Vignettes: Random Thoughts

Manoj Kumar Patel · Gayatri Patel

Oct 2019 · Sankalp Publication

About this ebook

The entire universe is a book to read and understand. Nature, environment, human, human behaviors, hunger, thirst, power, lust, love, competition, birds, animals, stars all of these convey mute as well as verbal messages with consistency and inconsistencies to its system and surroundings. Observant, if one is, can capture these and convert these to meaningful words which in turn can help in making a good living environment for one and all. The present book is a compilation of articles written over a period of 12 months starting from May 2018 to June 2019. The authors have expressed their observations and their own interpretations in different moods, melancholy, painful moments and pleasurable instances. Hence, these are, one can say, the manifestation of both conventional as well as unconventional thoughts. We have not limited our expressions to any limits. The articles are written as the words started coming to our mind based on the situation and circumstance of the events observed. We, consciously, have kept the articles in a format that is different from other books. We have discussed the Ramayana as a history rather than mythology, we have also deliberated on beauty as a deeply valued material, we have also written about materials such as narcissism and living with originality. We have also spoken about – life as a practical field and is not to be lived as a moral science classroom. The articles are deliberately kept at random and each article is a stand-alone description. We would suggest readers read any article as the first article and any article as the final article because all articles in the book are independent and mutually exclusive from other articles.

About the author

Manoj Kumar Patel academically is a Gold Medallist in Inorganic Chemistry and a Doctorate in Environmental Chemistry from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela. He is also a Management Graduate from the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar. Crazy for reading and writing, he has about 150 research publications in various National and International Journals and books on topics related to High Energy Materials, Quality Management Systems, Environmental Pollution & Abatement of Environmental Pollution, and Economics. He has got a professional work exposure and experiences for about 35 years with many Multi-National and Trans-National Organizations present in India. He held positions of General Manager and Vice President during his professional journeys. 

Gayatri Patel academically is a Graduate Engineer in Computer Science & Information Technology from The Institute of Technical Education & Research, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Professionally she is a Business Development Executive in Mediamint, the Software Company. She is associated with NETFLIX. Reticent for observant, she does her writing in wide areas of science, technology, advertisement, and digital marketing. Her previous literary work on the subject “Paintings on the Canvas of Nature” is an excellent work in the field of the natural environment and its preservation. She is a silent orator.