Navarathri is always a special time of the year for me. It's the only time when I feel close to the religion of my family and the culture I come from. This is also the only time when I genuinely believe in the divine. I think I'm using the wrong words to express this. Navarathri…
Khandana Bhava Bandhana : Ramakrishna mission arati song
Listening to Khandana Bhava Bandhana, the Ramakrishna mission's evening arati song, fills me with so much peace, compassion and overflowing love. I don't know why. Maybe it's the rhythmic beats of the drum in the background music, or the lilting tune of the prayer. I do not know, but listening to it transports me to…
Buddha
This is the first of my Sages series. I will be writing a series of poems on the different sages of the world. I hope you enjoy. ❤
Ten books which have had a profound impact on me (Part 2)
This post is in continuation to my previous post on books which have influenced me a great deal. These books I hold very dear to my heart and they often help guide me in my life. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list because I suppose as I grow older I will have…
Ten books which have had a profound impact on me (Part 1)
I consider myself a quintessential bookworm. Reading is my favorite way to de-stress and fulfill my desire to wander.I have a lot of favourite books but some of them have really had a deep impact on me and they helped form my beliefs and even helped me find my identity to an extent and figure…
Ramakrishna Mission, Singapore
I normally don't write about the places I visit, instead I write about the places I long to visit. But today will be different. Today I write about this one place that really has left an impact on me. Ramakrishna Mission, Singapore. Location: Bartley road, Singapore, 539784. I will first start off with a description…
Beauty
There’s a lot of beauty around me. I find it so hard to see it though. I probably live in the filthiest country on the planet, yet occasionally when I do manage to come out of my revulsion, I see beauty. It’s there everywhere and I am so blind to it. The entire Universe is…
Rainy Pilgrimage 