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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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Do we need another crisis to puncture the façade of wealth?
The ongoing Middle East war has engulfed virtually every country of the world into an enduring energy crisis. Although the situation currently is not very grave till now, but still it has entered in some way or the other into our kitchens! The soaring LPG prices and its scarcity given the supply chain constraints imposed…
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Are you working to save your job or to learn and contribute something to the organization?
When I was in TATA Steel, I had the good fortune of meeting many plant chiefs during our training period. Most of the chiefs there were amazing people, devoted to their work, highly skilled and knowledgeable and deeply motivated. During one of our interactions with a small group of trainees, one chief remarked- “If you…
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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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Do we need reverse urbanisation- movement from the fragile urban ecosystem towards the resilient rural ecosystem?
If you would recall the times of COVID-19, you would remember one thing clearly- the massive movement on foot/buses/railways towards the villages by the migrant workers! In the times of distress, millions moved back from the cities and towns towards their villages, the place where they could feel safe, get some food to eat and…
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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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Anupam- The Dreamer 