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The Story of Rage Bait
I had almost pressed enter on a furious reply. Then I paused, and saw the post for what it was: rage bait. Oxford’s Word of the Year for 2025, doing exactly what it was built to do. This is the story of staged outrage, and how to stop taking the bait.
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Unleashing Stories: A Year of Narrative Exploration
Join Shruti’s journey of self-discovery as she embarks on a storytelling adventure, reflecting on life, culture, change, and personal growth.
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Am I Cheap?
“Mom, you are cheap, but I am expensive.” I heard my daughter say as we negotiated, while shopping. She for sure is, but am I…? Thus, in this blog, I plan to understand the kind of buyer I am. Kindly bear with me as I explore my perspectives and choices. I am a millennial Indian. That…
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I met my younger self for Coffee today.
I was unaware of the latest trending #Imetmyyoungerselfforcoffeetoday until I came across the below quote, which caught my attention and made me ponder. I met my younger self for Coffee today. I lit a cigarette, He left the table. I spoke of money, He spoke of dreams. I showed him my watch, He showed me…
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My Kinda Space
I had always been fascinated by stories that took me to unknown, faraway lands. Stories with characters very different from me and my surroundings. You can say it was a good escape, and as a child, I loved my escapes into these wonderlands and neverlands. It was common to find me looking for hidden alleys…
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From Organic to Sustainable Farming
I’m sharing a little secret: we have a healer at home. My mother-in-law is an inquisitive soul, always researching something new—whether it’s herbs, Ayurveda, yoga poses, acupressure, meridians, chakras, or yog nidra… the list is long. I’m sure you can empathize with us—her legitimate guinea pigs. Yes, we live together. In our family, health isn’t…
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Gandhi In My Life
I was having a conversation with a young Polish at Davos earlier this year. Our conversations shifted to Gandhi and I enthusiastically shared Gandhi’s philosophy that had resonated deeply with me. He instantly said, “Of course being an Indian, he is a local hero with a massive global recognition. I am not surprised you love…
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OnceUpon-When the Child was the Father of Man
The civilization has evolved into a continuum of complex systems that are difficult for a single human being to decode. Think of it: can one person have equal expertise in quantum physics, nanotechnology, metaphysics, astronomy, herbology, psychology, art, human anatomy, music, or machine learning in the same proportion? We are in the age of information,…
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Genzaburo Yoshino’s How Do You Live?
Book Review By Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur That’s an interesting title, I thought to myself. I have believed no one can teach us ‘how to live life’ better than the ‘life’ itself. Think about it—school focusses on building scholastic attributes, and family, knowingly or unknowingly, instills values and beliefs. But are those values really worth…
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My Long Walk To Freedom
Poem by Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur written on the eve of India’s Independence Day August 14, 2024 Who can be considered free? Am I free? I had been contemplating for long, With the limited knowledge I possess This is my truth today, Apparently, my motherland might have been free, But I am far from being…