Category: Inspiration
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The amazing science of balancing in water!
The science behind the floatation of human body which enables a human to swim is just mind blowing! If you have practiced even a little bit, you would know that the body can never sink below the surface of water if the air is inhaled and held back. With air inside your body, you cannot…
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Is language the correct and only marker of one’s intelligence and wisdom?
Once we were a group of probationers having a good time in the swimming pool in Jamshedpur GT Hostel 1. We were from engineering side (B.Tech. graduates) and there were a few others who were from commercial side (MBA grads). There was one MBA chap who was flaunting his English skills even inside the pool,…
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Lessons from the mountain trek
Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to climb Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, remarked that “It is not the mountain that we conquer, but ourselves”. Looking back at my trek experience at the Hampta pass (situated at a height of 14,100 ft above sea level), I cannot agree more with Mr. Hillary.…
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The debilitating effect of technological advancement- tearing our health into pieces!
You must have commonly observed that the generations in older times like in 1950s to 1970s were physically more fit and active than the generations that came later. They had better immunity, better physical fitness and they were more close to the “natural way of doing things” as they were less dependent on technology. The…
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Life control through breath control- comparative analysis between pranayama, running and swimming
A tribute on the International Yoga Day- 21st June Controlling life through breath is an ancient Indian practise- that’s why breath is called “प्राण वायु”. Indeed, it is life-giving, because without this no living being could last for more than a few minutes. It is so essential that it is subconsciously built in our mechanism…
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Control the controllables- need to stop futile comparison with others!
The legendary tennis player Andre Agassi sported very long hair in his early career. It looked good on him and he was a sensation. It was called as “lion’s mane” as it was similar to the hair on the lion’s body. The only problem was that it was a WIG! Yes, Agassi himself revealed that…
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The internal resistance to change- but can it really stop reform?
Long-time back I read a book called “Who moved my cheese?” by Dr. Spencer Johnson. It was a short book telling the interesting tale of two mice, Sniff and Scurry, and two “littlepeople” (of the size of mice) Hem and Haw. This tale was about acknowledging that- “Change is the only reality in life that…
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The legend of Bansal Sir of Kota- Part 2
This was the target sheet that I got when I started my journey of 2 years in 2006 with the Bansal Classes, as I entered 11th standard. Look at the dates carefully- TARGET JEE 2008, which was our sole aim at that point of time in life. Although I lost this sheet, but somehow got…
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Means more important than the end?- the curious case of Bhishma Pitamah
I have had the fortune of learning from some of the great teachers. One among them was Prof. Satya Chaitanya, who was a faculty at the famous XLRI, Jamshedpur. We had 1 week of Management Development Programme (MDP) during our training at TATA Steel, which was hosted by XLRI. And there we met many legendary…
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The legend of Bansal Sir of Kota- Part 1
There are a few people who leave a deep impression in your life. One of such legendary persons who was very inspirational, knowledgeable and at the same time enormously jovial was Mr. Vinod Kumar Bansal, the founder of Bansal Classes coaching institute in Kota. He was a personification of grit, determination and patience. When you…
