Kuruvilla Pandikattu

"We want our children to be honest in a world we built on "necessary lies"."

"The more you try to impress, the less impressive you become."

"We are alone together - eight billion of us, each sealed in our private eighteen universe."

"The past is the only thing we can never change — and the only thing we really try to."

"The meaning of life is that it ends — and because it ends, every moment is the whole life."

"To master anything, you must first be willing to be terrible at it."

"Pandikattu, K. (2026). The Promises of Paradox: Finding Fullness in the Emptiness of Life. Maharo."

"Pandikattu, K. (2024). Excellence and Integrity: Fostering the Greater Good as Adding Value to the Business of Life. Written Words. New Delhi."

"Pandikattu, K. (2024). Hope in/for Humanity: Becoming the Best Generation by Addressing Global Challenges Through Ethical Consciousness. JRD Tata Foundation for Business Ethics. Jamshedpur."

"Pandikattu, K. (2023). Business Ethics: Textbook of Concepts and Cases. Written Words. Delhi."

"Pandikattu, K. (2021). The Wisest of All Times is NOW: Timeless Quotes on Time. Jnanam. Pune."

"Pandikattu, K. (2017). JOY: Share It! . Jnanam, Pune."

"Pandikattu, K. (2012). LIFE: Relish It! . Better Yourself Books, St. Paul, Mumbai."

"Businesses that prioritize ethical conduct and servant leadership pave the way for a more just and equitable society. Prioritize the right, with servant leadership in sight, paving ways so bright, for justice and equity's light."

"Compassionate leadership involves recognizing and addressing the needs of others, thereby fostering a culture of inclusivity and respect. Compassionate lead, fulfill every need, fostering respect's creed, where inclusivity indeed."

"Ethics in business is not a destination but a continuous journey that demands constant reflection, commitment, and action. Business ethics a journey, with reflection as our attorney, constant commitment we learn, in actions we discern."

"A compassionate leader sees beyond the immediate profits, envisioning a future where humanity and business thrive together. Compassionate eyes see beyond profits and rise, envisioning skies where humanity and business ties."

"Ethical dilemmas in business are opportunities to reaffirm our commitment to values that transcend short-term gains. Dilemmas we face, in ethics we place, reaffirming our race, to values that grace."

"Servant leadership is about empowering others to achieve their full potential while maintaining a steadfast commitment to ethical standards. Empowering others to grow, with ethics in tow, servant leaders bestow, potential's glow."

"The essence of business ethics lies in the unwavering dedication to doing what is right, even when it is difficult or unpopular. Business ethics reside, in dedication's tide, to do what's right inside, even when others deride."

"Compassion in leadership is the bridge that connects profitability with purpose, ensuring that businesses contribute positively to the world. Compassion leads the way, bridging profits with purpose each day, ensuring businesses sway, in positive array."

"Science and religion form the two pillars of our civilization and they need each other for the survival of ourselves."

"Only if we see religion and science as symbols leading to the depth of reality, can we talk of meaningful dialogue between the two."

"Today humanity is confronted with the choice of total elimination or radical enhancement of human beings. This crisis demands that we draw the best from our scientific and religious resources."

"The very survival of our human species needs the creative collaboration between science and religion."

"If we can gratefully experience life, we shall be ready to encounter death gracefully."

"[Today’s challenges] demand a genuine dialogue between science and society, an enriching partnership between the two and trusting critique of one another."

"Humans are the between before and beyond. Ever elusive and ever tensional."

"We are truly a dynamic, ever open between-ness – or better in-betweenness – that goes beyond itself."

"Life Is Beautiful: Enjoy It/ Life Is Fragile: Foster It/ Life Is Relational: Share It/ Life Is Paradoxical: Encounter It/ Life Is Fascinating: Contemplate It/ Life Is: Be"

"Fiction is made of life/ Of earth and clay/ Of tears and laughter/ Of blood and sweat/ Hear them, the works of an author or a painter/ The singer and the clown/ Preserve the mystery of life."

"So is the song of life being sung/ By us and by all the living beings/ A melodious and harmonious song,/ Where the singer loses her own self/ And absorbs in the wonderful harmony of the song!/ An almost ecstatic experience."

"Humans: The only animal who can laugh!/ We can enjoy the lighter side of life/ And we can also laugh at others/ And ridicule others!"

"To discover meaning is somehow to see the relatedness with everything else,/ However vaguely it may be;./ To find meaning is to see the purpose of things,/ However hazily it may be."

"Life is security and daring,/ Life is protection and risk,/ Life is openness and closure,/ It is safety and adventure."

"A parable is fascinating/ In its paradoxical invitation/ In the subversion of values/ In the unconditional acceptance of life/In its total affirmation of life/ Without ifs, buts and ..."

"Death: frightening and inevitable./ It is necessary to give rise to better offspring./ It is necessary to give way to a better life-style/ It is necessary due to the law of nature."

"Death has been the great leveler/ Of all honour, glory and name./ None can take anything with them/ To their tomb! Death! The sobering fact/ Of all our yearnings and longings!/ “What does it profit a man …”/ If he cannot take any of the things/ To his grave."

"To look straight into the eyes of my death/ My non-being/ To face myself as living and dying/ In the bare nakedness of my life and non-life."

"Death stares at me/ Death pushes me forward/ Attracts me onwards/ And carries me on/ And that is my life!"

"To relish life and to relish death/ And to be grateful for both/ And to be open for more/ In both death and life."

"It is much worse to be dead when we are alive/ Dead by the fear of death, when we are not yet dead!/ The incredible paradox of worrying to avoid death / Being the very cause of death!"

"Death is only a step towards .../ In this celebration of love/ Death is a stepping stone/ Towards the fullness/ Towards which all of us/ Consciously and unconsciously long for."

"To be alive is to feel the joy of being./ In spite of the sorrows and joys of life/ The primary joy is that of being./ That of my existence. / That I exist is the most fundamental experience is joy for me!/ I, who do not deserve to, really exist./ I, who need not, do exist!/ I, who may not, do exist."

"Real genuine joy is borne of sadness and sorrow."

"Joy emerges from my little, timid life/ of everydayness and temerity."

"There is a deeper joy in emptying ourselves."

"The paradox of life is: Joy prepares one for more sadness and the other way around also."

"After realising the depth of tragedy, we can and need to be joyful in hope."

"Honesty is the best policy, not the easiest nor the most popular."