Mansoon meant flooded mohalla [society] with lots and lots of water. We would store food for a month in advance, some of our neighbors would shift in our house because water had gone to their houses. My hometown in north Bihar will transform into an island with no connection with the rest of Indian. It …
Author Archives: Atul
Darr
Darr darr ke ze liya aye zindgi humne tumhe. Har Waqt ziye darr ki parchai mae. Aisa kya hua hame zo zindgi parchai se bann gaye dar ke kale kambal odhe. Hum khud ke hua karte the kabhi, mast the, madmast the apni chaal aur dhun mae. Kya hua zindgi ko hamare, kaise laga ye …
actions
Our actions define who we are. It is the path for our destiny. It is easy to complain about all the bad things encircled around us in life. It is easy to complain about how bad our work is. It is easy to complain about how complicated or misaligned we are in a relationship. In …
Creative destruction
Capitalism thrives on Creative destruction. A concept shared by Schumpeter, an economist. According to Schumpeter, the “gale of creative destruction” describes the “process of industrial mutation that continuously revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying the old one, incessantly creating a new one” [source] If we look back, see the history, we have many …
self
Be it Socrates or Bhagwad Gita or Japanese Ikigai: all had a core teaching of finding within. In short, knowing: who am I? The gurukul system was known for holistic teaching. From early on, a child was taught to self enquire: try, fail, learn, and once out of education, make their life. Your life becomes …
Kissa
Apni Zindgi ka kissa likh rahe hai,Apne zindgi ke panno pe, kismat ki sayahi se. Dawaat ka rang bhi mausam ke zaise badal zata hai, hum jab madmast hai tab alag aur jab gam me dube hai tab lag. Kabhi lagta hai ki kuch likh rahe hai, kabhi bas dhabba sa chor dete hai. Hum …
Freedom
Freedom is a double-edged sword. It comes with its own challenges. In the eyes of society, you are an outcast and, for actions, you are responsible. The sooner we realize that the consequences of our decisions and actions will be on us, the easier becomes our journey. In short, freedom comes with a lot of …
Privilege
I have been interacting with founder friends regularly. Most of them are working hard to sail on their journey. Some of them are seasoned and, some are out in the fundraising market. Their observation says privilege has switched sides. I am not sure if it is permanent or temporary. An incident a founder shared a …
Auto
Ramana lost his wife during 2nd wave of COVID19. There is a void; he cannot fill. He was under severe depression and, at times, thought of ending his life. He consoles himself that he did everything by his means, from running to a hospital to bribing for a hospital bed or paying an inflated price …
Auroville
I remember visiting Auroville in 2012. My friend Igor was heading their internal IT infrastructure there. It was Open Source Technology that made us friends. I had a great couple of days stay there. Most of the time was learning their technology implementation and evening picking some beer and talking. I have not been a follower of …