I think this topic is one of the most debated topic and something most people still cannot come to terms with. I find it intriguing that when someone talks about women’s rights, most men (no offense to all the male population as there are plenty[…]
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HUMANKIND – EVIL OR GOOD? – Excerpts from Mind Land! (by Nightingale)
Dining time was an event in itself. It was an occasion of palaver and powwow. Since the first night in boarding school when we sat across each other for dinner, we boarding school-ers have engaged in discussions and debates. Many of them revolved around our[…]
Watching From the Sidelines – Rambling Thoughts on the Philosophy of Football (by Dani)
A regular pastime while in Bangalore was for a few of us SV guys to gather together to watch Football matches on the weekends. We also used to get together for highlights of the football calendar such as the World Cup and the Champions League.[…]
Travel PlayList#01
With ticket bookings done for train travelers, we thought we’ll compile a quick playlist for the journey. Here are our picks: ————————————————————————————————————————— #1 Space Oddity – David Bowie Because how else would you start a journey! “Commencing countdown, engines on (five, four, three) Check[…]
The House That Built Me
If you’ve ever gone back to school several years after you left the place, and wanted to capture your feelings – then this is the song you’re feeling. I know they say you can’t go home again. I just had to come back one[…]
On the Shoulders of Giants
Why did a young couple who finished their schooling in Santhosha Vidhyalaya give their firstborn child a common Russian name? How did several mothers from Manipur, Gujarat, Mizoram and Nepal find strength to part with their children for several years? Why did one girl save[…]
Orthodoxy – by G K Chesterton (Steve’s brief and light-hearted book review)
In a recent discussion related to books, Steve made an uncommon analogy between essays and the limited meals in Vasantha Bhavan, and then went on to describe why he loves Chesterton. Here’s the blog in its entirety: _________________________________ The last book I finished was 4[…]
Reading List #001
The legendary astrophysicist Carl Sagan captured what is perhaps the best definition of a book there is. He said, What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark[…]
LIVE YOUR DREAMS – An article by Samuel Rajaratnam
Steve Jobs once said, “If today is the last day in your life, would you want to do what you’re about to do?”. And, if your answer has been no for a considerable period of time, it’s time to change. This was a statement made[…]
Karen’s ‘Down the Memory Lane’ – A Voice to our Collective Nostalgia
Since the very first issue of The Dohnavur Post – back in 2009 – Karen has been the resident writer of ‘Down the Memory Lane’ column. With each sentence in her musings, she gave voice to our collective nostalgia. Even memories, with time they fade[…]