Tag: humanity
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Gandhiji’s stature is way above Nobel Peace Prize!
Some personalities are great, not because of any awards or recognitions or degrees, but by the principles and values that they continuously stood for, fought for and advocated throughout their lives. One of them was Gandhiji. As he once summed up his philosophy of life by saying that “My life is my message”. Indeed, the…
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Don’t kill the canary in the coal mine!
Canary is a small bird, size about 4-6 inches and weighing just about 15-20 grams. It is like a “chidiya”, belonging to the same order/family as that of the house sparrow. It is yellow and looks beautiful, and it has a melodious voice. But, that is not what it is famous for. It has a…
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The myth of self-independence and self-sufficiency!
Time and again, you must have heard some successful people saying that they are “self-independent” and “self-sufficient”, and that they are not dependent upon others for their survival, success and something else. But, this notion of “independence” needs deeper analysis in the context of human society, as I believe that noone is truly independent or…
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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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Does common (wo)man wants a war? OR War is an elitist idea?
Over the centuries of history of mankind, there have been numerous wars. The history is replete with examples of deadly wars fought from time to time, some of them well-documented in the history books. From the wars fought by Roman Empires, to the wars fought by Alexander the Great, to the wars waged by the…
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Human species- are we really the smartest or the dumbest?
I once read somewhere that we humans are a very strange species. As first, we cut trees and then make papers out of the tree bark, and then write “DON’T CUT TREES” on that paper itself. The problem here is not that we are not aware of the problems facing us. The actual problem is…
