Think Tank

ReligionWhy do we worship idols?First, I would like to make it clear that this is my personal view and there may be conflicts from the popular beliefs. Also, I am a Hindu and hence my views are like what a Hindu would think about idol worship; this may not be in congruent with other religions’ [...]

Researchers find everything mentioned in the Ramayana to be factually correct. One, all the dates and astronomical references made in the Ramayana are correct. Secondly, memorials are found in exact locations and memorials are built for great human beings and not for fictitious characters. Read on:  ReligionSetu SamudramBorrowed A real life hero, not figment of a [...]

WorldHistory is made, and not written. Any low position is an opportunity to aim high. And anyone down with a great past is a sleeping giant. The sleeping giantsWe have listened enough of the Chindia (China+India) debates, now here is something fresh. What is common between China and Bihar? … Both are underdogs, and both [...]

Life V2After reading about the life of a lot of Indian leaders, if I am able to identify one “Indian Value” which is common in most of them – it is ‘humbleness’. Be it Ratan Tata or Nandan Nilekani, Gandhi ji or Atal Bihari Vajpayee, or any of the business leaders which come to our [...]

5 am post! :) Management Coaching or Mentoring is a great tool in management for talent development. This small piece tells how the Mahabharata teaches us the key points:  Trust in coaching: Krishna and Arjuna In the Mahabharata, the Pandavas are shown to have fought with the Kauravas on a matter of principle.  Arjuna was the person [...]

IndiaSeeing beyond the obvious It was one of those summer evenings of late 90s when there won’t be power in our town and all of our family members would sit together and have a chat. Mother would have finished cooking, father would have come back after meeting friends, and we would have finished the homework… We [...]

TagsAs you wish This tag has been circulating on the ilands faster than the Array bug :) I fear if I don’t fill this up, you will get angry :) So here it goes:  *** 1.   LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATER:  Either of ‘Jane tu ya jane na’ or ‘Kismat Konnection’. 2.   WHAT BOOK ARE YOU [...]

 Books V3The Motorcycle Diaries Book:                The Motorcycle DiariesAuthor:             Ernesto ‘Che’ GuevaraPublication:       Harper PerennialAmazon:           [Link] Rediff Books:     [Link]  Ernesto “Che” Guevara is a legend. This Marxist revolutionary fought alongside Fidel Castro in the 3 year guerrilla war in Cuba – the revolution which overthrew the US backed Cuban Dictator. In 1967, while [...]

  I am a huge fan of Salil Tripathi and I wait for his fortnightly column ‘Here, There, Everywhere’ in Mint. After reading him, I came to realize the meanings of wise and otherwise. No debates, no arguments, no claims, no hypocrisies; simply Salil :) Do not miss this week’s article:      Borrowed Admiring a flawed Gandhi  I am [...]

PhilosophyWish it were contagious…  When the class gets boring, the class looks out for some unclassified diversions. It was one such day. A guy opened the door and asked the ma’am, “I had left my bag in the classroom by mistake, can I take it please?” Ma’am consented but the class said, “no, no..” :) [...]

Language Recently I was making frequent spelling mistakes. Now I know why:   Is cleverness the cause of spelling errors? Can’t spell supersede correctly? If you think you’re stupid, you may be wrong. The consensus is that you are too clever, according to a new study. A team of researchers for the Collins dictionary in Britain has carried out [...]

 Books V3 “The 3 mistakes of my life” “Some books are meant to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested”: Francis Bacon.  After giving two grand hits, this book came out from the ‘Youth Icon’ Chetan Bhagat. And he takes his role very seriously. This book furthers his attempt to [...]

आज मम्मी के साथ मै गणपति विसर्जन देखने गयी थी. घर के पास मे ही. इतने बड़े गणेश जी थे की मै देखती ही रह गयी. पेड़ से भी बड़े थे. और बहुत सारे लोग उनके सामने डांस कर रहे थे हीही :) सब रंगीन हो गये थे, अबीर से. बारिश भी हो रही थी, [...]

MumbaiThey also Feel PainSave one… I stopped as I saw a curious crowd in a section of the road which is normally empty. They were all looking towards something high up. Suddenly, a fire brigade came in rushing. Four or five of the firemen got down and started preparing for some operation…  By this time, I [...]

DrawingsDrawing like a child :)Remembered mother and thought to draw her picture on MS Paint. Drew one picture, she looked like a girl whom I know :) Drew second and then third, but all looked like girls, hardly anything near my mother :) Then I returned back to a child’s comfort zone: drawing flowers and [...]