The penguin walked away quietly. But what was it trying to say?

When a lone penguin walked away from its colony in a clip that’s gone viral, social media turned it into a metaphor for giving up on life. Western philosophy supplied the label of nihilism or emptiness. But Indian philosophy has another take, and so does Thiruvalluvar, as we find out in this week's episode of Kural with the Times.

The penguin walked away quietly. But what was it trying to say?
When a lone penguin walked away from its colony in a clip that’s gone viral, social media turned it into a metaphor for giving up on life. Western philosophy supplied the label of nihilism or emptiness. But Indian philosophy has another take, and so does Thiruvalluvar, as we find out in this week's episode of Kural with the Times.