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Contentment and discontentment of similarly dissimilar diasporas
When I’m with students, the aspects of contentment and discontentment are all the same – exams, projects, jobs When I’m with working professionals, the aspects of contentment and discontentment are all the same – hikes, pressure, jumpsWhen I’m with kids, … Continue reading
My humble wishlist
You might want to brand me a knurd, geek, or any other stereotype, into which I might be far from being congruent.Nonetheless, as I lay on my bed thinking, or maybe just when I was at the rim of my … Continue reading
The eternal fountainhead
Well, if you are expecting Ayn Rand and the selective endorsement of her individualism on my part in this post, after having read the title, let me warn you that it is not going to be about it. A personal, … Continue reading
Life and works of Acharya PC Ray
Talk by Prof.S Chatterjee Science can afford to wait but Swaraj cannot … P C Ray The prolonged Indian Freedom struggle, and its chronicling in retrospect seem to focus only on the efforts by a select few national heroes. Whereas … Continue reading
Surely You’re Joking Mr.Feynman!
Feynman, the prankster;Feynman, the magician;Feynman, the flirt;Feynman, the educator;Feynman, the musician;Feynman, the adventurer;Feynman, the artist;Feynman, the genius; Yes, Prof.Richard P Feynman was all of the above and a lot more. A true rationale, an inspiration, a role model for ages … Continue reading
400 posts: A lovely log to reminisce
I finally am publishing this 400th post, after quite a lot of delay 🙂 time taken for each of the 100 posts And in this one, I am recollecting some of the nicest, funniest, memorable and thought provoking comments by … Continue reading
Minds for reference
While in conversation with a good friend of mine, we happened to talk about the sensation and impact rendered while interacting with famous and influential people. When I started thinking what sort of impact they’d have, and been having on … Continue reading
Eulogy to the resurgence of cricket
When there’s so much happening around for the last one day in India, and all of it being about cricket, the portion of a cricketer and a Cricket fan embedded in most Indians does seek some means of expression. For … Continue reading
Cognizance of being better and above the system
I did try to come up with a smaller post title, but nothing could better encapsulate the idea I am trying to propose in this post. The severe reverence people have come to give to the systems each one is … Continue reading
From ponderous to wondrous!
It has been quite a while that I laid back and did what I love the most: To let my mind wander… Off late with all the tasks and corresponding completions timelines, there has been little opportunity at hand to … Continue reading