On The Rocks

These Essays on Literature, Philosophy, Science and Economics have been nurtured by a pregnant womb into a finished product by the patient and diligent labor of love. The themes of these essays written by eminent thinkers and philosophers bear an outpouring of the forbidden fruit the tree of good and evil. Many of themes in these essays reflect the contemporary literary and philosophical underpinnings of the society. Reading enriches the mind and writing fertilizes creativity. This work bears the tremors and fissures of my intellectual plough. I feel happy and contented after having written this volume. My father's rich collection of books should deserve special mention and these books have helped me to fertilize my creativity. This work is suitable for the connoisseur as well as the layman. The seeds of this work lie in the fruits of labor.