A World of My IDs
A long journey, punctuated by travels across continents and seas. In the pre-digital era, physical IDs provided visible evidence of what one had traversed and where. One’s identity was starkly defined by the ID. But they were necessary not only for crossing borders but for even crossing precincts of hotels like the Hsin Chiao in […]
MY AUGUSTINIAN CONFESSION
Today, I officially turn 80. I now accept that I wake up with less zest than before, that it takes time to adjust to beginning another day. Despite my best efforts, I lack the self-discipline to resist greeting my faithful companion, the PC, Good Morning. It is the only relationship that I have had for […]
My Daily Awareness Ritual
By Rakesh Ahuja Since teenhood, I have long been interested in spirituality, in ways and means of living my life. Stoicism (Marcu Aurelius’ Meditations) and Existentialism (Kierkegaard’s Either-Or) started it all. Both philosophies became two constants in my life. Both also led me to uncompromising rejection of Religion, and that constant has indeed remained a […]
Artificial Intelligence: IF it were the Last Day of my Life
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My Australian Life – Stray Snippets
#Reflections, #Australian Life, #Personal Anecdotes
A Fleeting Return to the 30-year Work Base
#DFAT, #Admin Building, #Canberra
Horne Prize Essay 2016 – “My Travels with Australia Fair: A Fading Affair”
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Dhiraj Choudhury – Black Hair painting
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My Horoscope & Palm Reading 1945
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ANTARA Living: May20 –
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