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Ikigai and the self-help genre’s smoke and mirrors magic trick

It requires a particular kind of naiveté, of course, to believe that all human beings have access to, or resources for, the creation of beauty in a way that can become life-defining. Beauty that is the bedrock of most self-help books.

Tanuj Solanki July 6, 2016

POV

Bass Itna Sa Khwaab Hai: The Pleasures of a Life With Small Ambitions

My friends work their bums off to get a house or a vehicle or a ration card registered in their name to feel like independent adults. But independence to me is the general compartment ticket of Indian Railways that doesn’t have my name on it, but still allows me to commute between two far-off stations.

Arpit Chhikara March 5, 2016