Published as Babbal Khehra

Two books. An ongoing inquiry.

Ego and Enlightenment by Babbal Khehra, original book cover

2024 / Philosophy / Self-Discovery

Ego and Enlightenment

A Modern Guide to Self and Beyond

Amazon Hot New Releases in Philosophy and Personal Transformation, November 2024

A philosophical work about enlightenment without disappearing from society. It argues that you can still live, work, build, love, participate and carry responsibility while becoming more conscious. Enlightenment is not treated as escape from ordinary life, but as a clearer way of moving through it.

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Alive by Babbal Khehra, original book cover

2025 / Fiction / Philosophy

Alive

A Story of Survival and Awakening

Amazon Hot New Releases: #2 Spiritual Self-Help, #3 Personal Growth & Inspiration, November 2025

A story about survival, acceptance and learning how to remain awake inside the world instead of only resisting it. It is about seeing yourself clearly, seeing society clearly, and still finding a way to contribute, rebel honestly and keep living with purpose.

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The essay archive

Public ideas and other thinking.

Published writing, with its original dates and bylines. Earlier essays reflect the questions and perspectives of their time.

18 essays

Disability Employment

What Disability Employment Gets Wrong About AI

AI will reshape entry-level work, but disability employment cannot treat young people with disability as late adopters of tools that could help them participate earlier.

4 min read
Practical Frameworks

A Practical Framework for Youth Pathways in SEQ

If youth pathways are going to become more than good language, SEQ needs a practical way to map gaps, connect actors, and test what actually moves young people into work.

4 min read
Communication

Professionalism Is Not About Looking Corporate

Real professionalism is not built on polished visuals or formal language. It is built on reliability, clarity, communication, and whether people feel safe putting trust in your hands.

4 min read
AI Solutions

What AI Actually Solves for Modern Businesses

AI is not a miracle. Its real value is not that it thinks for you, but that it helps you move faster when you already know what you are trying to build.

4 min read
Communication

Visibility Without Trust Is Just Noise

Visibility can open the door, but trust is what makes people stay, listen, and take you seriously. Without trust, attention is just noise with better lighting.

4 min read
Marketing

Why Positioning Matters More Than Constant Posting

If your identity is vague, your message is scattered, or your audience cannot place you clearly in their mind, then more content will not fix the problem. It will only produce more confusion.

4 min read
Communication

The Human Side of Digital Influence

Technology changes fast, but human response changes much more slowly. That is why the human side still decides who connects and who disappears.

4 min read
Philosophy

Smarter Than Ever, Dumber Than We Think

We like to think of ourselves as the dominant species, the apex of intelligence, the ones who figured it out. But the more you actually look at reality, the more obvious it becomes - we haven't even scratched the surface.

4 min read
Politics

Punjab: The Frontline That Never Wanted Your War

They're at it again. India. Pakistan. The old game. The same smoke, the same speeches, the same broken promises behind louder explosions. And once again - who's in the middle of it? Punjab.

2 min read
Personal

Why Everyone Is Secretly Hoping the World Ends

Something's off. You can feel it. Like a quiet hum beneath everything. The world is functioning - lights on, phones charged, deliveries on time - but underneath the hum of this well-oiled machine is a silent scream.

3 min read
Personal

Why I Started Writing

I started writing because I needed somewhere honest to put the questions I could not shake. The books and essays came from that place.

1 min read
Blueprint Theory

The Ego Is Not Your Enemy

Everyone tells you to kill the ego. But what if the ego is the very tool you need to build something worth transcending?

4 min read
Philosophy

What Does It Mean to Be Alive?

Not alive in the biological sense - breathing, pulse, metabolism. Alive in the way that matters. Present. Burning. Conscious of the fact that you exist.

5 min read
Blueprint Theory

Blueprint Theory: An Introduction

Blueprint Theory is the philosophical framework that underpins everything I create. Here is what it is, where it came from, and why I believe it changes everything.

6 min read

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