I was recently listening to a podcast by Sanjay Dixit called ‘The Jaipur Dialogues’ in which he had invited Shiv Sastry. Dr. Sastry is a retired Surgeon and is apparently the son of the founder of the famous Mysore Sandal Soap. The podcast mainly dealt with him talking about his new book about the mythContinue reading “Nobody’s going to believe you if…”
Reaching out to people whose work you like
It might seem a far-fetched idea in today’s turbulent time but people do respond back when you write to them, normally. As it is clear from the fact that I have a blog for over a decade and I do enjoy writing, I like many others who write too. I always want to write backContinue reading “Reaching out to people whose work you like”
Unoffendable Belief System
I just wish to have a belief system that is un-offendable. No matter what anyone says, it shouldn’t really bother anyone. Like offense-proof. How does it matter if someone disrespects it by calling it names? They are just names, right? Say if someone abuses someone. Nothing changes in them physically at any level. They areContinue reading “Unoffendable Belief System”
Words to live by if you want to Excel in life
Power Corrupts. PowerPoint Corrupts Absolutely. Edward Tufte
The Waiting Time
In whatever hurry, you may be, the waiting time doesn’t care,ok, you might have an appointment,but crossing the receptionist, you shouldn’t dare.
Happy 20th Birthday Wikipedia
There might be hardly a day on the Internet when I would not have used Wikipedia to satisfy my curiosity about something. And there has been no day when I didn’t open a page on Wikipedia and just closed it after reading. It has always led to opening a link on that page, and anotherContinue reading “Happy 20th Birthday Wikipedia”
It is here and that’s great but…
People around the world would react differently to Corona Virus Vaccines. Not biologically but with their actions, they would act differently. In India, Manish Kumar was the first to get inoculated. The name might not have the same zing as William Shakespeare who was the 2nd person to be vaccinated in the world after MargaretContinue reading “It is here and that’s great but…”