Senthil Selvan G P

Modern humans belong to the species called Homosapiens. How many of you agree that we really deserve this name? I will come back to this question once I finish my lamentation. I have categorized this as lamentation because this is a passionate expression of my grief. During my last visit to my hometown Madurai, I went to my favorite hangout place - the rock-cut cave temple at Thirupparankundram. I worship nature since our life is intrinsically entwined with nature for all our fundamental needs. The rock-cut cave temple is excavated on the southern side of the huge hill. The place is covered by the canopies of banyan trees and anyone visiting will be overpowered by unsurpassable calmness, broken only by the screams of the peacock. I laid down on my back on a stone bench, escaping the clutches of urbanization. Closed my eyes and enjoyed the melody of nature and I was spellbound. Felt like the mountain was singing a lullaby to make her son sleep in her laps. In a short whi...

I am 46 years old with only one wife :) & two sons. I am badly in need of a second Queen. I am not kidding. Let me explain you why... I am seeing my life as a chess game. When I was a young boy, I had all my powers  - soldiers, rook, horse & bishop. I was energetic and was prepared to face any challenge in my life. I had challenged God - "Come! Let's Play the game of Chess!!". God started the game choosing white. Initial moves were done carefully & meticulously with the help of my parents. Game went well. When I was 23, I started my career as a programmer in my native place Madurai. Later I quit that job to start an export business partnering with my friend. First, we planned to export carbon, manufacturing from charcoal and later we understood that it needs investment in crores and so we dropped that proposal. God knocked me down. I lost some energy. I lost my rook in that move. Next Mango export. Unfortunately, the flowers fell off prematurely due t...