Category: Random moorings
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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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Into another dimension of mental sojourn….of time and space!
There are certain things and activities that can elevate the level of your mind into a completely different dimension of time and space. Those who are passionate about something often experience this dimension when they are truly engrossed in doing “the thing”. In such moment or series of moments, the horizons of your mind expand…
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What is true freedom- chaos or orderliness?
When the universe started expanding after the big bang explosion about 13.8 billion years ago, expectedly there should have been an utter chaos! A small super-high density mass at one place exploded into smaller fragments (similar to a bomb explosion), yet there was a beauty in this chaos. It was not any usual explosion- it…
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Do we really need a Chanakya in the current scenario?
Philosophy of साम, दाम, दंड, भेद (saam, daam, danda, bheda)- a critical review A little while ago, I heard a politician making a remark that “saam, daam, danda, bheda, etc. whatever is to be used for winning elections, we will use that”. Sometime back, one of my acquaintances was telling me that in politics “saam,…
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Does the “number” in the “Number of working hours” really matter?
Or there is something else that really matters! Since the Indian software giant founder Mr. Narayan Murthy advocated for 70-hour work week for young Indians to improve productivity at work and then the (in)famous L&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan advocating for 90-hour work week even including on Sundays and then some entrepreneurs across the world suggesting…
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A world bereft of questions is no world!
Does God really exist? Why does the rainfall happen? How does the sun shine? Is the earth flat or round? Does the earth rotate around the sun or vice-versa? Why does the apple fall towards the ground? These are a few of the numerous questions that have intrigued humanity in the earlier times. And only…
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Kota coaching industry- the collapsing bubble!
We live in the times of many bubbles, especially the technology has accelerated the growth of financial bubbles which can burst anytime! There are many bubbles like the stock market bubble, cryptocurrency bubble, real estate bubble. One such bubble, although lesser known, also formed in the mecca of coaching industry i.e. Kota coaching industry. Since,…
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The taste of failure (or near misses)– a bitter sweet experience!
Failure to achieve some goal or a target, of any nature, is often looked down upon and is best seen as something to be avoided. Even in the young age, people around you don’t encourage you to take risks, lest you could fail and fail hard! This is one of the big reasons why we…