May 1, 2026 | Education, Environment, General, Poetry, Society & Culture
I think most of us have met the divine at some point. We may not have recognised it, but we have met it. Not only in places of worship or through rituals and scriptures. Sometimes it arrives in quieter ways. A sudden sense of well being for no clear reason. The ease...
Mar 9, 2026 | Education, Environment, General, Poetry, Society & Culture
The word tension creates tension A subtle turbulence that compels us to make a choice We are often taught to avoid it to escape it to resolve it And I wonder if staying with tension is not as bad as we are made to believe Creativity emerges in the tension between...
Feb 9, 2026 | Education, Environment, General, Poetry, Prose, Society & Culture
When I realise I am alone,my mind throws at me the most irresponsible ideas It says, come, it will be fun,and in the same breath it warns,What if you find yourself in danger? The old habit returnspinching the child and then rocking it to sleep,only to continue the...
Feb 20, 2024 | Environment, Poetry, Society & Culture, Uncategorized
Saqib Chinoy Author Saqib is an educator from Bengaluru who likes to express himself through cartoons. His cartoons have appeared before on Centreforconversations. Saqib’s take on the difference between schooling and education is reflective of his journey as an...
Jan 26, 2024 | Education, Environment, General, Poetry, Society & Culture
We were told that this is victory We were told that they were important in getting us to this place They wanted us to celebrate it They even told us how to do it They were upset about the people who had their own idea about what this meant to them A lot of us were...
Aug 13, 2023 | Environment, Poetry, Prose, Society & Culture, Uncategorized
Skanda S Author LinkedIn Skanda is a founding member of Centre for Conversations, an educator with a passion for writing and creating art. Skanda is based in Bengaluru. More Conversations A Bittersweet Shankranthi Jan 17, 2024It was the festival of Shankranti a couple...
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