24th August 2024 "If two neighbours are fighting today, it means an Englishman visited one of them yesterday" Old Irish proverb.
Thought of The Day
23rd August 2024 It is not what you bear, but how you bear it, that matters.
डॉ. शंतनू अभ्यंकर यांच्या स्मृतिविषयी
डॉ. शंतनू अभ्यंकर हे वाई मधील सुप्रसिद्ध डॉक्टर आणि एक विवेकवादी विचारवंत आणि लेखक होते. नुकतेच त्यांचे 15ऑगस्ट 2024 ला कर्करोगाने निधन झाले. त्यांच्या मुलाखतीचा एक ब्लॉग मी इथे पूर्वी लिहिला होता. 1-2 वर्षांपूर्वी ते कर्करोगातून बरे झाले होते, त्यावेळी त्यांनी "आपुले मरण पाहिले म्या डोळा" नावाचा लेख लिहिला होता. त्यांची लिहायची, बोलायची शैली साधी... Continue Reading →
Thought of The Day
22nd August 2024 “Silence is the language of god, all else is poor translation.” — Rumi
Thought of The Day
21st August 2024 The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays. ― Søren Kierkegaard
Thought of The Day
20th August 2024 I have no colour prejudices nor caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. All I care to know is that a man is a human being — that is enough for me; he can't be any worse. — Mark Twain
NIRF 2024 Rankings
Ministry of Education has implemented National Institute Rankings Framework (NIRF) for evaluating and ranking educational institutes in India. NIRF just released their rankings for 2024. NIRF or any such rankings are good example of Goodhart's Law which states:“When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.”Our education industry (yes, it's an industry... Continue Reading →
Thought of The Day
19th August 2024 Envy was once considered to be one of the seven deadly sins before it became one of the most admired virtues under its new name, "social justice." — Thomas Sowell
Thought of The Day
18th August 2024 “The mark of an advanced society is not that the poor drive but that the rich take transit"
Rory Sutherland – Are We Now Too Impatient to Be Intelligent? | Nudgestock 2024
I have a list of items that I want to gift my daughter when she grows up. It doesn't feature money, property or precious collectibles (mainly because I don't have any). It consists of books which I would urge her to read, movies to watch, music to listen to, and stories/experiences which I want her... Continue Reading →
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