So the book fair ended – and I now have around 200 books waiting to find their new home (or shelf) as I deem fit. All looking pretty, nicely wrapped individually and all. Boy, was it a great two weeks or what:) In other news, it is Rohāmrtā’s turn (again) to have fever and the …
स्वार्थम् उत्सृज्य यो दम्भी सत्यं ब्रूते सुमन्द-धीः ।स स्वार्थाद् भ्रश्यते नूनं युधिष्ठिर इवापरः ॥ ३८ ॥ svārtham utsṛjya yo dambhī satyaṃ brūte sumanda-dhīḥ |sa svārthād bhraśyate nūnaṃ yudhiṣṭhira ivāparaḥ || 38 || The fool who forgoes his greed and selfishness and instead attempts to speak the truth, does not get what he wants, much like Yudhishtira the …
So Pushpa 2 comes along and starts to break all records, as expected. Somehow, cinema from the South has a pulse on the audience, something that Bollywood has long lost. Most major blockbusters in the past 4-5 years have a southern stamp on them. It’s almost as if directors from the Hindi film industry just …
1) Read 10 pages to start the day. 2) A good way is to wake up, drink a glass of water, write down 3 things that you are grateful for, and read 10 pages of a book. 3) 10 pages is small enough that it’s not intimidating. Most people can finish reading 10 pages within …
Knowledge is an illusion. No, this isn’t some catchline – it really is an illusion. We all think of ourselves as rational beings, able to view situations and make informed judgements, but studies have shown that we always thought in groups. From the time we hunted, till the time we went to the Moon, and …
The debate on AI refuses to die down. Was discussing the latest developments in the sector with a client earlier when he remarked that schools were concerned that students were increasingly turning to ChatGPT to ‘write’ their essays. I took a contrarian view on the subject. Why do students have to write essays? I said. …
And it’s a wrap! Four days flew by, and in between visiting animals and shopping perfumes, and eating food, we pretty much lost track of time. Oh yes, and a generous amount of time was (well) spent at the Big Bad Wolf sale, which was the highlight of the holiday. We went to Umm Al …
So I visited the Big Bad Wolf book fair for the second time today. Bought a couple of trolley-loads worth of books, and called it a day. Will go back to second hand book shop treasure hunting in a couple of weeks – I have to seriously start cataloguing my books now, and that takes …
संयोगाभावे गुरुत्वात् पतनम् ॥५।१।७॥ Saṃyogābhāve gurutvāt patanam (5.1.7)In the absence of action, the object falls by gravity. कार्य्यविरोधि कर्म ॥१।१।१४॥ Kāryyavirodhi karma (1.1.14).Action is opposed by reaction. These are extracts from the Vaiśeṣika Sūtra and are attributed to Kaṇāda. Sound familiar? Also, have you ever heard of कणाद (Kaṇāda)? He was an ancient Indian Rishi and philosopher who founded …
Books, books books! I missed the Annual Sharjah Book Fair last month, and was pretty miffed about it. Couldn’t find time to travel all the way:( But then, as luck would have it, the Big Bad Wolf sale came up, and divine justice, it’s set up just two minutes from my house! No way I …
