When we are attracted to something, We want to own it. Why is it so?Why do we have to own or control things or people we like. What do we have in our control other than our consciousness? Why do we have to buy everything or expect everything has a price? With age, I am …
Author Archives: Atul
fearless
One piece of advice I will give to my younger self is to be more fearless. Take more risks, venture more into the journey unimaginable and get out of comfort. It is humbling to see 18-20 years kids have figured out what they want. When you are fearless, you have a world of opportunity that …
Internship
The concept of the internship was different in our times. Our seniors were more empathetic and were excellent guides. These days I feel we have rewritten the definition of an internship. We are asking way too much from these kids: offering them money and expecting them to be more like full-time employees. It does not …
onions
We, humans, are like onions. Every layer has its own story, and for an outsider, we are just projections of the version we portray. Nobody cares what is going on in your other aspects of life but wants to see more of you and your bikini pics or jokes on Twitter. We are all lost …
bubble
There is a big bubble brewing in the financial market. The trillions of paper /currency US treasury minted are not helping. The stock market is at an all-time low. I have been speaking to founders and investors off-late. Some predict a meltdown for the next few years. I graduated in 2007, in a recession. India …
trust
Capitalism has put trust in the back seat. Old days we had a family physician, butcher, or milkman. They cared for us, and we trusted them with their quality of service. With time we are merely limited to buying or consuming. There is a pure transaction at play. We are just another face paying for …
Kasme
Kasme wade khaye the, haath pakad kar saath chalne ke liya. Kya hua kyun ho gaye anjan? Hum ab kya galti ginne za rahe hai, hun kya gamo me ghut Zane Lage hai. Kya the, Kiya hua. Pyar ki kasme khate the, ab pyar se dur bhagte hai. Ek he duniya the kaise itne badal …
parchai
Kisko dhund rahe hai hum apni parchai me, kya chahiye hame khud sae?Apne hue hum khud ke liye, apne hue hum apno ke liye phir bhi kya talaash hai hai jiske piche hai hum. Kya hum gumm hai gumnami me khud se? Kaise sabkuch hote hue bhi bhatak rahe hai hum? Kiski talaash hai, kya …
others
Why do we have to let our happiness be dependent on someone else? Whose life are we living? Why is this dependency? We are the sum of people around us and our thoughts apart from how we react to adversaries. Still, why do others matter so much? The sooner we realize that life is painful …
Twitter is a single place with many intellectuals and thought leaders becoming experts like chameleons with time and situation. I get amazed seeing Twitter shoving my feeds with these folks(It lands on its own, without following them). Also, how come someone with no knowledge in medical science became a COVID expert and, until a few …