My father, with his ‘middle class’ worldview and aspiration for a good life for his children, wanted at least one of us to become doctors. He stressed there are three gods (mother, teacher, and doctor) that roam the earth in human form. While the mother gives birth, the teacher provides meaning to life, and the…
[responsivevoice_button voice=”Hindi Male” buttontext=”Let’s listen to this Theel”] On the twenty-sixth day of January in 1950, India, that is Bharat, became a republic. It was on this day, we, the people of India, adopted our constitution. At that time, the world laughed at us for adopting the path of democratic-republic as a way forward for…
Responsible and good managers never play childish games like divide and rule policy in order to destroy the integrity of the team for their own benefit. When such games are played, the whole team as well as the clients suffer. Here is the story of a firsthand experience of such a situation in an office.
Ever since the COVID lockdown started, I came across a lot of social media posts about how this forced isolation could be a blessing in disguise. People were gushing about how Shakespeare had written ‘King Lear’ in quarantine, Isaac Newton had done groundbreaking research when he had to spend a year in isolation to avoid…
As we all struggle through the lockdown/curfew and various other COVID-19 restrictions, it has become essential that we follow some practical and useful advice from reliable sources about our mental health too. To begin with, this loss of routine and control is annoying and can set in anxiety and sometimes depression. We must thus focus…
As a measure to curtail the spread of Coronavirus, world nations imposed lock downs. The videos surfaced from Italy shows us how the cities’ mayors expressed their anguish on people who fail to stay indoors and violated the lockdown measures risking the spread of the Coronavirus. The mayors had engaged in civil discussions and threatened…
It seems that time has come to a standstill; there is no going forward, no moving back. We are stuck inside a bubble. The entire country is stuck in this bubble impervious to the passage of time, a predicament that doesn’t distinguish between a billionaire and a daily wage earner- the migrant worker most of…
Pan-Africanism is an international movement that intends to encourage and build up bonds of harmony and solidarity among all indigenous and the diaspora of ethnic groups solely of African descent. A movement as old as the 19th century to date has one sole purpose; A purpose as meticulous as representing the accumulation of the ancient,…
This piece makes an attempt to illustrate the way our actions/inactions in demanding moments determine what destiny holds for us. I would try to illustrate my points using the Second World War, the most significant conflict in human history since I believe that war encapsulates and highlights the true, raw nature of human emotions during…
What would happen if Hitler had not died and had somehow managed to escape to the 21st century via time travel? Would he be able to rise back to power? How would people react? How would he respond to the people? Perhaps the musings over this possibility are what led to Timur Vermes to write…
According to the book of Purana, Hiranyakashyap, the king of daitya-s (demons), had desired a boon from the Lord Brahma, the Creator, that he be immortal. The Lord, although pleased with his penance, said, “I cannot grant that boon!” The crafty, intelligent, supremely powerful Hiranyakashyap noted, “In that case, grant me a boon that I can be killed by no one…
Be it the newspapers, media channels, or the streets of India; cricket seems to be one common phenomenon that unites the country. Across its length and breadth from media houses to the roads, cricket as a sport is such a hit amongst Indians that it has sprouted everywhere. Be it, summer’s time when the blistering…
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