Raj Kshirsagar

A blog that makes you think

  • Pauline Kael, Criticism, and the Problem of Qualia

    Pauline Kael, Criticism, and the Problem of Qualia

    Raj

    In the reason for my inability to feel what Kael felt lies one of the greatest mysteries of neuroscience – the qualia. Simply put, qualia is the sensation that we feel when we experience something.

  • How to overcome Tsundoku

    How to overcome Tsundoku

    Raj

    Most bibliophiles have this problem. We buy books but don’t read them.

  • My Journey with the English Language

    My Journey with the English Language

    Raj

    Every language is a mirror of the culture it comes from. This is reflected in the quirks and the idiosyncrasies of the language – the phrases, the idioms, the colloquial usages.