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Kumar Vikrant

A Visit to Bodh Gaya

I recently had the privilege to visit Bodh Gaya (located in Bihar, India), often considered one of the holiest Buddhist sites. Since…

3 min readMay 4, 2022

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Can Existential Nihilism Be Uplifting?

The remarkably high suicide rate in Korea and the widespread mental health and existential dread, particularly in the younger population…

3 min readApr 8, 2022

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Can Existential Nihilism Be Uplifting?

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Kumar Vikrant

Another Pantomime

The spider weaves the web, dewdrops glisten

1 min readFeb 11, 2022

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Another Pantomime

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Kumar Vikrant

The Stoic Answer to Complaining

We have all heard people in our vicinity (family members, colleagues, and friends) complaining about other individuals (or groups), events…

3 min readFeb 5, 2022

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Why Read Fiction?

Reading for pleasure and entertainment has always been the go-to for a niche population. That may be particularly true in today’s world…

3 min readDec 21, 2021

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Why Read Fiction?

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Kumar Vikrant

Integrating the Jungian Shadow

No tree can reach heaven if its roots do not penetrate deep down into hell; the famous quote by the Swiss psychoanalyst and psychiatrist…

3 min readDec 21, 2021

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Pareto Distribution in Life

The Pareto distribution is a power-law probability distribution named after Vilfredo Pareto (born in 1848), an Italian economist, civil…

3 min readOct 10, 2021

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Pareto Distribution in Life

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Kumar Vikrant

The Mystery of it All

Now that the flood has passed

1 min readSep 24, 2021

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The Mystery of it All

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Kumar Vikrant

The Joy of Reading Books

Let’s be honest that most of us have at some point in our lives searched online the benefits of reading or have heard the clichés like…

3 min readAug 30, 2021

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The Joy of Reading Books

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The Fire Shall Blaze

Oh, thee serpentine-like dragons

1 min readAug 20, 2021

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The Fire Shall Blaze

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Kumar Vikrant

Kumar Vikrant

Doctoral candidate at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Air Quality and Materials Application Lab), Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea

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