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More to Learn,More to Go!

Yesterday I attended a workshop that was held by the Department of English SFS. It was to discuss Dr.Nirmal Selvamony's book on Tinai philosophy. When I was given this opportunity by my professor Uday sir I was honestly confused and scared. Then when I started reading the text I was even more scared, scared about letting my professor who gave me this opportunity down but nevertheless kept going. Tinai for me is just five category of lands but to see someone look much deeper into this aspect made me speechless amazed astonished and much more.All I wondered was what inspired this great man to write such a piece. The two days discussion felt like being in a completely new world among scholars having interactive conversation with seniors scholars and it still feels like a dream to recollect that moment. Also made friends with many new people. With people from another stream ,with seniors and even had a easy flowing conversation with professors.I felt tired amidst the conversations felt...

The need to explain a NO.

I bet everyone has come across a moment in life where we were asked "Why do you dislike it?", "Why you don't want to do it? ", "Why you don't want to choose this?" and so on but do we really need a reason? This may be absurd for few but sometimes I don't want to do things or I don't want to go to places just because I don't feel so. I have noticed how mere no doesn't work but we always route for reasons. This can seem so small but leaves behind a large impact if one dwells deeper into it.Whenever we hear a 'NO' we then ask a question 'WHY' as if someone's 'NO' needs justification. "Does it really?", Is my question. I do understand that sometimes it's people's curiosity and reflex that does the job but I feel certain things should be left as it is instead of unwrapping it. I also recently came across a quote that said "NO is a full sentence" and that left me thinking and then I ...