Ranjit Kulkarni

Ranjit Kulkarni is an author with a penchant for portraying characters from the real world and weaving stories around their apparently mundane lives. He is the creator of Jigneshbhai and Swami. Born and brought up in Mumbai, Kulkarni spent his childhood in the environs of urban, middle-class India. As an adult, he’s travelled the world, exploring the cityscapes of America, getting lost in the natural beauty of Europe, and absorbing the tastes and sounds of Asia. With his constant knack for observation and a deep seated fondness of reflection, he loves crafting tales that entertain and provoke thought. When not writing, Kulkarni loves reading and going on trips with his wife. He is an avid traveller, a passionate investor and a devoted student of spirituality. He loves ice-cream and chocolate too. He lives in Bangalore India.

On Misery

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Swami Vivekananda on Misery: (Extracts from Complete Works) All thought of obtaining return for the work we do hinders our spiritual progress; nay, in the end it brings misery. Never will unhappiness or misery come through work done without attachment. Misery comes through attachment, not through work. As soon as we identify ourselves with the … Read more

WYSIWYG

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WYSIWYG was the acronym for an editor that designers of software used to build a user interface. It was supposed to simplify user interface design, and remove the gap between what the developer built and what the user saw. What you see is what you get. That’s fine for user interface design. But in real … Read more

Love@25: Valentine Poem

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I am not a reader or writer of poetry. But I scribbled a bunch of lines (on demand!) on our 25th Wedding Anniversary. I chanced upon it today and thought it might also pass off as a decent Valentine Day Poem. Here it goes: Love at 25 is the oxygen around you, Love is the … Read more

Cook or Chef

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I do not know cooking. Except a cup of tea or coffee, or an egg or some rice and dal, I can’t make my own food. My wife, though a decent cook, doesn’t quite love cooking. Neither does she have the time or energy for it now. But whenever she cooks, she makes dishes that … Read more

On Freedom

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Swami Vivekananda on Freedom (Extracts from Complete Works) Be at rest, be free, and work. This kind of freedom is a very hard thing to attain. Give up all fruits of work; do good for its own sake; then alone will come perfect non-attachment. The bonds of the heart will thus break, and we shall … Read more

Certainty and Order

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A person who is 6 feet tall is taller than another who is 5 feet tall. 90 kg weighs more than 70 kg. A bank balance of 5 Lakhs is more than a bank balance of 25,000. A distance of 100 km is more than the distance of 25 km. You get the drift. A … Read more

On Knowledge

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Swami Vivekananda on Knowledge (Extracts from Complete Works) Spiritual knowledge is the only thing that can destroy our miseries for ever; any other knowledge satisfies wants only for a time. It is only with the knowledge of the spirit that the faculty of want is annihilated for ever. The highest men do not seek to … Read more

You should have a YouTube channel

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Or a Facebook author page. Or an Amazon author profile. Or a Spotify account. Take your pick. Creators keep getting told this all the time. Yes, it is true that with all these platforms, based on whether you are a writer, a musician, a singer, a painter, or any other creator, you get ready access … Read more

A Rainy Day: Short Story

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On a wet, gloomy, rainy morning, when the alarm rang, Supriya snoozed it again. She pulled the blanket over her ears. A few more snoozes followed. Her eyes sensed a streak of mild sunlight peeping into her bedroom from the window curtains. Though the sun was not seen, that small ray of light on the … Read more

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