The Joy of Ideas

An attempt has been made to explain the basic features of culture besides highlighting the significance of cultural diversity.

Victor E. Frankl's book ‘Man's Search for Meaning' is a timeless classic, which may very well be termed as a vast ocean of hope and faith in life.

The episode gives an overview of Friedrich Nietzsche's masterpiece ‘Thus Spoke Zarathustra'

Albert Camus visited the US to deliver a series of lectures. In the lecture delivered at Columbia University on March 28, 1946, Camus spoke of the crisis facing humanity, besides making a fervent appeal to work towards the making of a peaceful and joyful world.

The episode begins with a brief introduction to 'Tao-te Ching' and is followed by a reading of a few of its more representative sections.

This episode makes an attempt to explore the true nature of time.

The episode explains the key ideas that are central to Phenomenology.

Pablo Neruda's 'Memoirs' begin with this beautiful piece about the Chilean forests.

This episode highlights the importance and key features of a great global initiative, which aims at preserving crop diversity for posterity.

In this episode, Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher-king, offers an insight into the challenges life throws at us.

A character is shaped by influences; Marcus was no exception. This episode recounts the influences that went into the making of Marcus as a philosopher-king.

The fear of missing out is taking joy out of life. It's time we reclaimed our life by resetting our priorities.

The year 2020 was one of the most difficult years in the living memory. This is how I perceive 2020 in retrospect.