Frames and Reflections

There is a quiet conversation unfolding here—between the ancient stone and the fleeting shadow. The hill stands without uttering a word, yet it speaks centuries. Its rough edges are inscriptions no chisel carved—scars written by time itself, in a language older than script. These stones have outlasted kingdoms, absorbed storms, watched roads evolve from dust to grid. They do not speak. They simply endure, and in enduring, they remember everything. Then, across this patient mo

दृष्टिः क्षुधा भवेद्यदि, सुवर्णः सृष्टिदर्शनम् Drishti kshudha bhavedyadi, suvarna srishti darshanam "If your gaze becomes hungry, you will see creation as gold." Note on the verse:  While this particular formulation appears in contemporary contexts, it resonates deeply with the classical Advaita Vedanta concept of Drishti-Srishti-Vada  (दृष्टिसृष्टिवाद)—the philosophical doctrine that perception creates reality. The closely related traditional saying "Yatha Drishti Tatha Sri