Loose Threads
Arun SimhaThe pursuit of discovery
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Song of rebellion
Youtube’s algorithms often lead me to fascinating corners of the world. A couple of months ago, it recommended a video of a couple of Bangladeshi kids singing a popular Mehdi Hassan rendered Ahmad Faraz ghazal.
Their simplicity and effort...
Keep on keepin' on
And when finally the bottom fell out
I became withdrawn
The only thing I knew how to do
Was to keep on keepin’ on like a bird that flew
Tangled up in blue
Bob Dylan, Tangled up in blue
Loose Threads is a reader-supported publicati...
Covenant, not contract
“Love your neighbor. Love the stranger. Hear the cry of the otherwise unheard. Liberate the poor from their poverty. Care for the dignity of all. Let those who have more than they need share their blessings with those who have less. Feed...
Living culture
Recently, I listened to two wonderful episodes of the New Books in South Asian Studies podcast.
Madhuri Deshmukh, “The Unraveling Heart: Women’s Oral Poetics and Literary Vernacularization in Marathi” (Columbia UP, 2025) (link) and Leah L...
Notes to myself: How to give advice
Daniel Pink shares his wisdom in a way that we can receive well. I love his youtube channel.
Inspired by Daniel Pink and recent incidents in my life, this post is a note to remind myself about the perils of giving advice and taking it.
L...
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