घुणाक्षर न्याय (Gunākshara Nyāya) – The maxim of the letters made by the wood worm, Ghuna. This worm bores holes in wood and in books which sometimes assume the shape of a letter; hence it is used to denote the occurrence of something quite accidental, or a chance occurrence. Chakrapani in Deerghamjeeviteeyam Adhyaya refers this Nyaya while explaining the Samyagyukta Bheshaja …
Have you noticed the changes in how we move around? The next generation is not big on ownership – be it houses or cars. They prefer experiences instead, and so instead of having a burden of EMIs hanging over their heads, they prefer the more lighter “pay-as-you-go” option. In a short span of a little …
“As brains get larger and more complex, what goes on inside the brain gets further removed from what is happening in the environment. To see what we mean, consider face recognition. People are tremendously skilled at recognizing faces. This is a really hard information-processing problem. At a coarse level, we all pretty much look the …
नाम्यते अभिधीयते अर्थोऽनेन इति नाम – that whose meaning encompasses the characteristics of a person, is a name. Here is something that I came across, that has been explained so well, so thought will share it with you… If you are a Hindu or know Hinduism closely, you will be aware that in the vedic …
COVID wanes, Monkeypox appears… For those with COVID fatigue (which is most of us), a new headache looms. 80 confirmed cases in 12 countries, and counting. Monkeypox does not tend to spread easily between people and the illness is usually mild. But a headache it is nevertheless. What after this? Another virus? Has the world …
How important is it to enjoy what you do? It sounds like a cliche, but it is true. When you “have to do something”, you will never give it your best – you will just try to get it done. And so when starting a business, it is important to choose to do something that …
Today spoke with a prospective client who is loking at deploying a ‘cutting-edge’ solution. Or so she thinks. And I know no better, since she refused to divulge anything else. And she wants to roadmap to licensing. Funny. It’s like going to the doctor and saying that I want meds. Which meds – I don’t …
So what is the one thing that you leave behind? Money? Nah, that would get spent, and fast. Photos and videos? – Hard disk wipe, else change in technology does the damage (remember floppy discs?) Name? Nope. Not that too. Do you know the name of your great-great grand father? Or the one before him? …
Had a short discussion on vāk shakti today. There have been a lot of things said about good speech, but the first phrase that comes to mind is Kabir’s famous doha – बोली एक अनमोल है, जो कोई भी बोले जानि । हिये तराजू तौलि के, तब मुख बाहर आनि।। – words are priceless, and so weigh …
Went to the airport to drop off my parents. Since it was their first time flying out of Dubai, I accompanied them to the checkin counters. Good that I did. Turned out that they had to fill out a detailed Air Suvidha form, complete with uploading attachments (in PDF, less than 1 MB in size), …
