C. Suresh
I am an Engineer and a Management graduate from IIM-Bangalore. Accepting the definition that "Even if you win a rat-race, you still remain a rat" I have opted out of it in favor of trekking, travel and, now, blogging!
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Life is Like This
http://www.jambudweepam.blogspot.in/
A bit of trekking, a lot of travel, a dose of humor and a dollop of philosophy
LATEST ARTICLES ( 827 )
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Seek Critics?
They keep telling you that good advice is normally bitter. It's like food, you know. Whatever tastes good is bad for health and whatever you truly hate the sigh... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
An Eye for an Eye?
I'd rather not be talking as though I feel that everything that's being said today was said way back in India by our sainted ancestors. It's sort of become a... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Greatest Power?
You know, the strange thing about these philosophers is their odd ideas about things like wealth, power and the likes. I mean, when us ordinary mortals think... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Good Parenting?
Yeah, yeah, I know that you guys are sniggering at my writing anything at all about parenting. Though why you should is a mystery since I am certain to have bee... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Useless AI?
Technology has always proved to be a huge let-down for me. They first talked up automation and, now, they are all talking up this Artificial Intelligence thingy. Read more
Posted on 08 January 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Worthy Silence
In childhood, I used to always get told 'Children should be seen but not heard.' The problem, though, is parents very seldom stick to their own rules. Read more
Posted on 01 January 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Desiring Suffering
You know, I am not aware that, anywhere else in the world, philosophers were so down on desire. A stray chap, here and there, may have sort of moaned about... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Limits of Fortune
This question of Fate and Fortune is a never-ending thing with none giving a satisfactory answer. I mean, if you are fated to lead a certain life and achieve a... Read more
Posted on 18 December 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
True Charity
No matter how little you think you have, there is always someone who has less. This is especially true of anyone who reads my blog, I'd say. Read more
Posted on 11 December 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Not Stupid Even When Wrong?
To be wrong is to be stupid, isn't it? That is if you are not actually villainous. I mean, come on, you are either lacking in knowledge and/or understanding OR... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Certain Destroyer
The biggest problem with all this sage advice is that it is seldom something that can conveniently be shoved on someone else to do. Read more
Posted on 27 November 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Love Begets Friendship?
The idea of love begetting friendship is probably anathema in today's world. I mean, it sort of gives vibes of being permanently friend-zoned, which spells... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
No EQ Or SQ?
"You know what your problem is? When they were distributing EQ and SQ, you were on a bathroom break."THAT is not my biggest problem. Read more
Posted on 06 November 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Impartiality and Success
You know, there are some words that automatically link themselves in your mind with certain type of jobs. Like this 'impartiality'. Read more
Posted on 30 October 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Greatest Good?
By and large, all those who dispense advice seem to hand out advice which is easier said than done. No wonder, Oscar Wilde once said, "I always pass on good... Read more
Posted on 16 October 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Why Be Bitter?
There are times when I surprise myself. Like, it is sort of usual if I hold the exact opposite idea of the world as compared to the wise. Read more
Posted on 16 October 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Timing is Everything
The importance of the right timing for every action is something that one keeps hearing over and over again. This is especially true of ideas. Ideas can be ahea... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Knowing Limits
The moment you talk about limits, you are necessarily seen as an old fogy. I mean, it is generally the aged who start feeling limited in what they can do. The... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Dangerous Rage
The problem with anger is that everyone seems to be down on it. I mean, have you ever heard ANY advice in support of anger? Ever? And yet it is a very common... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
No Desire for Success?
To not desire success is not merely rare, it is close to impossible. More often than not, when you see someone who seems immune to the lure of success, what... Read more
Posted on 17 September 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION