Author Archives: Shashwat Mishra

Human beings are good. If you greet someone with a smile, you will surely receive a smile in return. Humans are inherently good and that doing good comes more naturally than doing evil. We social being like to co-operate with eachother so that life becomes easier for everyone.

Many researchers argue that humans have a natural, biologically ingrained tendency toward empathy, compassion, and kindness. Studies on infants suggest they prefer helping, friendly behaviors over hindering, malicious ones.

Mahatma Gandhi said that the human soul is a reflection or a spark of the Divine (God). He believed that while humans are not God themselves but they are part of God, often using the analogy of a drop of water and the ocean. So that the human soul possesses inherent divine qualities.

Ultimately, the belief that “humans are good” is supported by our capacity for compassion and social connection, though this is tempered by our, at times or selfishness. But I still have strong belief that humans are good.

What do you complain about the most?

If life is not going well, we easily put the blame on others, saying that because of that person I have to take this decision otherwise I would have done this or that. If I had made my own decisions in life, I wouldn’t have had this problem.

It’s okay to speak out against injustice in genuine case. But don’t make baseless accusations against a good person for selfish reasons, otherwise you’ll endanger humanity itself. You forgot how much boundaries cross that person to support you, all their efforts will be lost in an instant.

Your success, self-reliance is not for arrogance, arbitrary and rude. It serves you as a direct pathway to self-respect by fostering inner dignity, confidence, and personal responsibility, you have to understand these differences.

What books do you want to read?

I heard about this book at very young age because this book is part of our religion and traditions. But then I never had the courage to buy and read it because of shyness. Recently I download this book in english version and soon start to read it.

This book have significant portion discusses the philosophy and theory of love, desire, and attraction. Written by the sage Vātsyāyana, likely between the 1st and 6th centuries CE in India.

The book Kama Sutra is an ancient Sanskrit text by Vātsyāyana, is a comprehensive guide to living a virtuous and gracious life, focusing on love, pleasure,  emotional fulfillment and many more things.

Write about a few of your favorite family traditions.

Family traditions here in India are deeply rooted in respect, togetherness, community, and spirituality, often centering on joint family systems, joint decision-making, and close intergenerational bonds.

Joint family system where multiple generations (grandparents, parents, children) live under one roof and share resources. Younger generations touch the feet of elders to seek blessings, and they are consulted for all major life decisions. But this tradition is in danger, nuclear family rising in cities.

Daily worship my family have a designated prayer corner where daily, morning, and evening, rituals take place. My mother apply a dot of vermilion and father apply sandalwood dot on the forehead for blessings.

Family traditions in Awadh area emphasize etiquette (tehzeeb), refined grace (nazakat), and a profound appreciation for culinary arts and hospitality. Serving tea ☕ and paan (betel leaf) is an essential, highly ritualized aspect of hospitality.

Annual Pilgrimage (Magh mela) is defining tradition of Hinduism, families from across India travel to my city Prayagraj to stay in tents, take holy dips, and live a simple, disciplined life (Kalpavas) for a month during January-February.

The sharing of food, known as Bhandara (community meals), is a common sight during major melas and festivals, with local families and groups often organizing free meals, reflecting a tradition of charity and community, especially during the month of Magh.

A real saint have divine qualities like fearlessness, compassion, truthfulness, self-control, purity, and detachment. In Hinduism a true saint must have some key traits include Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truth), Daya (mercy), Shanti (peace), Tapas (austerity), Daan (charity), and freedom from ego, anger, and greed.

A saint who also maintains a good relationship with everyone and be equal to everyone . In a sense, he is tolerant enough to considers ‘the entire world as one family’ (Vasudhaiva kutumbakam).

Here I am talking about one of the top religious post in Hinduism that is ‘Shankaracharya’. Shankaracharya in Sanskrit means ‘teacher of the ways of Shankara’ and is a title given to the heads of the four Hindu monasteries established by the 8th-century monk Adi Shankara.

