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it is startling how every mythology has parallels to different mythologies, but what surprised me the most that there's a similar parallel to sisyphus in india's malayalam folklore. this character is called 'naranth bhranthan' whose chief activity was rolling a big stone up a hill and then letting it fall back down.

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i do not deserve a damnation, a salvation, a nirvana, an elevation, a moksha. i will roam around for a bit, meet people, pet dogs, live under trees, sing songs until there's nothing left to sing.

i have not looked around yet i talk of the beyond. i do not deserve the beyond.

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hey, I just discovered your blog and I just want to say that I'm in love with your aesthetic and handwriting <3

hi! thank you so much, love your username :')

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potato-preparing the nibs

this process to prepare nibs basically removes the protective layer of oil from the calligraphy nibs. the oil causes the ink to not flow properly, so you make this potato satellite. (spudnik sweetheart <3)

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@kickthepj 's Colour Bandits is one of my most favorite writings and will forever be.

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i need to be youthfully felt, 'cause god i've never felt young // hozier - jackie and wilson

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Aristotle on Courage in Book III, Chapter 6 of Nicomachean Ethics.

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freytag's pyramid and harry potter

• i learned about the freytag pyramid in my creative writing course.

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about propaganda techniques

(borrowed from the book techniques of propaganda and persuation by magedah shabo)

the books lists out eleven core propaganda techniques used by politicians and advertisers to get the masses on their side.

these methods are :

assertion

bandwagon

card stacking

glittering generalities

false dilemma

the lesser of two evils

name-calling

pinpointing the enemy

plain folk

testimonials

transfer

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every time this one man sang megh malhara from the roof of his house, the clouds would applaud and rain some love over the crops and the peacocks and the children who loved the rain back. most of the people did appreciate in surprise, though the samkhya in them sought what raga was sung to the almighty. the yoga in them picked upon the calmness in his voice that they could put to use. the nyaya in them would always wonder, use logic, state the “why” and the vaisheshika in them would study the element of the rain. the mimansa in them had the texts of eternal truth that would guide you through the rain’s rituals, while the vedanta in them acknowledged the universe within themselves, within the song and the rain. the charvaka continued to sing. the crops continued to smile, and the children, the peafowls continued to dance. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEGfqGdpYQ_/?igshid=1rtl5j8zp3qka

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Found your blog while looking for Hindi calligraphy on Insta. Then saw your latest post so thought vadhdivsachya shubhechchha dyavya. Happy birthday.

aw that is so sweet! thank you so much, i really appreciate it :D

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about the charvakas

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birthday journal entry from 15.08.2020 • turning 20 • 20 things i learned :

there will never be a utopia. although the idea of utopia is subjective. the key is optimism.

media is only there to influence.

never get caught up in a bandwagon effect. never.

never stop educating yourself.

i like the word 'pacify'. reminds me of silence and oceans. and kierkegaard's discourse. this is why i aspire to be a librarian.

hear people out. they might know something that you do not.

write more. read more.

practice stoicism. prepare yourself for the worst. you're mortal.

make friends along the way.

retrieve yourself from consumerist culture.

maintain a journal.

keep a record of celestial events like meteor showers and comet sightings.

refrain from popularity.

pet dogs.

eat good food.

try to take in the news.

try to accrue and acquire all the nicomachean ethics.

gods (as we call them) might or might not be just.

the fabric of our experiences is different. so the way we all perceive things is different. to understand people, put yourself in their shoes.

art is good and all but i shouldn't have used red colour to draw the blushies. i look like a clown here. mum was wickedly right.

happy birthday, gaurang.

- gaurang.

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it's when studying i realize my hand looks like an old man's

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Learning Devnagari calligraphy and ancient Indian philosophy simultaneously is a good exercise!

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some more handwriting practice pictures

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study notes.

and a doodle of irrfan khan i made the day he passed away <3