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Friends It's easier to copy-paste, than think and write. If this wisdom had dawned on me during 1950's, I would have been elsewhere today. Don't try to guess : I only meant, I would have passed my SSLC with much more marks and that would have (like !dea phone) changed my life! Yesterday, I was reading Times editorial "Good Over Bad". No, there are no earth-shaking revelations in the editorial. Using Diwali as a peg to hang the idea of Good and Bad, it speaks about common perceptions relating to Good and Bad. M G Warrier A Good Over Bad The editorial piece titled "Good Over Bad" (Times Of India, November 9) explores how traditional moral binaries of good versus evil have blurred into complex shades of grey in the modern world. Key Themes of the Editorial The Spectrum of Good and Evil : Traditional childhood or festival lessons neatly divide the world into black-and-white triumphs of good over evil, whereas reality requires recognizing ethics and im...

Welcome To Warrier's Friends' COLLAGE, Second Monday, November, 2026 Friends Yesterday, DEEPAVALI Greetings & Sweets were exchanged, activities in the markets including financial markets were brisk. Muhurat Trading for Samvat 2083 took place on Sunday, November 8, 2026, coinciding with Diwali Laxmi Pujan. Session Highlights Market Performance : Indian benchmark indices ended the special 70-minute session marginally lower after giving up early gains in the closing auction. Sensex : Closed down 28.62 points (0.04%) at 80,999.40. Nifty 50 : Closed down 43.95 points (0.18%) at 24,986.40. Looks, markets have stabilized. M G Warrier M 134 A Blog Dr T V Gopalakrishnan https://econo-reflexions.blogspot.com/2026/11/to-transform-society-we-must-begin-with.html?m=1 To Transform the Society, We Must Begin with Ourselves An Introspection on Human Values, Education, Character, Sanatana Dharma, Technology and Collective Responsibility B Aghamarshana Suktam The Ag...

HAPPY DEEPAVALI M G Warrier Diwali (Deepavali)—meaning a "row of lights"—is a multi-day festival celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some Buddhists that symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. The Mythology & Core Legends Lord Rama's Homecoming : In northern India, the festival commemorates the return of Prince Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile and their victory over the demon king Ravana. The people of Ayodhya lit rows of clay lamps (diyas) to guide them home through the dark night. Lord Krishna and Narakasura : Celebrated as Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) in southern and western regions, it marks Lord Krishna (along with Satyabhama) defeating the tyrannical demon Narakasura and freeing thousands of captive princesses and prisoners. Goddess Lakshmi and Abundance: Linked to Samudra Manthan (the churning of the cosmic ocean), it honors the emergence of Goddess Lakshmi, the ...

Friends Reading the short piece "Smelling pages of a new book"( Economic Times, November 6), my thoughts went to different occasions when I received and felt new books. While in school, to save on costs, old used books were purchased from senior students at half price. Of course, some new note books had to be purchased. While in SSLC Class (Standard XI) we had a 48 pages Sanskrit text priced Rs4/- I borrowed that text from a friend and copied in a 40 pages note book bought for 2 Annas. Today, after 68 years, looking back with amusement : While vacating our Thiruvananthapuram house for letting out, I had to leave hundreds of books I had accumulated over time. Now, on average, I buy a book every fortnight. M G Warrier A Smelling pages of a new book - The Economic Times https://share.google/eMxt0HYHWfHzs8Tqt The "algorithm" or chemical process behind the Economic Times' Bliss of Everyday Life feature on "Smelling pages of a new book" is driven by a...

Welcome To Warrier's Friends' COLLAGE, Midweek Edition, November 6, 2026 Friends You may not believe, last month sometime I wanted to write this article. Yes, exactly on the lines Narayani Ganesh has written in ET on November 4, 2026 (ET, Speaking Tree). That day, I actually wrote a few sentences about retaining negative memories, repeating them often and getting them byheart, selective memory etc but couldn't organise my thoughts as beautifully as done in this Speaking Tree article. We enjoy a poem best when the poet writes it in the language and tune we would have written it, if we had the skill. For those who are lazy among you (like me!), I copy below the last para of the text I'm talking about : "Again, it is a question of selective memory, whether voluntary or involuntary, depending on one's physical and mental health condition. Ultimately, we are what we are on account of our experiences that form our memories. So, it makes sense to try and make...

Friends Diwali is fast approaching Festivals and religious rituals have been traditionally occasions for reinforcing relationships. The idea is beautifully presented in the Speaking Tree article by Surakshit Goswami. The article opens with the following observations : "A newborn arrives in this world with empty hands and an open heart. It knows nothing of wealth, status, praise or loss. It does not cling, compare or calculate. In its innocence, the infant lives close to the state of vairagya, free of the fear of gaining and losing. Then life begins to write on this blank slate. Family and society hand the child relationships, beliefs, customs and expectations. Slowly, identities and responsibilities settle upon the young mind like layers of cloth." Perhaps the author pads up the article with some thoughts about the dilemas of 21st century society to make it acceptable to the target audience. Festivals and rituals build emotional closeness and shared identity by turnin...