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Short Reflections on Loneliness
A series of philosophical enquiries
curated by
Shivprajval Divakar
authored
by
Sundar Sarukkai
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Loneliness is not a matter of being physically alone but feeling an absence of connectedness with other close relations or friends, anything other than oneself.. Forging a link outside oneself is what gives us a Read more…
-Shivprajval Divakar I begin with Chapter 7 from the 6th standard NCERT textbook for Science titled, ‘Getting to Know Plants’. It is in the 6th standard that science is first introduced as a separate subject, Read more…
-Shivprajval Divakar There is a popular view that science concerns itself with establishing ‘facts’ of the ‘physical world’. It is said that to do this, scientists put aside all of their ‘personal opinions’ and rely Read more…
We are born alone, but is loneliness born with us? When was the first time I felt lonely? Was it when my mother did not pick me up from the cradle when I was crying, Read more…
Is loneliness something brought about by others, or something one inflicts upon themselves? Its interesting to see the complexity of the relationship between the Self and the Others in the development of loneliness. Each one Read more…
Loneliness could quite easily be considered one of the most harrowing aspects of modern life. It presents us with the agonising experience of confronting our own thoughts, particularly those which are critical of our worth Read more…