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3 myths related to training and learning
by Shalu Wasu
Myths have a way of perpetuating themselves. There are quite a few related to training and learning too. Everyone seems to believe in them. So much so that they have become sacrosanct and no one even bothers to question them. |
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Life on a Platter
by Dexter J Valles
For most of us, childhood is when life is most enjoyable. Bereft of responsibility, we are taken care of, sheltered, fed, clothed, educated and kept in good health. All we have to do is savour every wonderful moment to the fullest. |
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Spring is in the air!
by Chitra Jha
This much awaited spring is a time of fulfillment. There is something sacred about this energy. Heavens are poised to inject their magnificence into our land. New sprouting leaves and grasses (which are yet to raise their heads) upraise every local heart. |
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How racist are we?
by K R Ravi
Recent trends in the US and Australia have brought home a fundamental aspect of human nature. In times of trouble the atavistic tendencies that are inherent in us come to the surface. The veneer of civilization vanishes once we see a threat that is perceived as existential. |
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Counting Losses
by Rajesh
Amidst conflicting news of the downturn having bottomed out, while yet another company is sacking employees and the more optimistic of the lot talking about leveraging the turnaround - one point seems to be falling between the tables. |
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ReliGUNS
by Axee
I have been mulling over religion, religious zealotry and associated crimes as witnessed globally in these past 20 plus years. I was wondering why God chose not create religion to begin with? |
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No pity for a strong soul
by Danielle LaPorte
I write from my home office, on a Danish teak table, in front of a big window looking onto our street. I usually have the blinds closed because the sunlight makes it hard to read the computer screen. |
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Learn political will from children
by Sundararaman Viswanathan
I have come across two kinds of people. First kind are the ones who want to get something done and they get it done no matter what (read as beg, borrow or steal). The second kind are those who eventually get things done by playing the game of “war of attrition”! |
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Has India Reached A Dead End?
by K R Ravi
Here is the headline from a newspaper, the sort of headline that has us wringing our hands in despair: THREATS TO JUDGES, GOVERNMENT LAWYERS SOARING! The report then says that threats to the nation’s judges and government lawyers have sharply increased prompting hundreds to get 24 hour protection from armed guard |
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Waves Of Inspiration
by Suresh Subramaniam
I stay in the coastal city of Chennai and one of my favorite pastimes is to explore the coastline that borders one side of the city.
Starting from the crowded marina and Eliot’s Beach to the less crowded and secluded ones that dot the East Coast... |
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The waiter
by Jones Mathew
It is such an education to watch well-heeled people interact with “lowly” waiters. Condescending, arrogant, self-righteous are some terms that come to mind. And lest you smirk at this finger pointing, it might be sobering to note that a vast majo... |
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The Power of Unlearning
by Praveen Amancharla
We get conditioned to react to the world in a specific way based on this knowledge. This conditioning becomes a barrier in learning new things, a hindrance to look at the world with an open mind, and dealing with the ever changing world. |
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How racist are we?
by K R Ravi
Recent trends in the US and Australia have brought home a fundamental aspect of human nature. In times of trouble the atavistic tendencies that are inherent in us come to the surface. The veneer of civilization vanishes once we see a threat that is perceived as existential. |
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Barkha Dutt is wrong!
by K R Ravi
In an article in The Hindustan Times, television star Barkha Dutt contrasts presidential debates in the US with poll campaigns in India.
I notice that, on most occasions, when Indians (including yours truly till I moved to the US) compare I... |
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Life on a Platter
by Dexter J Valles
For most of us, childhood is when life is most enjoyable. Bereft of responsibility, we are taken care of, sheltered, fed, clothed, educated and kept in good health. All we have to do is savour every wonderful moment to the fullest. |
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Kick the butt. Get a life!
by Chitra Jha
The other day my 20 years old son announced that he had given up smoking. He had picked up this ‘cool’ habit in the first year of college and had smoked cigarettes for almost three years now. I had accepted this ‘fad’ as his right to choose h... |
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The dangers of idolatrous thinking
by K R Ravi
Two events in recent times brought to my mind a characteristic of human thinking that needs examination. The media hype and mass hysteria surrounding the death of Michael Jackson was, to put it mildly, a case of overdose. It was said that MJ was ... |
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Robin Hood is Ba(ra)ck!
by Sundararaman Viswanathan
Is Barack Obama the Robin Hood of our times? Look at this man, stuck in a world of capitalists, but doing his best to get the wealth distributed.
Sustainability is his mantra! Not because he is pitching for clean energy via wind turbines, solar pa... |
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Top 10 ideas for how NOT to make a million dollars!
by Shalu Wasu
1. Start a cool looking website. Flick some good content from various sites, put it all together and make it look coherent. Optimize your website for google. Add on some google ads on your site and voila! you are ready to make your first million on t... |
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The bipolar vision
by PS Wasu
The paradox is at the heart of all things. The opposites necessarily coexist. The back of the hand and the front of the hand are dependent on each other for their existence. You can’t have one without the other. |
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Appearances Can Be Deceptive!
by PK
Analysis. The human mind is very simple. It zeros in on the obvious. The guy whose drawer is in a mess is seen as having a disorganized pattern of thinking too. This is as crude as it can get. |
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Waves Of Inspiration
by Suresh Subramaniam
I stay in the coastal city of Chennai and one of my favorite pastimes is to explore the coastline that borders one side of the city.
Starting from the crowded marina and Eliot’s Beach to the less crowded and secluded ones that dot the East Coast... |
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Barkha Dutt is wrong!
by K R Ravi
In an article in The Hindustan Times, television star Barkha Dutt contrasts presidential debates in the US with poll campaigns in India.
I notice that, on most occasions, when Indians (including yours truly till I moved to the US) compare I... |
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The waiter
by Jones Mathew
It is such an education to watch well-heeled people interact with “lowly” waiters. Condescending, arrogant, self-righteous are some terms that come to mind. And lest you smirk at this finger pointing, it might be sobering to note that a vast majo... |
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The Hopi and the Temporal Paradox!
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We have a persistent feeling of events receding into a past of non-existence. The future is a nebulous void. The present moment is all that we experience and therefore grant it a higher level of existence. |
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The Power of Unlearning
by Praveen Amancharla
We get conditioned to react to the world in a specific way based on this knowledge. This conditioning becomes a barrier in learning new things, a hindrance to look at the world with an open mind, and dealing with the ever changing world. |
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