If Asked (Where Would I Prefer to End) | Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Home › Poems › If Asked (Where Would I Prefer to End) If Asked (Where Would I Prefer to End) — Dr. Shashikant Dudhgaonkar If asked where would I want to end now! in this instant six feet under would be my answer without … Read more
On Conflicts | Shashikant Dudhgaonkar On Conflicts In today’s fast-paced life, marked by unending EMIs, prolonged work hours, long commutes, and the piling up of mental and emotional load without any effective safety valves, there has been a quiet but profound shift in Indian households. Many have gradually turned into battle zones. Add to this … Read more
Home › Essays › On Nostalgia On Nostalgia On the last day of the year, one can reflect on the days gone by. As is the wont, in the serene, peaceful ambience that one’s commode provides. Beautiful people, places, days, and moments. Some trivial, some profound, yet both offering a warmth one scarcely finds in … Read more
Gratitude, and the Quiet Burden of Abundance | Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Home › Essays › Gratitude, and the Quiet Burden of Abundance Gratitude, and the Quiet Burden of Abundance When scarcity shapes an individual’s or a community’s life, gratitude often follows. A full meal, a small comfort, or a simple gift can carry disproportionate emotional weight … Read more
Home › Poems › Returning to the Shore Returning to the Shore © Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Returning to the shore brought feelings poles apart Relief, on sensing with my feet the familiar, safe, solid ground, and release from the constant wobble as the gentle unrest of the waters dissolves. Out there, the undulating waves, in a … Read more
Home › Poems › A Man’s Dilemma Which Is Never Solved A Man’s Dilemma Which Is Never Solved He is expected to be strong emotionally at least, if not physically graceful in strength and in facing storms calm in demeanour when the world around him comes alive cunning, calculating, and shrewd in everyday life warm … Read more
Home › Poems › That’s Life That’s Life Life, One loves it, gets high on it, toils to keep it going, even steals to spruce it up with sparkles and lights One stays on rigid tracks neck stiff, goggled eyes walks with careful steps guided by red green lights seemingly divine distracted all the while … Read more
Time Slows Down — Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Time Slows Down ©️ Shashikant Dudhgaonkar • Published December 10, 2025 A place where time slows down is not in one’s mobile, for time flies away in watching shows and reels and status updates and stories and before one can realise, hours and days and years have passed by. … Read more
Caste, Icons and the Unfinished Journey to Equality Home › Essays › Caste, Icons and the Unfinished Journey to Equality Caste, Icons and the Unfinished Journey to Equality Author: Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Date: December 6, 2025 On the occasion of Mahaparinirvan Diwas, salutations to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, a truly learned, visionary, fearless and rebellious great man … Read more
डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर, जातीव्यवस्था आणि आपला दुभंगलेला समाज Home › लेख › डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर, जातीव्यवस्था आणि आपला दुभंगलेला समाज डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर, जातीव्यवस्था आणि आपला दुभंगलेला समाज लेखक: Shashikant Dudhgaonkar दिनांक: ६ डिसेंबर २०२५ अत्यंत ज्ञानी, द्रष्टा, निर्भीड, बंडखोर व भारतीय समाजाच्या गुंतागुंतीचे सखोल भान असणारे महापुरूष डॅा बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर यांना महापरिनिर्वाण दिनी वंदन. … Read more