November 2025
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The Arithmetic of Living
We often measure our lives in years—birthdays, milestones, anniversaries, the slow turning of the calendar. But lately, I’ve begun to feel that years are a misleading unit. A year can pass without leaving a single imprint on the soul, while a single day of genuine excitement can change the entire course of who we are. Continue reading
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The only Joy we can Store
We often use the words pleasure, happiness, and fulfilment as if they belong to the same family of emotions. But they are not siblings. They are more like distant relatives—occasionally meeting, occasionally overlapping, but each carrying a very different temperament. Pleasure: The Flash of Ecstasy Pleasure is intense, intoxicating, and unmistakably temporary. It arrives like Continue reading
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On Judgment, Freedom and the Strength of Great Minds
“Great men neither judge people nor let other people’s judgment affect them; whereas, a common man pays too much attention to people’s judgment and depending upon act as a judge or a victim.” – Bhaskar Saikia Over the years, these words have aged like truth—they haven’t changed, but our understanding of them has. The Subtle Continue reading
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The Subtle Ways We Insult Ourselves
Years ago, I wrote a line that keeps returning to me whenever life slows down enough for introspection:“When we compromise with our dreams, we insult ourselves.”At that time, I didn’t fully grasp the weight of those words. Today, I understand them a little better. People often talk about insults as something external—something someone says, something Continue reading
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When Criticism Becomes a Sign of Growth
Most of us fear criticism. We take it as a personal attack, a sign of failure, or proof that we have done something wrong. But what if criticism is actually a sign that we are on the right path? What if being criticized means that we are no longer ordinary—that we are stepping out of Continue reading
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Leaders Lead, Managers Manage
There’s a fine but powerful line between a leader and a manager. Both are essential, yet their approaches to life, work, and people come from entirely different places. A manager often worries about perceptions — how decisions will be received, what others might think, how to stay within the comfort of systems and approval. A Continue reading
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The Beauty of Unevenness
We often long for balance — a world that is smooth, fair, and evenly shaped. Yet, if the world were truly even, life as we know it would cease to exist. It is the unevenness — the peaks and valleys, the contrasts and irregularities — that gives rise to diversity, movement, and vitality. The world’s Continue reading
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Beyond the Comfort Zone Lies Life Itself
We often seek comfort as if it were the ultimate destination — the soft bed after a long day, the familiar faces, the predictable routines. Yet, if we pause and reflect, we realize that none of our most meaningful memories were born from comfort. The moments we truly lived — the ones that shaped us, Continue reading
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Equality: A Utopian Idea?
Equality — it’s one of those words that stirs both hope and doubt. For centuries, philosophers, revolutionaries, and dreamers have envisioned a world where everyone stands on the same ground, where no one is left behind or born into disadvantage. Yet, every attempt to make it real seems to meet the same fate — imbalance Continue reading
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