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USA vs Civilizational state

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  "The Elephant does not reply to the bark of jackals. It continues walking — and the forest listens." — An Indian Proverb (retold).          In a world that shouts, silence can be a storm. As global powers jostle for dominance through tariffs, threats, and treaties, India has chosen a different posture;  not loud, not weak, but still . And in that stillness, a quiet refusal. Not to trade. But to yield. The United States, under the renewed grip of Trump-era assertiveness, has turned the tool of tariffs into a weapon of geopolitical alignment. The rules of trade have become the rules of obedience. Fall in line or pay the price. Are the other sovereign nations to bend?  Yet, India does not bend . She does not call press conferences to denounce Washington. She does not threaten retaliation. She does not display performative defiance. Instead, she continues — importing Russian oil, minding her energy security, walking her own strategic path. When...
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Doomsday Scrolling and The Whisper of Silence

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"I engage with Social Media as a seeker, not a scroller. The deeper caves are entered with reverence, not recklessness." I do watch reels and shorts - but not always, or mindlessly.
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Cor Rectum Inquirit Scientiam – A Right Heart Seeks True Knowledge

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 A few weeks ago, I was invited to speak at a College in Kerala. I couldn't make it, but this post has its roots in what I had planned to speak then. When I first encountered the motto of Sacred Heart College, Thevara— Cor Rectum Inquirit Scientiam —it made me think, and it made me smile. Simple. Truthful. It suggests that a right heart—not a clever mind—seeks knowledge. Not data. Not degrees. But wisdom. In a world that often prizes performance over presence, this can feel like a quiet rebellion. So let’s pause and ask: What does it mean to have a right heart? And what kind of knowledge does it seek? This post is an invitation to explore those questions—gently, honestly, together. Part I: The Inner World 1. What Was Written Into You? Before we mastered exams, we learned how to earn love. Before we could spell “career,” we felt the sting of comparison. Childhood doesn’t just fade—it leaves samskāras -  subtle impressions on our minds that shape how we see and ...
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The Flame Bearers

A Poem, A Video, A Civilizational Invocation --- We do not begin with protest. We begin with remembrance. This poem, titled The Flame-Bearers, was not made to impress. It was made to invoke— nine flames that awakened and carried the Shakti of India forward, not as history, but as breath. 🎥  [Watch the poem as a video here] --- ✍🏽 Why This Poem Was Written I wrote The Flame-Bearers in a moment when India felt both radiant and forgotten. The nation had been spoken of too often as problem, policy, pain.  But a nation is also fire. So I asked: Who kept the fire alive, when the world tried to put it out? These nine names rose—not just as facts, but as forces: Roy, Dayananda, Vivekananda — civilizational consciousness awakened. Tilak, Pal, Lajpat — the ground shook. Gandhi, Bose, Bhagat — the will incarnated. And behind them all: Ma Bharati — not a flag, not a map, but the Flame Herself. --- 🌿 The Full Poem 🔥 The Flame-Bearers A poem in invocation 🌿 Raja Ram Mohan Roy He walked...
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