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Vijayendra Mohanty

he/him

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Once long ago, in ancient India, an epic war was fought between good and evil. This is the story of the one who lost.

2022

Vijayendra Mohanty

Vijayendra Mohanty

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The Fault in Our Atheisms

I do not believe in the religious claim that a god or gods exist. That makes me an atheist. I am however, not unique in having this…

4d ago

The Fault in Our Atheisms

4d ago

You are being customised

I can press my finger against a certain interface element on my phone screen and move it to another place on the screen. I do this to make…

Jan 13

You are being customised

Jan 13

The Human Compass

I was looking to write something and felt stuck, so I asked ChatGPT to pretend to be an alien and ask me questions. Basically, I used it as…

Dec 17, 2024

The Human Compass

Dec 17, 2024

On writers using AI to write

I cannot remember when or from whom I heard this, but it was a response by an older writer to a younger writer. It went like this: “Do you…

Nov 22, 2024

On writers using AI to write

Nov 22, 2024

Fuck authenticity

I think we have made too much out of ‘authenticity’. In fact, we may have made more out of it than we should have. We are told to be…

Nov 21, 2024

Fuck authenticity

Nov 21, 2024

Prisoner — A Personal Essay

I was speaking to a chatbot the other day (because humans are stupid) and it told me (in response to a very directed prompt) that perhaps…

Nov 18, 2024

Prisoner — A Personal Essay

Nov 18, 2024

Today’s art is tomorrow’s religion

The artist does not exist to decorate your walls and to paint your house. Her purpose isn’t limited to making sure you are entertained.

Nov 16, 2024

Today’s art is tomorrow’s religion

Nov 16, 2024

The forgotten truth about gods

Our evolutionary history, stretching back as it does millions of years, has not been fair to us, and why should it be, when fairness is our…

Nov 15, 2024

The forgotten truth about gods

Nov 15, 2024

The price of laughter

Unless you have been living under a rock, you must know that a bunch of Indian comedians have been called out for making casteist remarks…

Aug 22, 2021

The price of laughter

Aug 22, 2021

Why privilege must embrace invisibility

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. There is a patriarchal household where the boys and men don’t cook and the kitchen has been determined to…

Aug 14, 2021

Why privilege must embrace invisibility

Aug 14, 2021

Vijayendra Mohanty

Vijayendra Mohanty

he/him

Book Author

Writer of fantasy and speculative fiction. I have written comic books and am working on a novel right now. Look for my podcast Vimoh IRL on Spotify / Apple.

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