FAQ

What is this Blog about?

This Blog is a compilation of all my writings. I write a variety of genres. I have thought of having seperate blogs for each genre. But I choose to maintain a single blog so that I can consolidate my reader base. I write stories, poems, analysis, views and satires on issues related to our nation or current social set up and humorous or reflective narrations of incidents from my life. I also do book reviews and a couple of travelogues of memorable trips.

How to navigate through this blog?

There are three ways to navigate. I would recomend using the tabs right below the title. They lead to seperate pages related to each individual genre. Inside the pages you can find the links to the different posts under that genre classified by nature of topic.

Another way of navigating is through the archives at the bottom of the right sidebar. Here you can find the posts month wise.You would use this method if you want to find post posted during a certain time frame.

The last way is by using the labels right at the bottom of the blog. This is like using the index section of a book. You can use this if you want to know what I have written about any particular topic. I am constanly working on this section to make it as relavent as possible.

How to stay connected/ recomend to friends?

There are multiple ways of following this blog or recomending it. On the left side bar you have options to follow on twitter or through facebook, to receive e-mail updates and to receive the RSS feed of my blog. You also have a 'Tell a Friend option' to mail the link to my posts through most popular e-mail/chat/social networking services and you also have a option to tweet about my posts. You can also stay connected through your gmail or facebook ids by opting to follow me at the bottom section of my blog.

How to communicate with me?

You can communicate by commenting on any of the pages or posts. The comments are linked to my personal id and so I will be notified even if you commented on an older post. I always respond back to every comment. I have enabled moderation. So it will take some time for your comment to appear on my blog. I really appreciate comments as they tell me people are reading my blog and finding it worth their time.

Who am I?

At a philosophical level, I would say the answer keeps evolving through a constant process of self discovery. But at a more mundane level, how much ever I love the cloak of anonymity, I owe my readers at least a few glimpses into my personality. I am a middle aged Indian man. Have studied in six different schools in 3 different cities. I have been to the country's premier technology and business schools. Have spent a few years in the IT industry and right now work as a management consultant focusing on operations and process transformation. I like travelling and have visited  over 50 cities/towns across 15 countries so far. I like reading books on science, history, philosophy, science fiction and fantasy. My dream is to become a published writer of repute.

Why do I call myself 'The Fool' ?

One of the greatest fears people have in their minds is being taken for a fool by society. This fear makes people inhibited or pretentious. According to me, the best antidote for fear is to embrace the object of fear. So if I am already 'The Fool', I don't have to fear being considered a fool and can openly speak my mind.

Why is my blog titled 'Lucifer House Inc.'?

To put it briefly, it is based on the maxim 'The idle mind is a devil's workshop' (Lucifer is the name of the biblical angel who became the devil) and my belief that only an idle mind provides a fertile ground for creativity to germinate. You can read more on this in my first post on this blog. I have followed this by an article by Bertrnad Russell and a poem by William Henry Davies on the same. You can read my post and the two works of literature by clicking here, here and here respectively.