They in the four cardinal directions of India (North, South, East, West) to uphold and propagate Advaita Vedanta, these are Jyotish Math (North), Sringeri Sharada Peetham (South), Govardhan Math (East), and Dwarka Sharada Peeth (West). One of the four Shankaracharyas, Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, head of the Jyotish Peeth of Badrinath, Uttarakhand, India.

One of the most important day in Hinduism is “Mauni Amavasya”. This is regarded as the most significant day to honor to our ancestors and fathers. It takes place on the “New Moon” day in the month of January.

In Prayagraj devotees take early morning baths in the confluence of holy rivers the Saraswati, Yamuna, or Ganges. “Magh Mela” is a traditional religious fair which is organised every year for a month. When devotees take a holy plunge in the Ganga river, it cleanses their body, mind, and soul.

On this day “Amavasya” a lot of people make a pledge or sankalp to keep quiet all day. It is believed that sitting silently enhances inner peace and strengthens spiritual bonds.

One needs to engage in charitable giving. There are a lot of impoverished people in the world, so those who are wealthy should help them by giving them food, clothing and other necessities in this religious fair.

We, officials of Public Work Department (PWD) and contractors combine organise to distribute luch to the bathers to perform some charity. This is needed because millions of people walk nearly 5-7 km to reach this place. Taking a bath and return to home is a whole day process.

Where can you reduce clutter in your life?

There were names on the houses, and titles were attached to them. I searched a lot but couldn’t find any human.

There were sustenance, resources and open heart support attached to them. I searched a lot but couldn’t find respect.

There were attachment, madness and also desire to get attached to them. I searched a lot but couldn’t find complete dedication.

There were intence speech, with so many futuristic golden dreams attached to them. I searched alot but couldn’t find implementations.

There were loud religious indentity and cast, creed were attached to them. I searched a lot but couldn’t find any humanity.

Think back on your most memorable road trip.

A journey that dispels the frustration of months, that takes me far, far away towards a deep silence, where all the inner conflicts come to an end. Where only nature and my soul exist, far from this created world, a meeting of two fundamental natures.

We were excited as we passed through the mountain roads and wonderful panorama spread out beneath us. Where we amidst the jingle of a waterfall or the call of wild animals and walk up to the songs of birds and the smell of the grass.

We were amazed by the beauty of the green frosty valleys. We walked through the lush green gardens and hillsides overlooking lakes. We experienced all this to our hearts content.

A journey that allows your soul to feel connected with divine soul. A journey that allows you to focus on inner discussion on your own existence. It takes you away from worldly temptations and illusions for a moment.

After this kind of journey I emerge as a new person every time. It relieves you from the routine, the past and the present and makes you enjoy every moment to the fullest.

Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it?

Young people have an immense capacity to create positive change and build strong communities through their enthusiasm and passion. That feeling can be channeled into building meaningful relationships, most commonly friendship and contributing to something larger than yourself.

As a young boy, I had a good standing among many friends and relatives, and I was well-known in the street and neighborhood. I have lots of contacts and I give importance to them and expect every relation would stand by me whenever I needed them. But those all connections have some motive for a particular period of time

As a young person, you are still learning where your own boundaries and relationships lie. As people mature, these attachments often evolve, with some material items being lost or passed on, and relationships becoming more complex, teaching valuable lessons about life and connection.

What is your mission?

Education, learning and stay connected with books throughout life are being able to work with ethical values, doing business keeping sustainability in mind, questioning the cause and effect of events and learning from them and being grateful for and focussing on the resources and circumstances that are in one’s favour rather than focussing on unfavourable factors, as this helps one be balanced about both success and failure.

An education system rooted in values, along with modern knowledge, will help safeguard religion and culture, strengthen national unity and integrity, foster social harmony, and provide a positive direction to the world while benefiting humanity as a whole.

The Indian Constitution grants the ‘Right to Education’ to every child, but if one critically analyses the situation, it becomes evident that only those who can afford it are only able to obtain quality education. Education system must have to ensure that a good education reaches last person in the society.