बेवजह blog

To experiment with words . . . to paint the canvas with audible colours.

September 27, 2018

Review: Mahesh Dattani’s 30 Days in September

  How do you describe a play (and its stage performance) that affects you so deeply that when you go to bed on the night on […]
July 31, 2018

आनंद प्रहलाद की मौत समाज की संवेदना पर कोड़ा है!

आनंद प्रहलाद नहीं रहे. आनंद लखनऊ के रंगकर्म का चेहरा नहीं थे लेकिन वो लखनऊ के रंगकर्मीय संघर्ष का चेहरा निश्चित तौर पर थे. आनंद की […]
March 3, 2018

The Responsibility of Using the Creative License

  Since the rise of mythological and fantasy fiction in India, it has become a bit of a problem to keep a civil tone about the […]
December 25, 2017

What are the things you should not do in life?

  This article was originally published on Quora as an answer.   Do not take your dental hygiene lightly. You have 32 teeth, ask dentist and […]
October 24, 2017

How is a slow, passive action better than a direct “hands on” approach?

  Nonviolence action is often connected to the word passive. The Passive Resistance word was used in the past by people who described it through the […]
October 23, 2017

How to compensate for the deaths in a nonviolent action?

  Nothing in the world can compensate the loss of a human life. It becomes even more tormenting when people stand up without arms against an […]
October 20, 2017

Can I use nonviolence in self-defence if someone attacks me?

  It’s one of the most common questions about nonviolence that arises due to some misconceptions about the term and is often used as a mocking […]
August 30, 2017

Introversion and how it slowly kills your business if you let it

  Are you an introvert? Do you run a business? I bet it takes a toll on you to keep things running smoothly. I am too, […]
August 10, 2017

कला को ले कर मेरी समझ

  कला के प्रति मेरी समझ क्या है? मैं खुद से अक्सर यह सवाल करता हूँ और मेरे आलोचक या मुझे पसंद और नापसंद करने वाले […]
May 26, 2017

The Boy Who Read

  I learned about the magic of words in school, as ironic as that would be for me. The journey started with stories in the English […]
May 2, 2017

पत्रकारिता के सरोकार और गाँधी

साथियों, हम अपनी बात संपादकाचार्य बाबूराव विष्णु पराड़कर की एक टिप्पणी से शुरू करेंगे, जो उन्होंने 1925 में वृंदावन में आयोजित हिंदी संपादक सम्मेलन में सभापति […]
April 11, 2017

Lucknow Just Got Happier and Braver

  “Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it’s a good place to start.” – Jason Collins, first openly gay athlete in the U.S. pro sports […]
March 30, 2017

Where Did We Go Wrong?

  I grew up in Lucknow. There was a temple outside my house. Literally, right in front of my house. Every morning at around 6, there […]
March 28, 2017

The Boy Who Wrote

  Deciding a career is a stupid idea. Or maybe it’s the other way around. I guess it’s too early to say things like these, considering that […]
March 1, 2017

An Open Letter To a Brother

  Dear Brother! What I am gonna write here is a matter which is very private to an individual. To come out of the closet about your sexuality […]