Category: The values of humanity
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Race to the bottom- for- race to the top
Some people in this world are amazing visionaries. They observe the world and make prophecies which hold true even after they are no more. One of such legends was the poet Sahir Ludhianvi, who wrote beautiful lines in mid-20th century, which goes as follows: ये महलों, ये तख्तो, ये ताजों की दुनियाँ ये इंसान के…
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Trump’s triumph- Will it trump the goods done so far?
There was a king in the medieval history. He sat on the throne of Delhi in 1325 A.D. and he was infamous for his big big blunders. Can you guess his name? He was none other than the legendary Mohammad Bin Tughlaq (MBT). Mind it, it was a monarchy form of rule, where the king’s…
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Why everyone loves a free pap(rev)di!
But, how free should anything be free… Recently, lured by my craving to eat something good, I went to Bikanerwala outlet on a cold chilly evening and I ordered to pack 150 gm of Gajar Halwa. And as I stood near the counter, the person behind it started weighing the Gajar Halwa from a big…
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Is it opportune time to revisit the ghost of Malthus?
Inherent contradictions between Human population growth, quality of life of every human and the expanding resource crunch More than 2 centuries ago, in 1798, famous economist of that era Thomas Robert Malthus prophesised in his book called “An essay on the Principle of Population” about Mathusianism or Malthusian trap. According to this theory of Malthusianism,…
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Will there be an end to this “Dilli ki Sar(dar)di” in Delhi NCR?
About 21 years ago, there came a song which went away from the public memory as soon as it came :D. It went like this: सारी रात जगाये रे.. प्यार तेरा ..दिल्ली की सर्दी हवा जब हवा चलती है ..हवा जब हवा नशा ही नशा रहता है.. नशा ही नशा…. At that point of time,…
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Are we running faster than we should?
Maybe, it’s time to slow down a little bit In today’s times, everything has become fast paced! The internet has become fast. The electronic gadgets have become fast. The redundancy of obsolete technology (like mobile phones, tablets) has become fast. And even food has become “fast” (food). I wonder that in this transition of life…
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Dignity of human life- Is it too much to ask for?
On the face of it, dignity of human life may seem as a very ordinary issue, which can be easily glossed over if one ever comes across it. But, if we go to the depth of it, it is a very essential and most fundamental of aspects governing the lives of all of us. But…
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What makes Peter Parker a “Spiderman”?- His great power, and even greater sense of responsibility
In the legendary Marvel movie Spiderman, the protagonist Peter Parker, after being bitten by a genetically modified spider, suddenly realized that he has acquired some supernatural powers. He notices some drastic changes in his body, like increased muscular strength, improved eyesight, ability to crawl up walls etc etc. But, what is most astonishing is his…
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The spirit of never ever giving up
I recently finished watching “Srikanth” movie. This movie is a classic, and one of its own kind in many ways. The protagonist is a visually challenged person, who fights through all odds in his life, at every stage, to get entry into school, into the prestigious MIT in the USA and then starting his own…
Anupam- The Dreamer 