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The choice between fascists and fools
“Casteism, after all is not all that bad. The essence of casteism is something people now are mathematically talking about in Game Theory. Conflicting sections of an entity keep a check on the others, and hence improve performance. Like we … Continue reading
Lessons from Sweden: Learning semantics over syntax!
Again, an early observation this post might seem. Within 5 days, and after 5 lectures one cannot understand an education system that exists in ‘the West’. But, with my experiences in these five lectures, and the rich background in Indian … Continue reading
Why am I in love with Gothenburg?!
People who are part of my online social network must be thinking that something must have gone wrong with Raghav that he has gone gaga over the new city he’s moved into. It’s been less than a week, and how … Continue reading
Challenging Yourself, the Swedish Way
So, here is my long pending post, mostly informative about the process and not about my personal motivations that have brought me this far in the journey to Sweden. Jotting this down, as at least some of you have been … Continue reading
Growing up, demystifying logic.
What is the most ludicrous reasoning that you remember from your childhood? Take a moment and just think about all the answers that you had convinced yourself with, when you were still discovering the world. I have ranging from cute … Continue reading
Why I chose to be a teacher :)
It’s been two years, and now at the end of this tenure of my teaching I am trying to answer the various questions that never mellowed down, till even today, as to “Why I chose to be a teacher!”. The … Continue reading
No expertise, whatsoever
Standing where I am, I can feel the ground beneath my feet move – not just drift slowly, but slip away quickly. There are so many transformations that are underway – not just in my personal ambit, but also the … Continue reading
mARyan!:D
Listening to AR Rahman’s music on the day it is released has been a ritual that I follow almost for all his albums. Before the era of the CDs, I remember commuting to the music stores umpteen number of times … Continue reading
Sophie’s World, a world philosophy tour
The purpose of philosophy, if one call so would in its simplest expression to enable our minds to remain open, encourage us to question everything and motivate us to doubt everything and to be engaged in a constant process of … Continue reading
Why you shouldn’t be doing the I-Pee-L!
Yes, it was another of my wordplay’s about the IPL – Indian Premier League, or the marketised version of a sport that has now turned into the biggest scam at many levels. Watching cricket has for long been nostalgic, but … Continue reading
Ideas are Immortal 