Pranjal Upadhyay

“Over billions of years, on a unique sphere, chance has painted a thin covering of life—complex, improbable, wonderful and fragile. Suddenly we humans … have grown in population, technology, and intelligence to a position of terrible power: we now wield the paintbrush.”
― Daniel C. Dennett, From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

“Walking out into the corridor one night, I found Yudhisthir at a window, staring at the moon-bleached grass. He, too, had dreamed of a skull mountain. But there was more to his dream: on top of the mountain was a great, glittery throne, and on it were seated the five Pandavas, goblets of victory wine in their hands. When they raised them to their lips, the drink turned to blood.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Palace of Illusions