Rishita Chaudhary
@rish_yossarian
multi-hyphenate
tech policy, media & society
Rishita Chaudhary
When Montaigne arrives in the underworld, he tells Socrates a lot has changed since his time. As Socrates expresses delight, Montaigne explains the change has been for worse, and people have grown even more foolish.
When the Gods summon the great emperors to a boasting contest, Alexander, Caesar and Octavius each claim to be the greatest leader, but
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The subject matter can be dispiriting. But the books themselves are, I think, uplifting. None tries to ignore the brutal horror and devastation in the events it covers. None treats the victims as too remote to care about or the perpetrators as too monstrous to understand. None gives in to apathy, cynicism, or indifference. Instead, all make heroic
... See moreTo wait for something is to value it, to want it, to yearn for it, but to face its absence, its attainment forestalled by time and circumstance. All true waiting — which is different from abstinence, delayed gratification, and other forms of self-discipline — has an element of helplessness to it and is therefore training ground for mastering the... See more
Maria Popova • The Marginalian
Practice and Virtue
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A list of must-read books about the oppression, marginalisation and resistance of Dalits | CJP
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What takes hold when control slips?
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Call it what you will, solipsism or self-centeredness, but at the best of times and at the worst of times one is still oneself. And in isolation, one is oneself more than ever. I can’t outrun that, outthink that—and I also can’t be anyone else. So perhaps it is okay, for a little bit of time at night, to think not about what’s happening outside but... See more