Anupam Jha | अनुपम झा | 阿努潘.杰哈

I stare at the mirror and see somebody. As I observe closely, I see a being, a clueless node, awaiting something. If I could know his motivation, what does he await? Probably an impulse - Impulse of the impersonal.  As I dig deep into the relationship between nature and her constituents, I observe this invisible umbilical cord hanging around everything that lives. The cord acts as a node, connecting everything living to their creator - The Nature. A question that keeps me restless - What is nature trying to achieve through these nodes? Do we all have a purpose as natural constructs? The question keeps getting louder as I encounter my impulses. Are these impulses my own or nature is seeking something from me? Is she trying to get my attention? Whenever I try to get around the laws of human pleasure seeking, strange urges try pulling me back, redirecting me towards my raw instincts, reminding me who I really am - A natural node in the body of a human being. This experience is hard to exp

Story of decay reflects the beauty of time, slow fleeting "NOW" transforms into "THEN" - sewing several stories together, reflecting a concrete manifestation called life. Scars gift us, the much needed identity, the uniqueness that separates us apart in this monolith called humanity . Life's vulnerabilities, mistakes and corrective action, process of learning and unlearning is mapped into scars. Observe deeply and we find the scars narrate stories of perseverance amidst the trauma of loss, pain and suffering. A binding light of hope glues these broken pieces together with striking similarity to the Japanese art of Kintsugi. Rebuilt pieces are always more valuable than their virgin past. There is something in the process of breaking and healing that ensues magic. Its akin to the forces of nature lifting us from the abyss to heal and remind that we are nature's special children. Special, because we have been to the depths of despair,  the darkness of existenti

Under what circumstances would a human being in full awareness of the reality of our illusionary world be willing to participate in societal dogma to keep his fellow mortals happy? This question has been oscillating at the back of my head with immaculate consistency, gathering mass and thus inertia as time passes.  Willing "suspension of disbelief" seems necessary to prevent alienation from your loved ones. They aren't aware of the nothingness this existence has to offer, but choose to stay infallible, unaware of eventual mortality, acting in sync with the principles of "Natural selection" to keep the wheels of evolution rolling. They are performing as programmed, while I rebel against the natural human construct like an anomaly. Can someone continue to lead two separate lives? One behaves with the reason of nothingness while the other happily follows the herd, driven by societal manifestation of life and being. The idea of deceit to one's own self can haunt

Human beings consider themselves social animal. Studies on "theory of evolution" suggest our development as one of the fittest species has a lot to do with our social demeanor. We have an amazing ability to collaborate, find answers to difficult problems, tap into each other's mind and create magic. No doubt we have found reasons to stay around our peers, finding strength in their presence and prospering collectively. I enjoyed socializing in my previous avatar. Work hard and party harder used to be the life mantra. Usually after any significant life event our mind evolves. I too found my way around darkness and stumbled upon a gift that is solitude.  My experience suggests that when you go through immense pain for a prolonged period of time, your conscious and subconscious tries to rid itself of the pain, leading to strange behavioral changes within yourself.  The mechanism of these behavioral changes require the conscious and subconscious realms to work in collaboration

What is metaverse? Metaverse is a virtual 3D experience where we are part of an imaginary system in the form of an avatar with the help of wearables like goggles. This imaginary system is like physical infrastructure that is virtual and can be built by engineers and coders as rendered imagery is created. It is supported by cloud infrastructure, software tools, platforms, applications, user generated content and hardware. Why is the metaverse becoming so popular? Metaverse is a new concept which is extremely popular amongst the technology ecosystem like companies, engineers, startups etc. The idea of interacting within an alternate world is also gaining a lot of traction with the COVID pandemic making social interactions and getting together really hard. The long hours of virtual meetings and work from home is causing homesickness and people are looking to find alternatives to the 2D digital world of their laptop or work station. How does Metaverse work? Metaverse isn't real but it

Indian Premiere League is the biggest cricketing league in the world. It is the biggest cricketing tournament based on viewership. Best talent from across the world participate in it and fans wait for this extravaganza anxiously. But this year's IPL was different. It was conducted in two phases, one in India and the other in UAE. It wasn't planned that way but eventually settled like that. It has been a remarkable achievement to finish this year's IPL despite the cloud of COVID looming over it. All eight teams fought tooth and nail to win the elusive IPL trophy but only one succeeded. It was a spectacle of great cricket, heartbreaks, glory and signoffs. Let’s look back and see how the 2021 season of IPL panned out for the different teams and how would they like to move forward.   Chennai Super Kings: CSK led by their charismatic captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the Indian Premier league for the fourth time this year. This is a great achievement considering their per