2023-05-03 05:50
It feels deeply personal and privileged to write about Trichur Kilimangalam P. S. Gopalakrishnan. Not because my tribute or memoir would do justice to chronicling his life any better than wh… Read More
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2022-02-02 00:30
Twerpa calls herself a banker. How she become one is a puzzling story altogether. Having neither the qualification nor the aptitude, she pulled strings with 'friends in high places' to get h… Read More
2022-01-31 00:30
Jhumpa Lahiri's Whereabouts is the reflection of a certain kind of life, which, you could say, is engagingly involved but detached, immersed, yet removed. A bold but guarded existence that… Read More
2022-01-26 00:30
Dumblore Cottage stood mid-way on a lofty hill surrounded by tall Pine, Oak, and Eucalyptus trees. Nestled in a beautiful setting, this place was home for a brief while. The owner, a certain… Read More
2022-01-12 00:30
Sinpra was an English teacher. Exactly how she became one remains a mystery beyond any measure of comprehension. It simply defies logic. Her capabilities are non-existent and her qualificati… Read More
2021-01-01 10:44
It is widely accepted that by the time you realize your father was right, you would have a child who thinks you are wrong. Fortunately, for me, I did not have to get that far.While I w… Read More
2020-05-22 07:54
Apart from the debilitating impact of the pandemic, globally, and in India, there is a larger crisis that is unfolding, here at home. One that so many of us are comfortably unaware of, as we… Read More
2018-08-20 09:47
The scale of any tragedy can only be estimated. One could never possibly imagine the colossal scale of impact. Therefore, it is useless to pretend that one is able to. The situation in Keral… Read More
2018-03-12 20:10
Nothing defines India better than its agrarian identity. It seems reasonably agreeable to see agriculture and India as being synonymous. Agriculture, in India, can rightfully be considered a… Read More
2018-02-18 19:30
Two things prominently stand out from my childhood – the Nilgiris (the blue mountains of Ooty) and The Hindu. India’s national newspaper, is for me, a memory that transcends time… Read More
2018-02-11 19:30
Sometimes, somethings take a lifetime.A few days ago, on a whim, I did something I hadn't done for a very long time. Strolling into a stationery shop, I bought myself a bottle of ink. Whethe… Read More
2018-02-04 03:32
Anyone who has followed rock music and its progression has most certainly understood, recognized, and celebrated Billy Squier, for his immensely popular music thematic to a more softer yet i… Read More
2018-01-28 19:30
Max Richter is a very gifted being. If being a musician isn't beatific enough, he makes the sort of music that cannot quite be catalogued as belonging to any particular genre. The outcome of… Read More
2018-01-22 19:30
The notion of normality or the purpose to seek normalcy is perhaps the biggest undoing of our lives. It is a hideous fallacy. Nothing is normal. There is no state of normalcy. Normalcy can a… Read More
2018-01-03 05:55
It is late in the afternoon. As I sit on the porch to savour this beautiful moment of calm stillness, soaking in the intensely beautiful greenery all around, a lot of movements catch my eye… Read More
2017-12-29 19:30
Aside from Franck Vergh's magnificent monochromatic memories of the cold war times, Jason Silva's marvellous insights about anything under the sun, George Carlin's timeless, b… Read More
2017-12-25 02:45
I'm oft left to wonder how the human mind could construct a form in ways that cannot possibly be imagined and yet be thoroughly enthralling, to say the least. Take, for instance, art, l… Read More
2017-12-21 19:30
What do you make of silence? The experience of extreme quiet, away from all the mechanized din that takes up every moment of life on the wheel (you know what a hamster wheel is, don't you?)… Read More
2017-12-17 19:30
Books are gateways to idyllic journeys into far-off worlds. They are expeditions of indulgence, for in undertaking such voyages, one is transported to enchanting places and multitudes of emo… Read More
2016-05-23 17:17
Our most valuable possession is life itself, for in its span we strive to add meaning and purpose to our existence, explore possibilities, realize potential, build relationships, foster crea… Read More
2016-05-18 13:15
I am blessed with comrades, some of who are pundits in the most bizarre sense! They seem oblivious to the obvious while lamenting at length about possibilities galore. Naturally, imagination… Read More
2016-04-27 19:30
It isn't home anymore. Not the warmth i knew of. Far from it, truth be told. The serenity of my land has long gone. There are only memories left. Today, there is despair and bitterness. My l… Read More
2016-04-20 18:00
Often, there comes a spell, like passing clouds in a sky.These moments, how they call emphatically.For they define, though only for a moment, a state of being.When the dust settles, one disc… Read More
2016-04-11 16:30
Bombay is not a city. It is a spirit, something of a cult status, perhaps even an extremely personal feeling that has grown from deep within due to the inimitable sights and sounds of a very… Read More
