"Cogito Ergo Sum"- A Philosophical Quest

  Borders, Bodies, and Belongings: Rethinking Identity, Justice, and the Art of Staying Human (My Reluctant Notes from a Conference that Actually Made Sense) Honestly, I didn’t even want to attend this conference. The title — “Borders, Bodies, and Belongings: Rethinking Identity and Justice Today” — sounded way too intellectual for a tired, over-caffeinated, emotionally confused student like me. My life was already floating somewhere between existential dread and exam trauma, so adding “borders” and “bodies” to that chaos didn’t feel appealing. But somehow, I went. (Mostly because missing it would mean guilt and judgmental looks from professors.) And what happened? Well — it turned out to be one of those rare events where the speakers actually made sense. The Conference Begins: Human Rights and the Art of Staying Awake The keynote speaker, Mr. Henry Tiphagne (People's Watch) , began by paying homage to Fr. Stan Swamy, SJ , the man who stood with the powerless even when the powerfu...

“To Be Is to Be Perceived” – Berkeley and the Exams of Life You all might be wondering why I haven’t written for so many days. Well, let me confess — I was going through the worst part of a student’s life. Yes, you guessed it: exams . I study well, but writing all of it again on paper? That’s the real headache. I believe everyone reading this will agree — exams are that special kind of torture where you know everything yet feel like knowing nothing. All this while, even though I was under pressure to do well, I felt meaningless and empty . I felt totally useless. Maybe the knowledge I had stopped making sense, and I was simply going through the motions. And trust me, that feeling is worse than debating the existence of God between the rationalists and empiricists. We’re all searching for deep answers — just like they were. Maybe even they suffered because life pushed them to. They wanted answers to feel content. And today, I’m no different. I too am asking questions, craving that ...