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 ( 834 )
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A Good Leader?
The problem with all advisers is that they very seldom tell me what I want to hear. Why is it that, whenever it comes to the sort of person I want to be in... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Good and Wealthy?
One sort of assumes that philosophers tend to be down on the wealthy. You know 'Easier for the camel to go through the eye of the needle than for the wealthy... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Win the World?
This thing about timing is something every philosopher goes gaga about. Call it timing, call it luck, it seems all the same. The guy who loses out calls it bad... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Blemishless?
You know, it's a rather tempting thing for people to think that a leader is someone who can do no wrong. Leaders, too, would love to consider someone - a friend... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Listen Well, Speak Well?
It's a rather archaic thing to be speaking of listening these days, I know. I mean, we are all engaged in shouting as loud as we can, expecting to go viral, tha... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
They Exist but Do Not Live?
Life is a strange thing. I mean, in one sense, if you are not dead, then you are living. But a philosopher would make the distinction between your merely... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Enter to Excel?
You know, there are these times when these great philosophers speak words that actually resonate with me. It happens rarely but it does happen. And, no, I am no... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
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