All These Words

 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 ...

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...