Category: A figment of my mind
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Where do you stand between creation, preservation and destruction?
Creation, preservation and then destruction is the law of the nature. All living beings take birth (creation), they live their life (preservation) and then they die (destruction). Even this universe including the galaxies, stars, planets etc. was created in the big bang about 13.8 billions years ago (creation phase is still ongoing), then there is…
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Eradicating the bottlenecks in your life- The “Strait of Hormuz” story!
Ask any kid aged more than 10 years old about the “Strait of Hormuz” now and he/she will tell you where it is and what is its significance in the energy security of the world! Basically, it is a choke point or a bottleneck passage connecting the Gulf of Persia with the Indian Ocean, through…
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A world obsessed with mistakes and negativities instead of celebrating achievements and positivities!
Whenever the results of Civil Services Exam are out, you will see that the most “viral” news items, among others, are those with candidates who were failures in 10th or 12th exam or had backlogs (we used to call them “fakka”) in college exams. It is portrayed as if the failures or mistakes in earlier…
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Are we turning into anti-international?
Yes, you read it right (or wrong?)- Anti-international! You may have heard of the word “anti-national” several times, as it is often quoted in rhetoric, on news channels, by politicians and super-intellectuals. But, now it is time to think about “anti-international” persons, thoughts and ideologies! Our identity at the international level, by and large, is…
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We all hate rules and laws, but they are there for a reason
When you are riding on a road, and you see a traffic signal showing green right in front of you, your heart races to cross the signal within the nick of the time. But, as soon as you are about to reach the signal, it turns red! And how does that feel at that point…
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Don’t live a “Fixed Deposit” kind of life!
Taking calculated risks for a better future There was a time when the “Fixed Deposit” was considered as the best investment instrument for the future. That was in our grandparents’ and to a large extent in our parents’ generation. And they were not wrong in any way! Because in their generation, the essential issue was…
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The hidden cost of intellectual labour and advancement- declining physical and mental health!
As a civilization progresses, the amount of manual labour that a person has to do, declines sharply. With the rapid pace of technological advancement in the current era, the manual labour has reduced drastically vis-à-vis the earlier era of pre-industrialization. As compared to the earlier times, now you don’t have to fetch your own water…
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Rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI)- will it lead to decline of general human intelligence?
Without any iota of doubt, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is THE BIGGEST THING that will redefine the way we live, we do our tasks and the manner in which we interact with each other in this 21st century! The more we hear and learn about the AI tools reshaping the things at the fundamental level, the…
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Evading responsibility- आखिर कब तक?
In the recent past, there were many “zero civic sense” memes that went viral on social media, wherein the creators highlighted the poor civic sense amongst us Indians- on the roads, in the markets, in public places, aboard trains etc. It does not take you far from your home or around your office to see…
Anupam- The Dreamer 