Philosophy
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Human history is not only a record of inventions and empires—it is a story of ideas. From the philosophical streets of Athens to the quiet ashrams of India and the riverbanks of ancient China, humanity has long sought meaning not only in how we live, but in why we live as we do. These questions—about
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– Maq Masi You pour a cup of tea. Steam rises. Somewhere, quietly, something is shifting. Not a riot. Not a declaration. Just a whisper: “Form is emptiness; emptiness is form.” It sounds cryptic. Perhaps poetic. Or even absurd. How could such words—so weightless—change the weight of history? Yet, they already have. In my youth,
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What is seen, is all there is — no grand design, no silent watcher in the void’s indifferent sway. No ledger of deeds, no reckoning flame — only the cold turn of gears, the pulse of circuits keeping time, and the brief light of a thought before the dark reclaims it.
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What drives a superpower to threaten its allies, unravel long-standing treaties, and float surreal proposals like annexing Canada or buying Greenland? Why would a president, in the middle of global upheaval, feud publicly with the world’s richest man, suspend aid to Ukraine, and talk about retaking the Panama Canal by force? At first glance, Donald
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Indian dohas and chhappas, timeless rhyming verses, are treasures of wisdom, wit, and musicality. Dohas, two-line couplets often in Hindi, Urdu, or regional languages like Braj and Awadhi, and chhappas, six-line satirical poems in Gujarati, captivate with poetic devices such as chhand (metre) and alankar (figures of speech). Dohas typically have 24 matras (syllabic instants)
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We often spend our lives chasing aspirations—building grand dreams, projecting futures, and carrying the weight of wanting. From early childhood, we’re taught to wish for more, to climb higher, to always become. I was no different. For years, my heart wandered across desires: for traits I admired, for joys I imagined, for a self not
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I used to walk past graffiti-covered walls with a mix of indifference and suspicion—dismissing them as vandalism, a symptom of urban neglect, or worse, a calling card for crime. That changed the moment I stepped into The Epic Story of Graffiti exhibition at Birmingham’s Rotunda Square, where walls didn’t just speak—they roared. Curated by Mohammed
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Most disagreements do not begin with hatred, but with hope. One person believes in something deeply — an idea, a principle, a way of living — and another sees the world differently. Between these differences, a distance forms. If left unexamined, that distance hardens into division. It can fracture siblings, families, philosophies, faiths, and nations.
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What does it mean to learn—not just in schools, but in life, in society, and in the family home? Is learning a slow, thoughtful, evolutionary process—or can it be rapid, transformative, and revolutionary? Or can it be both? This question is not academic. It cuts through politics, parenting, education, and even personal growth. When we
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By Maq Masi India, a cradle of profound philosophical traditions, has fostered a diverse array of systems that explore the nature of existence, consciousness, and reality through rigorous intellectual inquiry rather than theistic belief. Since ancient times, Indian philosophy has been predominantly atheistic, with eight of its nine major schools (darśanas) rejecting a creator God
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