Science and Religion are two fundamental tenets that influence our daily lives. And yet, they have little in common, in fact they are like two antagonists, rivals vying for the other’s jugular at all times. How often have we come across people who would expect all to renounce religion as an outdated concept; and some … Continue reading Science or Religion? The power of two doctrines

I was very pleased the other day, when the results for the HSC exams were announced - though I do not remember whether it was the ICSE or the CBSE results. The reason - one of the toppers in the exam mentioned that he does not aspire to get into an IIT, because almost everyone … Continue reading Where is IT leading us?

The theory of hierarchical needs was introduced by Abraham Maslow, a psychologist by profession. The theory is often represented by a pyramid consisting of 5 layers; and depicts how people should overcome those needs which are more basic, physiological (at the bottom of the pyramid) before moving on to those that are more complex, difficult … Continue reading The state of self-actualization

New Year resolutions are so common that the two phrases go hand in hand. I have never heard of a non–New Year resolution so far. And so I have always wondered, why do people make resolutions at New Year time? And why do they have to wait for a New Year to make resolutions? It … Continue reading New Year resolutions

Wishing everyone a very happy and prosperous new year. Let this be a year of hope, happiness, harmony and humanity across the world.

We had an hour-long stress management session at work today. The focus was on a person thinking mostly of the past and worrying about the future; thus generating stress. The key is to live in the future and enjoy every moment to the fullest. Then there were various techniques discussed on how to reduce stress. … Continue reading Stress Management

Just as the millions in India, I pay my homage to those innocent Indians who were mercilessly butchered by a bunch of sipteful, disgusting Pakistanis the same day last year. Thankfully, all but one of those rats were killed, but not before they had taken down over a 100 innocous citizens of Mumbai. May the … Continue reading Salute to the 26/11 martyrs

While flipping through the boring TV channels last Saturday, I stumbled upon DD Bharati, perhaps one of the least-visited channels on the cable. It was a short interval between two programs and a gathering of some well known faces were singing a compilation, “Bharat Anokha Raag Hai”, reminiscent of the once so popular “Mile Sur … Continue reading Bharat Anokha Raag Hai