I used to think that I am a reasonably effective communicator. i.e. I may not be very articulate but I manage to get the point across. It seems I was wrong. If cautious reluctance to communicate is misconstrued as lack of courage to speak up my mind then I've miserably failed. I am hurt. I... Continue Reading →
Two Good (and Too Good) Women-centric Short Films
Wanted to share few good short films I watched over last few months. Somehow I'm falling behind the "To Blog" list because of work and household chores. I have 6 drafts waiting to be posted, but not finding time. Anyways, do check these two women-centric short films. First one is Devi starring Kajol, Shruti Hasan,... Continue Reading →
Vanity Of A Dictator Exposed
Who will bear responsibility for this? Daily loss of ₹8.5 lakh. A badly conceptualized project funded by public money is no less than corruption. Do we then need Bullet Train and Hyperloop? This is vanity of a dictator and his cronies getting exposed day by day. The person, the party and the ideology which came... Continue Reading →
Gold Standard of Fake News: Why I Don’t Read Newspaper Much…
I don't read daily newspaper with the same enthusiasm or purpose any more. I do read it for trivial news updates, but not for being informed about world events or for forming views/opinions. Firstly, daily newspaper had become way more outdated for that, particularly in the age of Social Media where news is fed and... Continue Reading →
Generation Gap
What is GENERATION GAP? Father used to walk 20 mins to save ₹20. Son spends ₹20 to save 20 mins. Surprisingly both are correct! Will write a detailed blog on this theme soon...
New Year Wishes And Power of Pivot
31st December to 2nd January seems to be the official period for wishing people Happy New Year and prosperity and new heights and what not. Those who are over enthusiastic start sending wishes on 31st morning, most people send them on 1st January...and few who party hard, send the messages on 2nd, after the hangover... Continue Reading →
Importance of Insights: Example of “World Equity Market Cap”
I have written multiple times the importance of developing insights and understanding, looking beyond just data points. I feel, in today’s era of WhatsApp University graduates, people tend to theow data points at you and spread propaganda and fake news. No one bothers to go deep and question the data or be more skeptical of... Continue Reading →
Is It OK To Celebrate Extrajudicial Encounter?
Last week a young Doctor in Hyderabad, age 25, was brutally raped and murdered by 4 monsters. After that they tried to burn the body and ran away. This caused huge uproar and the four suspects were caught within 24 hrs. They were sent into 14 days of police custody for further interrogation. It was... Continue Reading →
Good Read: Are The Intellectual Benefits of Reading Overrated?
Manu Joseph is an interesting writer/columnists/personality. I have not read a single book by him, but have read some of his columns in the Mint newspaper and have also watched few of his interviews. They were really good. A couple of days back I read his latest article in the Mint titled "Are The Intellectual... Continue Reading →
Faith-Based Reasoning vs. Evidence-Based Reasoning
The great scientist Richard Feynman once said: “Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt.” If you really want to understand this better, listen to this great talk by Richard Dawkins on "Faith-Based Reasoning vs. Evidence-Based Reasoning". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpAsDnO6UyI
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