Philosophy and Churmuri. Some people believe philosophy belongs in libraries, universities, and serious discussions conducted in serious voices. The wanderer knows better. Philosophy appears while waiting for water to boil, watching rain gather on windows, walking without a destination, or balancing a bowl of rapidly softening churmuri that demands immediate attention. The wanderer sits with …
Wanderer’s Totapuri Mango Churmuri Raw Totapuri mango, tiny bits. Onions chopped. One brave green chilli enters the arena. Coriander joins the gathering. Roasted peanuts for crunch diplomacy. Red chilli powder. Salt. A whisper of sugar. A little oil. Grated carrot sneaks in for colour and virtue. Mixa mixa mixa. Then the mandakki arrives for its …
The Box Makers. There is a curious habit humans have developed over centuries: the need to classify first and understand later. A profession becomes a personality. A title becomes an identity. A single event becomes a permanent definition. Once the label is attached, observation quietly stops and assumption takes over. The entrepreneur is expected to …
Minor Characters in People’s Stories. We imagine ourselves as the protagonists of our own lives. And we are. What we forget is that we are simultaneously minor characters in hundreds of other stories. The woman watering plants at six in the morning becomes “the lady with the jasmine balcony” to a stranger she has never …