading
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Other People’s Opinions Don’t Pay My Bills
There’s a hard truth tucked inside this line: “Other people’s opinions don’t pay my bills.” It’s blunt, maybe even a little harsh, but it cuts through the noise of everyday life. We live in a world where opinions fly at us from every direction—family, friends, colleagues, strangers online. Everyone has something to say about how Continue reading
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The Old Man and His Watermelons: A Lesson in Business
Some years ago, while scrolling online, I came across a short story that has stayed with me ever since. I don’t know its original source, but the message it carries is timeless and worth retelling. The story goes like this. An old man was selling watermelons. His price list read: One day, a young man Continue reading
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Larger Than Life
The massive number of people who have turned up to pay their last tributes to Zubeen Garg has left many outside Assam puzzled. They wonder: Why does he receive such an outpouring of love? How could one individual command such devotion, even after his departure? Among those confused voices, a few have unfortunately turned toxic—using Continue reading
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Life and Death: Lessons from a Song
Listening to Zubeen Garg’s 2022 song, Moi Morim Jidina O (The Day I Will Die) reminded me of something fundamental about life: it is unpredictable, and death is inevitable. The song reflects on the transient nature of our existence—how the body is not guaranteed, how laughter and joy should be expressed today, because we never Continue reading
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How Zubeen Garg Shaped My Writing
I am a person who grieves in private and laughs in private. Though I may appear to joke around, I am fiercely private, and expressing my emotions openly has never come easily. Naturally, my feelings find their way into my writings and poetry—a silent language through which I communicate the depths of my heart. Looking Continue reading
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