Category: A better tomorrow
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Don’t let the cat cross your pathway to reasoning!
Since our childhood, we have heard so many superstitions from our elders and so many times, that at one point of time in our childhood they all seemed to be true. One such was this- “If the cat crosses your path, then it is a bad omen that something disastrous will happen to you soon.…
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The big difference between government and private sector
And do they share any commonalities? This is an issue of debate in our country and in abroad since last few decades. In the domain of public administration, this issue of government vs. private sector OR government and private sector has gained prominence in the academic domain. But, here I will discuss from my own…
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Does your world make “sense”?
As a thinking human being with ability to understand, analyse and visualize, we often make out our own sense of this world. This experience can vary from person to person. But, we often take for granted the “senses” that enable us to make this sense. Don’t get confused in the jargon of the words, I…
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Demystifying the existential mystery and natural laws!
The world we look around seems to be very complex juxtaposition of several things, entangled with each other in a very intricate and multifarious manner which makes it sometimes very difficult to understand. We may try to simplify things to ease our understanding, yet it does not change the nature of things that exist in…
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Soul- the quintessential factor that infuses life into anything!
A body without a soul, an organization without organisational values (it’s soul), work without involvement (it’s soul), pursuing anything without a purpose (it’s soul), is as lifeless as a deadwood. Without the soul or the core thing, every other factor that determines the outer characteristics of these things is a farce and a sham. Without…
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The ultimate aim of life and how to achieve it?
No matter what we do (or not do) in life, it ultimately sums up to just one thing. It is the raison détre of doing (or not doing) anything. And what is that elusive (or as it seems elusive) thing? It is nothing other than the desire to seek happiness. The common denominator of our…
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Decoding the Gen Z protests
In the recent past, there has been a rising trend of the Gen Z protests. “Gen Z”, by the way, is a term typically used for the persons who are born between 1997 to 2012. Such protests have been witnessed in numerous countries now, ranging from Nepal, Philippines, to Morocco most recently. In Nepal, the…
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Gandhiji’s stature is way above Nobel Peace Prize!
Some personalities are great, not because of any awards or recognitions or degrees, but by the principles and values that they continuously stood for, fought for and advocated throughout their lives. One of them was Gandhiji. As he once summed up his philosophy of life by saying that “My life is my message”. Indeed, the…
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Stepping into unchartered territory of future….
The future has never been so uncertain and unpredictable in the history of humanity, as it is now. This may seem a little exaggeration to some of you, but don’t rush, it will be clear to you in a few minutes if you are ready to be patient. Earlier, the pace of change throughout human…
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Democracy- not a cup of tea for the morally weak people!
In the backdrop of the evolving situation in South Asia The recent revolution in the neighbouring country Nepal, that forced the government functionaries including their Prime Minister to resign, has again put in focus the democratic ideals and need to be responsive to the aspirations and wishes of the people. The ministers and the elite…