Aseem KaulThe tragedy of being good enoughRe-reading Macbeth this afternoon, it occurs to me that what the play dramatizes is not so much the megalomania of tyranny as the cruel…Apr 6, 2020Apr 6, 2020
Aseem KaulSchopenhauer in self-isolation“The happiness we receive from ourselves is greater than that which we obtain from our surroundings”Apr 3, 2020Apr 3, 2020
Aseem KaulMortality in Beowulf“There are in any case many heroes but very few good dragons”Mar 20, 2020Mar 20, 2020
Aseem KaulSisyphus at 40When I first read Camus’ Myth of Sisyphus I was 20, and it blew my mind.Jan 11, 2019Jan 11, 2019
Aseem KaulRandom acts of kindnessReading through a selection of Brecht’s poetry last evening, I came across this poem:Jan 5, 2019Jan 5, 2019