Redefining Horizons

100,000 and beyond? Yes 101, 426 today morning. I take this opportunity to reach out and share with you, my reader, that this blog, our blog, the medium through which we communicated, has crossed a hundred thousand in readership. Interestingly, you, my readers reside in more than 180 countries.  As an author it gives me immense pleasure and satisfaction that I could connect and communicate with people across the world.  Thank you very much for reading the blog. Some among you took time to share your thoughts and comment on the articles I am indebted to you. As an author, there's nothing more satisfying for me than finding someone taking the time and effort to converse with me on the subject I wrote. It's heartening to see that all of you who commented on my blog have maintained dignity even when holding different perceptions or views. In a world where “with me else against me” is the norm and dignified discourse seems like an oasis in an endless desert, polite responses com...

    Kumaranalloor is famous for its Temple. But not many people, barring locals, would know of the Government Upper Primary school in Kumaranalloor. I went there first time in 2018. I was there once again, invited to speak, on 02 Jun, 2025, as part of the “ praveshanolsavam. ” “ Praveshanam” in Malayalam means admission, and “ Ulsavam” means festival or celebration.    Praveshanolsavam   The function was organised to give the children, starting their education journey in government-run schools, a sense of festivity. It was done to initiate children into the schooling system and coincided with the commencement of the current academic year. The authorities could have used the event to take stock of the infrastructural adequacy of government-run schools. “ Sarkar karyam mura pole ”, is what Malayalees say. It only means that things that the government does will take their course when it does. The strategic aim of the event seemed to be optics and eyeballs. ...