Asura: Tale Of The Vanquished

by Anand Neelakantan

We saw temples where the Gods resided and demanded a portion of the earnings which men strived hard to earn.

Many worldly-wise people have said so, to get along in the world you had to be practical and satisfied with what your measly life offers. But I was a dreamer. And I did not want to just get along in this world. I wanted to own it.

for me, God is a very personal thing and prayer needs to be spoken silently in my heart.

A defeated race often uses its cultural supremacy to cover the shame of defeat.

I do not believe in a heaven where you will be given all that you purposefully denied yourself in this world.

He needed to take drastic action to restore his prestige. Such thoughts are devastating for a king.

I could kick him, drag him, and even behead him, and no one would raise a finger. I was also terrified. What would happen to me? This kind of power came with the burden of responsibility as King,

The rich did not care who ruled, as long as they were allowed to be rich. The poor could not afford to care and nobody asked their opinion in any case. Only the middle class mattered and any half-witted ruler knows how to pamper them.

I think it was the size of the dream and the willingness to act on it.