This book is about memories, beliefs, values and sometimes just stray thoughts selected from more than one thousand pieces of scattered writings by a most remarkable man. H.Y. Sharada Prasad has been witness to some momentous events of recent Indian history. The book captures some of these moments in elegantly crafted prose. The writings are grouped into nine sections with themes varying from the ways and instruments of power to personal reminiscences of the famous, from a gentle yet perceptive critique of modern mores to information age that appears to promote ignorance.