Introvert Perspective

Parashuram - Sixth Avatar of Lord Vishnu Mythology is one of my favorite genres to read and explore. It has hidden and profound meaning in its stories and characters. I feel the character Parusuram is underrated compared to the other characters like Rama and Krishna. Probably, It is because we idealize and relate with  Rama and Krishna as characters more than the other Vishnu Avatars. Nonetheless, Parashuram is aggressive than other Vishnu Avatars. He was born to Jamadagni and Renuka Devi, and the last among his five brothers. He was born brahmin but had traits of a Kshatriya. The purpose of Parashurama's avatar was to destroy evil. Evil was in the form of the Kshatriya class abusing power and showing arrogance. Parashurama went around the world, killing evil Kshatriya kings, restoring Dharma, and cosmic equilibrium.  Story of Karthavirya Arjuna - King with several Hands Karthavirya Arjuna was one of Kshatriya kings, who visited Jamadagni's ashram and was surpr...

Amidst of Corona Pandemic, I have better reasons now to support my idea of reading a newspaper over reading social media posts for news and information. Whatsapp and twitter have gone deep into people's lives that they don't need anything else to know information and news. Unfortunately, They don't realise that they are infamous tools to spread misinformation and rumours. I understand that it takes a little more effort to read a newspaper article over a WhatsApp forward. But, Let me tell you it is worth the effort, as you get closer to the factual information. Call me old fashioned or someone more concerned with factual information. Generally, I like to examine the facts in the article before believing it. Online articles getting shorter with every passing day, we must switch to better reliable sources like a newspaper. I would personally recommend everyone to read the editorial section as it covers a variety of news/perspectives. I still think newspapers are ...

Day 1: I usually wake up and check for the time on the phone to see if I can squeeze in little more time to sleep. As soon as I wake up, I check my social media accounts like Whatsapp and facebook. But, Now with detox, I could only check my emails. It was tough to give up this habit. My commute to the office takes more than an hour. So, It was a predicament not to check my WhatsApp or facebook. But, I did succeed not checking social media accounts. All thanks to hidden space(feature on oneplus phones) to hide social media apps. I reached office and do get leisure time in office. I watched 'Two and a half men' from Prime video to pass the boredom, read a few pages of 'Hag-seed' by Margaret Atwood. In between, I also took a philosophy course on Courseera. While commuting back from office, I watched cricket for a while. I reached home around 10 pm and texted a couple of friends before my bedtime, and they responded promptly. The first day has been do-ab...

I am glad most of us don't encourage racism. But, does that mean because we don't show racism in our behaviour suffice to stop racism.?  Here is my problem, The everyday content we watch on TV's and reality shows address racism in a negative light. We enjoy jokes being made on gender and colour discrimination. Are we here encouraging racism?? TV channels and reality shows should take proper measures to curb racism. People around do observe us, at least a few and try to imitate our behaviour. Let us together set the right example by fighting against racism and avoid shows which promotes racism even in unintended ways.

A thought passed through my mind when I was having a conversation with one of my friends. I am a big movie buff and also an avid reader. I started to analyse what helps me to be rational and increase creativity. Movies are attractive and are pleasing to our eyes. Books, on the other hand, they are just plain text and a lot more tedious. Comparing both books and movies, Books give us time to imagine also helps to increase creativity. For example, Looking at an orange shown and imagining an orange written in the text are two different things. For both of us, Orange can be different. If you see it in a movie, it is just how it is shown. There is no time for creative juices to flow. You have to see what the director wants you to see. Just think, what is your forte? What do you enjoy most books/movies? I have given the reason why I love books more than movies.:)

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain My rating: 4 of 5 stars It is always intriguing to know how personality affects a person through his/her life. This book gives various examples of hidden power in introverts and what they mean to the world. Several excerpts from the book are interesting and thought-provoking. I really liked Free trait theory mentioned in the book. A personality is not innate but it can have limits, a person can act in both ways as an introvert and, an extrovert accordingly I recommend to anyone and everyone. The book may instill boredom at places but once your past that you reap benefits. View all my reviews