Dr. Jernail S. Anand

The myth of freedom and the general will

March 22, 2025

Freedom, the sweetest sounding word in the dictionary, stands for man’s free will while undertaking an action. But, there is a great question mark on the idea of free will. Are we really free? Can we exercise our free will? We often say that for man sky is the limit....

The creative impulse: A clinical view

March 13, 2025

Epic poets often pray to the Muse and declare their lofty purpose to compose a poem, on a serious issue relating to human life and destiny. The Muse, in turn, blesses the poet with extraordinary powers to write on that subject. As an epic poet myself, I have often prayed...

The stifling of the creative voice

February 13, 2025

Unlike a novel, drama can ‘damag’ your cerebral apparatus in just one hour, and a good poem needs only a few minutes to ‘jeopardise’ your emotional stability. -Anand Whenever we are lost in the maze of modernity, we turn to the classics for guidance. No doubt, this is the world...

Redesigning the democratic ideal: From confrontation to consensus

June 5, 2024

The democratic ideal no doubt still retains its appeal over other forms of government, yet, it is always good to evaluate a system over a time, and effect changes so that the aberrations that have crept in could be taken care of, and the system retains its original power. Over...

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