Gerald D'Cunha

  “To ride two horses at the same time is difficult.” Rajnikanth   B ut, it shouldn’t be difficult at all for Rajnikanth, right? “Hello, he can ride hundred horses at the same time!” Yes, I hear it loud and clear… I am not a great fan of Rajnikanth’s acting. He always plays to his massive world of fans – who expect him to play the larger-than-life - and over-the-top - roles. To them, he is the demigod and God, both. It doesn’t appeal to my sensibilities. But, like millions of people in India and around the world, who adore Rajnikanth for several other reasons, I, too, have a set of my own reasons… Rajnikanth is the quintessential underdog. He became Rajnikanth, the Superstar, the proverbial rags-to-riches way. He was Shivaji Rao Gaekward from Bangalore (Language being Marathi and Kannada)… He worked as a coolie and a bus conductor in Bangalore. But, he dreamt big and worked hard to become a huge movie star in the South… The rest is Rajnikanth’s inspiring saga of su...

“The day I understood everything, was the day I stopped trying to figure everything out. The day I knew peace, was the day I let everything go.” – C. JoyBell C. B eing kind and compassionate to myself is the most precious gift I can ever give to myself. When I am broken, lonely and in turmoil, I realize this truth more than I ever do… The inner conflict arising out of trying to ‘figure out’ everything, trying to find an answer for every question, trying to control every event in life… yes, this conflict can be self-destroying. I, often, realize this truth only after going through the entire trip and after experiencing the resulting emotions… Painful and isolating emotions they are! I need not ‘figure out’ everything that happens in my life… I need not find an answer for every question that looms large before me… And, above all, I need not –   rather, cannot – control every event that unfolds in my life. And, this realization – this truth – ...