Society & Culture

Cycle of Violence

Oct 26, 2023 | Education, Environment, General, Prose, Society & Culture

I hurt you and you hurt me And we never felt even about it I thought you hurt me more than I did to you while you saw evil in my eyes like it was true Many years have passed and the scene has only become intense A few have used these circumstances to run their...

A Tiny Blue Beetle

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...

Death of the Metaphorical Ants

Jun 5, 2023 | Education, Environment, General, Prose, Society & Culture

Few years ago I was fully employed. Like most employment demands, my job required that I attend an important meeting every first Saturday of the month. Like most of the times I was running late for this meeting as well. I was riding my bike through the campus of my...

Our Heroes Sell us Tobacco

Apr 24, 2023 | Education, Environment, General, Prose, Society & Culture

There are a lot of funny memes and talk about the famous advertisement in which the most popular actors are selling us a product that is a cause of great tragedy in many families from the lower and the middle class of India. While there has been a critique offered in...

Adversity, Botany and Resilience

Mar 10, 2023 | Education, Environment, General, Prose, Society & Culture

The sight of trees growing amidst heavy traffic, construction and demolition sites and roads with tremendous dust and pollution have always triggered some complex feelings within me. It was a feeling that I had not engaged with completely. I was at the Bangalore City...

Magnificently Ordinary

Mar 3, 2023 | Education, Environment, General, Prose, Society & Culture

A very good friend of mine runs a small shop that sells various condiments, ice cream, sweet and savory snacks and cool drinks. This shop has been in the area of Bangalore where I have lived most of my life. My friend and I have known each other for the past two and a...