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The only worlds of existence

These are thoughts on digital saturation, Twitter and my conscious attempt to step away. The transfer of our life’s processes to the digital world seems near complete now. There is barely a task in our daily life that we do completely un-mediated by digital technology. Or, without using an ‘online’ tool. So much so that the … Continue reading The only worlds of existence →

tiwarisac Reflection Leave a comment 04/04/202104/04/2021 3 Minutes

Books Read in 2020

This comes in after a quarter of 2021 has already slipped by. I could only draw a blank when I tried to recollect all the books that I read in the past year. It had to wait until I returned to Bangalore and look at the shelves and pull out all of them. Visual memory … Continue reading Books Read in 2020 →

tiwarisac Reflection 4 Comments 02/04/202102/04/2021 9 Minutes

Alternatives

Walking up on the trail I hear a gentle creaking of pine trees. The mid-winter weather is foggy with intermittent rain. Up on the ridge sits a small village at about 2900 meters altitude. The snowline begins here. It is colder and windy than the valley.  A motorable road rises up from the valley and … Continue reading Alternatives →

tiwarisac Reflection 2 Comments 18/03/202119/03/2021 2 Minutes

Roundup 2020

If there was a time when we actually meant most of what we said, it is this year.  Our ‘how are you doing’ has often been genuine this year. We have wished to hear from our relatives and friends hoping that they are fine. That they have not caught the virus. That they haven’t lost … Continue reading Roundup 2020 →

tiwarisac Reflection 2 Comments 01/01/202101/01/2021 3 Minutes

On comparison and its impact

The following are some thoughts on 'comparison' - the theme of a module in a course on ideas in education. A mark of the current times is that there is space in a typical day's schedule to explore these ideas and reflect on their relevance in life. Beginning from within the family, some of the … Continue reading On comparison and its impact →

tiwarisac Education, Reflection 3 Comments 16/09/2020 3 Minutes

Day 105: Pandemic and us

Ajangaon, July 2020 07/07/2020 Day 105 This morning we went beyond the little hillock on which the road climbs up immediately, from the coffee point where we sit during rides. It is a short ramp, about a kilometer long. It then descends into an expansive flat land until the next low rise hill range in … Continue reading Day 105: Pandemic and us →

tiwarisac Lockdown Diary, Reflection, Teaching 1 Comment 27/07/2020 3 Minutes

Day 101: Meaning-making

03/07/2020 Day 101 Daily writing is suffering. On the upside, there is a great deal of learning and discovery happening these days. As with most new behaviours, it takes effort in the beginning and then there is a tipping point after which it gains stability and is likely to stick. With writing, the change in … Continue reading Day 101: Meaning-making →

tiwarisac Lockdown Diary, Reflection 2 Comments 16/07/2020 2 Minutes

Day 97: Few changes

Ajangaon. June 2020 29/06/2020 Day 97 Writing these daily updates has been slow and lagged behind in the past two weeks. When days begin to get filled with outdoors writing takes a hit. The tradeoffs are clear. Lockdown days helped in observing reading and writing beahviour closely. As of now, both of them stand severely … Continue reading Day 97: Few changes →

tiwarisac Lockdown Diary, Reflection 2 Comments 10/07/2020 3 Minutes

Day 90: In the now

Soybean crop. June 2020 22/06/2020 Day 90 It was an indecisive day for cycling. The town isn't big, but the chaos of vehicles during morning hours gets me. It is preferable to drive out with the cycle in the car, ride a trail and  drive back. Early morning confusion about which direction to take meant … Continue reading Day 90: In the now →

tiwarisac Lockdown Diary, Reflection 2 Comments 01/07/2020 2 Minutes

Day 85: On personal change and writing regularly

17/06/2020 Day 85 By today I am over three days behind on publishing lockdown diary entries. The day began with a 60 km ride to the farm and back. In the evening, went for a walk on the Sevagram trail. Outdoors has become effortless here and plenty.  Coronavirus is fast fading for the media to … Continue reading Day 85: On personal change and writing regularly →

tiwarisac Lockdown Diary, Reflection Leave a comment 22/06/2020 2 Minutes

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