As the last remaining Gandhian Anna Hazare enters into the 4th day of his indefinite fasting, the numbers of his supporters swells phenomenally. At 72, it is amazing & inspiring to see his selfless fight for the country & her citizen. But why & for what is this Old Gandhian fighting for? He is fighting [...]
…there are things which I am not really proud of. Below is a conversation between few friends, which started with parenting, (on how these days parents have less time for their children, which they compensate with expensive gifts, more pocket money, etc.. ), and big enterprises hiring policies, and later turned into cultural & society [...]
Recently my wife was reading Kathy Reichs novel where she has described about mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Kathy Reichs is also producer & writer of the popular TV series Bones. Before hearing about mtDNA, I had very little idea about any types of DNAs, except Y & X chromosomes. My DNA knowledge is/was limited to doing paternity [...]
The answer is simple – Stability allows a person the freedom of choice. People can pursue their dreams only when they are living in a society where survival is not a daily threat. We don’t need a stats professor to tell this. Surprisingly I found these very thoughts in ‘The Immortals of Meluha’, which is [...]
Ahhh… this is going to be controversial topic. To start with, I m not all against any religion. Religions have been existed since civilizations came into existence, and probably religion/faith was the root and foundation of these civilizations. That was then… thousands of years ago Before Christ (BC), when religion actually played a role in [...]
I was a kid, but I still remember the news flashes of Tiananmen Square massacre on 4th June, 1989. The protests were mainly led by students and intellectuals demanding political liberalization, free market reforms, right to freedom of speech & access to information. In all, the protest was a demanded for democracy. More than two [...]
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