Publicly, with love…

While taking rest after the surgery done on my left hand, broken from the road accident on February 2018 and moreover, recovering from my addictive behavior, my mom had not only restricted me from using any vehicle for a year but also from touching anything that move! When it comes to automobiles, motorbike and aeroplane …

The story of Orma’18

At times, a disastrous calamity materialize as a wondrous boon. Kerala witnessed a catastrophic flood in August 2018 and it is the worst flood in nearly a century of my home state’s history. On August 16th 2018, while Kerala was reeling under flood, a place named Ambadimukku (അമ്പാടിമുക്ക്), a few kilometers away from my house …

Notes on Know More’18

This blog-post consists of my notes on a one day seminar titled Know More’18 conducted by esSENSE Global at PWD rest house, Ernakulam on 25th November 2018. Know more’18 started with Sajeevan Anthikad’s talk titled അറിയപ്പെടാത്ത സഹോദരൻ ഭാഗം രണ്ടു (Unknown Brother Part II) It was about the life and message of K. Ayyappan, a 20th …

377 & beyond

This write up is based on the notes I have taken while I was attending a seminar called dot issue by Essense Global at Government Model Engineering College, Cochin on 3rd November 2018. The seminar moderated by Shahina Nafeesa, journalist and recipient of Chameli Devi Award was based on Indian constitution’s section 377 that deals …

Humanity is what matters most

I always consider myself as a humanist. 10 years ago, I have mentioned in the bio for my blog that I'm an atheist and my religion is humanism. The paradox is that while I wrote that bio, I didn’t even know the true meaning of humanity or humanism. On August 16th 2018, while my home …

A Zen Story

Today, I read this Zen story from a book related to my business. I really liked the story and thought of sharing it. It is about the element of time in our life. Most of the endeavors we undertake in our life takes time to attain fruition. Last year, I gave training to few people …

Impetus ‘18 – A Seminar on Rationalism, Atheism and Free Thinking by EsSENSE

EsSENSE, Freethinkers’ dairy is an Indian rationalist platform based in Kerala. It brings together rationalist speakers, writers, thinkers, activists, supporters, and well-wishers, with the goal of promoting rationalism and freethinking in Kerala and in the larger global environment. Through EsSENSE’s publications, e-magazines, seminars, online media, and other collaborative platforms, they endeavor to develop rationalist thought, …

Emerge ‘18 – A Full Day Seminar on Rationalism, Atheism and Free Thinking by EsSENSE

EsSENSE, Freethinkers’ dairy is an Indian rationalist platform based in Kerala. It brings together rationalist speakers, writers, thinkers, activists, supporters, and well-wishers, with the goal of promoting rationalism and freethinking in Kerala and in the larger global environment. Through EsSENSE’s publications, e-magazines, seminars, online media, and other collaborative platforms, they endeavor to develop rationalist thought, …

Our Deceptive World

Deception is a combatant tactic used by military organizations all over the world. Deception tactics are chiefly deployed to mislead the enemy in order to win a war or conflict. Deception can be in the form of camouflage or any kind of psychological operations. In our world, if we closely observe, we can find that …

The Ridiculous Realm of Spirituality

Since childhood, I was baffled by the term, spirituality. During my childhood days, the short stories in children's weeklies, magazines and even newspapers have an image of a spiritual yogi doing meditation or a sage keep on searching for the meaning of life. I always wondered what is their role in our society or their …

A Short Stroll of Religion and Science

Yesterday, I stumbled upon this short story which was posted as a poster in a Facebook page, I follow, named Atheist. You can easily find the page by simply search for @supportatheism in Facebook. This short story is just a slap on the face on people who are of the opinion that religion and science …

Money – The Root of all Evil?

Human beings make a living by exchanging. Everybody is a trader in one way or other. Some people trade time for a paycheck. Some people trade risk for profits. Some trade happiness for security. Some trade principles for politics while others trade ethics for cash. Basically, these exchanges are vital for our survival. In early …

Discovering My Beautiful Mind: A Book Review

Your Beautiful Mind – Control Alcohol & Love Life More is a self empowerment book focuses on the menace of alcoholism. It is written by Cassandra Gaisford, an award winning artist and author based in New Zealand. Cassandra’s family had taken a heavy toll of alcoholism in past. It is her experiences that encouraged her …