2013-08-25 19:30
Winter mornings in Kerala aren't symbolic or significant. There is a nip in the morning air and the rest is quite the usual. Winters in most parts of Kerala are only indicative of dates on a… Read More
2013-08-21 05:20
I measure about a 176 cms skywards. U, close to about two-thirds of that, with a steely blue, somber and strong build wielded imposing construct.It was not chance that brought us together, b… Read More
2013-08-04 19:30
Some dreams, deep and vivid,fleeting, like floating clouds,in moments that are, but lost forever,Some thoughts, like dewdrops,drip and depart, like shimmering lights,shrouded in mystical dar… Read More
2013-07-28 19:30
80,000+ Page views6,900+ Comments400+ Posts120+ Countries9+ YearsAnd, endless love.Cannot thank you enough for supporting Redefining Oblivion Read More
2013-07-21 19:30
Of a nine-part Pink Floyd composition written by Roger Waters, Richard Wright and David Gilmour, this is a tribute to former band member Syd Barrett. He was their lead guitarist and wro… Read More
2013-07-15 03:07
Footnotes:Image Description: Tea gardens in Lovedale, outside Ooty Read More
2013-07-07 19:30
In the company of stars, lights in trance,moments of splendid indulgence,wind, mountains, streams and the trees,all part of an assemblage of happy regales,Without words or expressions to dis… Read More
2013-06-30 19:30
-- For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream ~Bill Waterson, Calvin & HobbesFootnotes:Paying tributes to American artist and the autho… Read More
2013-06-23 19:30
It is almost 06:38 one morning, and i'm waiting up, like i do most mornings, for the 0638 to coast in. This is a description of some regular sights that i catch in the process.The 40 somethi… Read More
2013-06-16 19:30
What changes 19 years after? Absolutely nothing or absolutely everything. Well, in some rare instances the former is more so, as i was to find out.D and i went to school together and have kn… Read More
2013-06-09 19:30
Renie and team Indiblogger can kick up quite a dust and take you through some power-packed jolly rides, as i figured during my first ever Indiblogger meet.Set in the expanses of a large open… Read More
2013-06-02 19:30
A soulful evening replete with tranquil green expanses of wilderness. There are no thoughts as the eyes feast on the setting sun. Dusk arrives, and with it more measures of silence. The soul… Read More
2013-05-26 19:30
D turned 34 a few days ago. I've known him most of my life. Unchanged in demeanour or passion, he remains undaunted in the face of changing times and beliefs. Pleasantly stoic and forever up… Read More
2013-05-19 19:30
Small measures of joy, amidst rumbling clouds of gray. Time speeds by without count or warning. In this state of blank, yet with strong persistence to reconstruct, there are small joys to be… Read More
2013-05-17 04:12
Mighty, mist covered blue mountains,rolling ever greens of happiness,rich blue skies of eternal joy,soaring trees, oak, pine and others plenty,maybe, there are so many different worlds, yes… Read More
2013-02-03 19:30
Goa and frolic have, over time, attained synonymy! And, fun in Goa is nothing short of being legendary, decreed by King Momo himself. It has been 20 years to the date since i last visit… Read More
2013-01-27 19:30
oh you, to whom life bows in deference,you, who is part of our every moment and existence,mighty, fulfilling, absolute and faultless,your colours and contours are timeless,in you, i find com… Read More
2013-01-22 03:35
Whoever remarked of paradise being only within the heart was not blessed enough to admire the expansive outbacks that lie strewn across all of India. Matheran is one such destination and it… Read More
2013-01-14 06:20
Among the things that define him the least is to say that he is a blogger.He is someone who is much more, and blogging therefore is among the many activities of his passion. Self t… Read More
2013-01-06 19:30
My first memories of him are that of a warm smile, twinkling eyes of sincerity and a firm handshake which evidently were his trademark style of greeting, every one, every time, and at all ti… Read More
2013-01-01 04:35
In each of us, there is a little of all of us.So, while we belong to one another - we are also one and the same.Footnotes:Opening Statements 2012 Read More
2012-12-30 19:30
Time! on whose arbitrary wingThe varying hours must flag or fly,Whose tardy winter, fleeting spring,But drag or drive us on to die--To Time, Lord Byron, 1812Post # 46 - 2012A year, like neve… Read More
2012-12-23 19:30
Vikram Jeet Singh Parmar is not someone who can be labelled as being just a commendable blogger or a skilled photographer, both of which he very much is! He is someone who has… Read More
2012-12-17 03:53
It was chance that offered me to live a dream when fellow blogger and ace photographer Vikram Jeet Singh Parmar announced his intention to attend The 'Times of India Literary Carnival 2012.'… Read More
2012-12-10 03:40
There's a place in my mind,it once used to be real, making me overjoyed - as one of a kind,For me there, really, are no worlds beyond,than the wonders of this heaven, with bliss abound,Today… Read More
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