Digital world is overtaking the physical world in every aspect of human life. Twitter and Facebook have digitized social relationships; Netflix has replaced family movie outing; XBOX, Nintendo and Sony have replaced indoor family time and to some extent even outdoor games / activities. This month Revenue from online streaming of music (such as Pandora, XBOX,…
The paradox of Gold glittered this week and made me a bit wiser. Apple launched what it called a ‘uniquely luxurious’ Gold Edition Watch priced at $17,000 and allured its customers to the sheen of the yellow metal. Also this week Gold prices witnessed its worst losing streak in more than 40 years with nine…
Hillary Clinton ran private e-mail system while US secretary of state When I read the headline and saw the picture, as they say, thousand words came to my mind. Hillary is hiding some secret, may be it is some sort of conspiracy, she looks like an operating agent of a secret society, may be people…
The power of grassroots democracy was on showcase in the recently concluded elections in Delhi. Small won over the large; household agenda triumphed national agenda; micro trends stumped macro trends; new party wiped out old party and the story of David and Goliath repeated again in the plain sight of a billion people. Aam Aadmi…
As the world’s largest human race celebrates its New Year, let us reflect on some of their contributions to the world. China gave us paper, silk, printing technology, porcelain, tea, fireworks and above all the writings of Master Kong or Confucius. Below are three of my favorite Confucius sayings about learning – “By three methods…
From the heart of all matter Comes the anguished cry Wake, wake, great Siva, Our body grows weary Of its law-fixed path, Give us new form Sing our destruction, That we gain new life… — Rabindranath Tagore Maha Shivaratri or the great night of Shiva is a festival dedicated to Lord Shiva, a Hindu deity.…
Alexander the Great – Alexander’s mother believed that Alexander was the son of Zeus (Father of Greek Gods and men) and that he was a superhuman destined for greatness from conception. True to the belief, he became a God like King and conquered the world. Buddha (Siddhartha) – Legend has it that, on the night Siddhartha was…
Does it happen to you that involuntarily you stumble upon some random topic and encounter it everywhere and without you actively looking for it, you are somehow learning about it? Over the weekend, while I was waiting to get my car washed and turned on my radio, I listened to a debate on Freedom of Speech. Went…
This week marked the 70-year anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Holocaust is a disgrace to the humanity and there is no redemption from the sin of inaction by the world community that silently witnessed death of six million innocent human beings. The horrors and terrors of the concentration camp is painfully…
This was the second consecutive day I was running late for office and while driving, I also noticed that my car was low on gas (petrol). I had enough gas to take me to the office and perhaps few more miles to drive to the nearest gas station (petrol bunk) for a refill. With the…
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