Essays

“Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun?” (Ecclesiastes 1:2-3, KJV) The above declaration that opens the book of Ecclesiastes captures the human anxiety that all the pursuits of man, such as wealth, comfort, goods, are fundamentally meaningless. This primal and persistent fear of the emptiness of human efforts has existed before this theological text and continues in

The etymology of the word ‘cap’ and its counterpart ‘no cap’ illustrates a significant evolution in modern slang, particularly in music and youth culture. The English lexicon is a constantly changing one and it is driven largely by social media and popular culture in the modern day. What was once confined to the people of an American city have today become ubiquitous, especially among younger generations. While these terms might seem recent to the average gen-z social media u

John Clare and Robert Burns occupy a distinctive position in the Romantic tradition, deeply rooted in the rural and lived experiences of...

Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Biographia Literaria  stands as a monumental text in literary criticism, offering his insights into the ideas...

A man known for his simple and down-to-earth style of writing, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1908-1994) is a towering figure in contemporary...

[Absurdist fiction is a genre of novel that explores existential themes, where the meaning of life is explored, often nihilistically,...

The Oxford dictionary defines ‘Author’ as a writer of a book, article or document. The author assumes a central role here. This...

This is a reflective piece I wrote on April 26, 2024 as part of a creative writing course. This piece connects a lot of my works...

In May 2003, an album titled   Nymphomatriarch  was released under the label Hymen records. This album was the result of a collaboration...

When a loved one leaves you, it’s not them but a part of you too that goes along with them.   Kerala, a widow, or a fatherless little...

In the dimly lit corridors of Kaiga Generating Station(KGS) Hospital, faint shadows of patients waiting dance against the peeling paint...