Manoj

Author: Manoj

  • ಈ ಕಾಲದ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ!

    ಈ ಕಾಲದ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ!

    ದುಡ್ಡಿನ ಮದ ತಲೆಯೇರಿ, ಅತಿಯಾಸೆಯ ಭೂತ ಬೆನ್ನೇರಿ, ಒ೦ದು ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ ಕೂಗಿದ, ನಿಖಿಲ್ ಎಲ್ಲಿದ್ಯಪ್ಪಾ? ರೇಶನ್ ಅಂಗಡಿಯ ಸಾಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ, ತರಕಾರಿಯ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ, ಒಮ್ಮೆಯೂ ಕಾಣದೆ ಜನ ಕೇಳಿದರು, ನಿಖಿಲ್ ಎಲ್ಲಿದ್ಯಪ್ಪಾ? ತಾತನ ತೊಡೆ ಹತ್ತಿ, ಅಪ್ಪನ ಭುಜ ಏರಿ, ಜನರ ತಲೆಮೇಲೆ ಕಾಲಿಡಲು ಬ೦ದಿರುವ, ನಿಖಿಲ್ ಎಲ್ಲಿದ್ಯಪ್ಪಾ? ಅರಹತೆ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವ, ಬುದ್ಧಿ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಜ್ಞಾನಿ, ತಾನೇ ಎದುರು ಬ೦ದಾಗ, ಕನ್ನಡಿ ಕೇಳಿತು – “ನಿಖಿಲ್ ಎಲ್ಲಿದ್ಯಪ್ಪಾ?”

  • Nature makes the man

    Nature makes the man

    I have always wondered why people live in places with harsh climate – why struggle every day as if it’s a battle to be won? Having been in Sweden for a while now, has brought some perspective into that thought. For most people, their place of birth is their home – the place where they…

  • Hej Sverige från Indien!

    Hej Sverige från Indien!

    So, it’s been a while since my family and I moved to Sweden after weeks of planning and packing. We were more worried about finding Indian spices and ingredients for our daily food than anything else. Our first weeks in the country we were surprised by how much of history Sweden was able retain over…

  • The perfection block!

    The perfection block!

    I’ve been reading Seth Godin’s blog and been watching a few videos of him talking and I admire his way with words and how simple he makes everything seem. One of the things that struck me was the idea of how the “writer’s block” isn’t actually a feeling that stops you from writing anything, but…

  • Ah, the great outdoors!

    Ah, the great outdoors!

    “Ah, the great outdoors” is a dialog that a Dryad (character in Warcraft III) says when the character is trained and ready to be controlled. It is perhaps one phrase out of the thousands I’ve heard from spending innumerable hours playing the game that I remember often. As a self-proclaimed ambivert, my weekend plan is…