Kids interact in the most wonderful ways. I observe a lot when my son is around other kids – the dynamics of their (sometimes non) interaction says a lot about us as a species. He used to respond much faster to new infants when he was an infant himself, but now is a bit guarded …
My son loves dinosaurs. Until they only appear on TV that is. Anyways, I never thought that toddlers would love Dinos of all things. I mean cute cuddly animals yes, but prehistoric lizards baring their teeth and making frightening noises? NAH. Nevertheless, he has two that keep him company, and occasionally the sounds they make …
A while back, I had an interesting conversation on my (not so frequent) visit to my hairdresser. My barber, oh sorry, ‘hairdresser’, was in a jovial mood that day. Turned out that his mom was coming for a visit, and so he had taken a leave for two weeks. Also turned out that he was …
Can you guess the most eaten vegetable in the United States? Well, I can safely say that whatever you guessed, was wrong. The answer, and winner by a wide margin, is the French fry. It accounts for a quarter of their entire vegetable intake. And if this surprised you, try guessing the second most consumed …
The most violent men call this man the most violent… Excusable grammar aside, it’s troubling to see such language being celebrated as watchable cinema. I mean, a one-of KGF kind of movie is digestible, but when every second movie starts looking the same and has the same blood budget, then it is a cause for …
What matters more? The ability to learn, or the attitude towards learning? Some might argue that we don’t have the ability to learn anything and everything. After all, mental capacities differ. Maybe, but that is not the point. The ability to learn is a factor of the attitude towards learning. our educational system makes us …
धारणात् खनकस्यापि धरण्या इव नि:समा ।स्वापराधिषु या क्षान्ति: स धर्म: परमो नृणाम् ॥ To bear with those who revile us, just as the earth bears up those who dig it, is the greatest of virtues. विरोधिष्वपकर्तृणां तिष्ठेदेकदिनं सुखम् ।परद्रोहसहिष्णूनं यावज्जीवं भवद्यश: ॥ The joy of the vengeful lasts only for a day, but the glory …
The Emirates was closed for three days. A long weekend, the last one this year. And so I decided to use this time to relook at our internal work processes, lay the groundwork for the next level of services that we intend to offer, and in general, perform a spring-cleaning of sorts. Have also been …
During the course of my interviews with many candidates, I come to learn of their passions outside work. They want to pursue these vocations, but don’t usually get the opportunity to do so. And by the time they settle, they don’t have the courage to upset their applecarts and cushioned lives and try to embark …
अकारादेव निर्यान्ति समस्तान्यक्षराणि च ।चराचरप्रपञ्चोऽय मीश्वरादेव जायते ॥ The alphabet begins with the “A” sound, so does the Universe begin with the universal consciousness. The first couplet mentions not the letter A, but the sound ‘a’. This sound is one of the primary sounds that make up any alphabet, and the first of all. The …
