Shaping the way you think with literature
Volume 2 - Issue 15
The most important, and rewarding aspect of picking up literature is how it molds the way you think with ideas from others. It helps you see and feel a world you don’t know, which may not even exist in reality, and yet it’s all in your palms and head.
Eventually, you yourself shape events and people around, leading to actionable thoughts and hopefully a better world. Last month we had World Book Day, and here’s us dedicating this issue for the same. Tell us in reply which book helped you shape the way you think!
We are looking out to collaborate with schools, colleges, and research centers to work with us for discussing literature like books and research papers. Do reply if you can help us connect!
Also, are slowly reaching to 2000 readers community within Merrative and 3000 newsletter subscribers - would be great if you all could spread the word about us! :)
Discuss
We will be discussing interesting things, with each day themed every day at 9 PM IST. You too can start these discussions on the literature of your choice - could be books, articles, news, poetry, research papers, films, or anything you enjoyed. Simply reply to this email!
- Tuesday, 4th May 2021 | 9 PM IST | Writing & Poetry
Join us to read and discuss the poem 'To Make Use of Water' by Safia Elhillo
In her poem ‘To make use of water’ Safia Elhillo talks of when her English gives out to Arabic, and English creeps into her Arabic as dilution. She forgets words in both languages and finds herself swimming in the space between them. In Safia’s poem, language becomes water, and water is fluid and dangerous, a substance where one can swim or drown.
Wednesday, 5th May 2021 | 9 PM IST | Business
Join us to discuss 'Do things that don't scale' written by Paul Graham.
We will be summarizing and discussing the philosophy mentioned in the article and brainstorm some tactics from it that we could use for our businesses.
- Thursday, 6th May | 9 PM IST | TED Circles
Join us for the group watch party of TED Circle about 'Risk-Taking': How to be fearless in the face of authoritarianism by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
How do you stand up to authoritarianism? And what does it mean to be "fearless"? In this powerful talk, housewife-turned-politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya describes her unlikely bid to defeat Belarus's long-time autocratic leader in the nation's 2020 presidential election.
- Friday, 7th May 2021 | 9 PM IST | Religion & Philosophy
Join us to discuss Mandalas - Meaning and history.
You must have had seen lots of workshops and art designs on creating mandalas. But what does this art form signify? Join us by reading shared articles on it and discuss the meaning behind various types of it.
- Saturday, 8th May 2021 | 6 PM IST | Book discussion
Join us to discuss The Fault in Our Stars by John Greene
Two cancer-afflicted teenagers Hazel and Augustus meet at a cancer support group. The two of them embark on a journey to visit a reclusive author in Amsterdam.
- Saturday, 8th May 2021 | 9 PM IST | Book discussion
Join us to discuss Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Kafka on the Shore demonstrates Murakami's typical blend of popular culture, mundane detail, magical realism, suspense, humor, an involved plot, and potent sexuality. Metaphysics is also a central concept of the novel as many of the character's dialogues and soliloquies are motivated by their inquiry about the nature of the world around them and their relation to it.
- Sunday, 9th May 2021 | 6 PM IST | Book Discussion
Join us to discuss The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Kite Runner is the first novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books, it tells the story of Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul. Hosseini has commented that he considers The Kite Runner to be a father-son relationship story, emphasizing the familial aspects of the narrative, an element that he continued to use in his later works. Themes of guilt and redemption feature prominently in the novel.
- Sunday, 9th May 2021 | 9 PM IST | Current Affairs
Join us to discuss India's Covid catastrophe - why and next steps
India has had more Covid-19 cases in the last seven days than anywhere else in the world, while it reached higher than 4 lakhs per day cases, the highest in the world. We read verified articles and share our knowledge and opinions based on curated discussion points.
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Feel free to share your own recommendations, takeaways, and opinions on reads you’ve enjoyed across 50+ topics in your Merrative profile, we will feature you!
Books:
- Character arc of Bassanio _ Merchant Of Venice - shared by Christeena
- The Genius Makers: Google, Facebook, Elon Musk, and the Race to Artificial Intelligence by Cade Metz - shared by Darshil
Read
Mansimrat curates a collection of books themed on thinking and perceiving the world differently - 5 books to read that will change the way you think.
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Listen
The Big Idea - by BBC
The show talks about the events and concepts that have shaped and are shaping the world. It picks the best ideas from economics to psychology, neuroscience to philosophy, political science to anthropology, and makes them into nine-minute, easy-to-follow episodes.
Click here to listen to the podcast
Watch
Daniel Kahneman, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his seminal work in psychology that challenged the rational model of judgment and decision making, is one of our most important thinkers. His ideas have had a profound and widely regarded impact on many fields—including economics, medicine, and politics—but until now, he has never brought together his many years of research and thinking in one book.
Listen to this enlightening lecture by him, supported by Google.
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