Pradeep VM

  • What is reality.

    Reality is a fantasy.

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  • Traditional vs Self

    This is not about the metaphysical self although it could well be. Traditions are meant to be broken. As Bertrand Russel said it is the fate of all revolutionaries to found new orthodoxies. Every traditional publisher started as a beginner if I may say so and some grew up to become the giants we know…

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  • Hell, what the…

    Hell as a construct to frighten people has worked very well over the ages. Images of fire burning forever casting baleful reddish hue and images of people burning and screaming in agony forever haunt the collective mind. May be it has served the purpose of keeping law and order in the medieval period in Europe.…

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  • Moksha

    Attaining the exalted status of Moksha lies at the heat of the life of a Hindu. The Hindu concept of life is like the Hindu concept of the Universe. Cyclic. A person is born and later dies. His actions during life are all tallied as good or bad. I suppose these are summed up and…

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  • Spooky.

    Think of infinite universes existing in infinite times simultaneously and you are with me

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  • Ending a story

    Alice is advised to begin at the beginning, go on till you come to the end; then stop. The last part , “then stop” is pretty tough. Most of the time a story is unlike a theorem in maths. The conclusion is not thought of at the beginning. Even wonderful authors have trouble ending the…

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  • Edit. Don’t kill.

    Human minds can interact but never merge

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  • Promote yourself

    You have struggled to produce your masterpiece. COVID sends it down the whirlpool.

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  • Great stories sprout like great flowers.

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