A friend once remarked, half in jest and half in truth, “If I don’t click a picture, it feels as though the moment never really happened.” Behind the humour lies a deeper impulse—the desire to make the fleeting present unforgettable, tangible, and imperishable. In an age of selfies, stories, and instant uploads, our obsession with…
We are in very confusing and irrational times today. We have 2 major powers (Russia & USA) caught in wars with countries – the consequence of which the leadership of both nations have not thought thru. We have Russia caught in the Ukraine war and we now have USA caught in Iran & Israel dynamics. …
Every great runner is bowlegged. Something about the curve permits optimal push off and speed. The normal human population has leg angles that vary from zero to five degrees inward bowing (called varus) or outward knock-kneed (valgus). Unfortunately, this is not always an advantage. People are either relatively straight-legged, knock-kneed, or bowlegged. The forces in…
The situation between Iran, a group called the Houthis, and the United States is getting more serious, and it could affect the whole world. First, the United States seems to be preparing to send more soldiers into the region. There are reports that they might plan missions that could last weeks, like attacking certain coastal…
UBT faction chief Uddhav Thackeray expressed his thoughts in a speech as his term as a Member of the Legislative Council came to an end. He concluded his speech by quoting a poem by Suresh Bhat. Through this poem, he tried to suggest that he did not understand political calculations and was tormented by many…
These days, AI (computer programs that can write) is starting to play a big role in books and stories. This is making people wonder: how do we know if a human really wrote something? Right now, AI is getting really good at writing. In the future, it might get even better. Studies have shown that…
In India, the pace of legal change is generally slow. Yet, when change takes place, it is often radical, and overturns long-held assumptions. Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code was one such example. Now, Gujarat state assembly too has passed a similar uniform family code. More BJP-governed states may follow suit.The question of uniform family law has…
As we grow older and settle comfortably into the respectable category of septuagenarians, do we gradually withdraw from the messier troubles of the real world? Do we, cocooned in the comparative safety and warmth of a reasonably comfortable retired life, begin to lose interest in anything that does not directly intrude upon our dinners, digestion,…
A friend of mine working in food industry has recently been assigned a strategy and planning team role in a higher office. This is a shift from his current leadership (and importantly, more visible) profile, though in a lower office. While he was still mulling over the reassignment, and fighting the dilemma of joining or…
It must be said to the credit of President Donald Trump that he is a pastmaster in making somersaults. He does so because it becomes necessary when he gets entangled through his own miscalculations and misadventures. He then resorts to self-delusional bombast though the world is not bamboozled and can see through his facade. It’s…