Literature Recommendations:
The loony Existentialists. At your age, Camus’ The Outsider was great. Then, let’s see. Iris Murdoch. Waiting for Godot. Gone With the Wind, A Tale of Two Cities, Mrs Dalloway. Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha.
Movie Recommendations:
The Great Indian Kitchen, Schindler’s List, Sita Ramam.
Music Recommendations:
Bombay Jayashri, Mozart, Enigma.
Favourite Social Theorists:
The Buddhist Philosopher Nagarjuna. Jacques Derrida.
Food Spot Recommendation:
Karpagambal Mess, near the Mylapore Temple. Try the Spinach Vada!
A Course I’d Like to Introduce:
Jacobean Drama, Religion and Ecology.
Research Tips:
It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, so do it only if you’re passionate. Read incrementally, it’s a journey of a thousand miles – love what you’re doing! The best research is only thirty percent original, the rest is building on those who came before you.
To Unwind, I Like To:
Walk barefoot on the beach, collecting crystal rocks. Just being around something outside standard human life helps. Plants. Animals. Rocks.
If I Wasn’t a Prof:
I’d work at an animal shelter. Or probably be an alternative healer. Anything to do with a slow-paced life with the tangible and the palpable, not the cerebral.
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