Essays in which pragmatic fiction and subliminal reality merge with humour and uncommon sense.
Unusual ideas in an age of mediocrity, an attempt at freedom from the clutches of stagnation and tales of hope in a world reeking with despair. Glints of light, whispers from within, a peek at probabilities of what is yet to come.
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Citizens of the world
This essay explores humanity's evolutionary journey, underscoring the urgent need for inner transformation to address pervading psychological degradation. A sombre look, punctuated with humour, at the society we have built, and what it will take to survive societal blindness, encouraging us to cultivate awareness and enact meaningful change.
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The Peanut Boy
Bharatpur was a cosmically insignificant beacon of divine importance, a material manifestation of love's attempt at immortality, a runaway footnote from time's rigorous ledger and a random geographical location where destiny had conspired with existence to give a peanut boy named Bali a home.
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The Little Guide a Great Journey
A spiritual essay that explores and offers a new way of being, a humble tentative to transform an old evolutionary primate into a happier man. And for those who have remained young or are simply allergic to solemnity, the guide is punctuated with candid conversations between the author and a mysterious child. The genuine little guide? To be followed… with the heart.
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How To Really Stop Smoking
What makes tobacco arguably the most addictive drug in the world? The 'beneficial' effects of tobacco occur in the background of our consciousness. Unlike other drugs, tobacco doesn't alter our perception of reality, so we do not perceive it as a dangerous indulgence. Under its influence, we feel relaxed yet in control, which is why it is the most consumed drug on earth. However, this method is designed to change that perception and address the addiction with psychology and humour.
About the author
P H Gopal
Born in Switzerland, the author migrated to India by land at the age of six. Then, as a sanyasi, he bounced around for a while from temple to pilgrimage. Several monsoons later, he joined the University of Ground Reality and eventually became a landscaper, a forester, a paragliding instructor, an author, a musician, at times a little confused, and incapable of cooking an egg. At present (God knows how many monsoons later) he is devoted to (if not stuck in) a utopia called Auroville where he diligently plants trees to upset his neighbours’ carbon foot print.