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Two diverging roads representing Howard Roark's path of originality and Peter Keating's path of conformity from Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead.
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Howard Roark in a World Full of Peter Keating

I was back in Bangalore after a long time. And I was catching up with some of my buddies today. It was a casual meeting to talk about life, dreams, and stuff that mattered. I met Sumiit for the first time, and we were chatting about a book I was reading, The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. Mind you, this book has been with me for many years now. I started it many times but couldn’t finish. Determined, I started reading it again recently and glad that I stuck with it this time. I explained the basic idea in the book, …

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White Spaces Of Life

“Oh time is just flying so fast”“Oh! Is it end of March already.” I keep hearing these dialogues from a number of people lately. But I somehow don’t feel like it. I feel the time is ticking at a snail pace. I can see every distinct second as it goes around the clock. But why??Why do I feel like time is dragging? But did I always feel like this!?As I unravel my professional and personal experiences in the numerous conversations I’ve been having lately, I realized I didn’t even remember how the good times flew by. Looking back, all the …