Somebody said “Value your opinion, it’s worth as much as theirs”. But this simple yet so effective message seems to be lost on many Indians. Possibly patches of the colonial mentality endure behind the sheen of modernity and progress !!! A commonplace article by a designated ‘Time ‘ magazine author labeling Narendra Modi as the Divider-in-Chief seemed to have the cannonballs rolling for the political opponents to load their artillery […]

Narendra Modi’s thumping victory was the grand finale of one of 2019’s most talked about event globally. BJP’s landslide victory, Modi winning by a greater margin than 2014, the NDA returning to power or the Sensex shooting north close to 40,000 are already being discussed. But simultaneously there is something unique that is happening in India. There is a new kind of Euphoria across India. It is not just the […]

I see this happening every day, to a large percentage of people. Let’s say some task has to be done. If it does not happen, the initial instinct in most people is to think it is because of some other person that it did not happen. They tend to point fingers at others. A whole lot of people look for some metaphysical reason as to why something did not happen. […]

Over the years, there have been many cult action films and franchises that have left an everlasting impact on the minds and psyche of moviegoers and pop culture nerds. The one at the top of my mind is Bruce Willis’ Die Hard, although over the years, the quality of Die Hard films went down. It is rare that a sequel tops the previous films and that’s where John Wick movies […]

Over 1.5 crore people will need chemotherapy globally each year by 2040, a new study has said, suggesting that around one lakh cancer physicians will be required to treat the growing number of cancer patients mostly in low and middle-income countries. The study published recently in the prestigious the Lancet Oncology journal has predicted that from 2018 to 2040, the number of patients needing chemotherapy each year will rise by […]

Batting may be cricket’s heartbeat but fast bowling is its pulse. The pulse though is witnessing a rapid descent of sorts with the tearaways somewhat losing their way. Never a constant feature in any bowling lineup, apart from possibly the West Indies till the nineties, the speed merchant is now, due to unresponsive pitches, unkinder rules and cruel schedules, almost approaching extinction. Rabada !!! … say the optimists but that […]

Children, three things are essential in life: knowledge, health and wealth. We think that if there is wealth, we have everything, but what if we lose our health? We do not know the value of good health until we lose it. Even more important than health and wealth is knowledge. In spite of having health and wealth, if we lack right knowledge, our actions and thoughts will be without discernment. […]

China is running out of options to hit back at the United States without hurting its own interests, as Washington intensifies pressure on Beijing to correct trade imbalances in a challenge to China`s state-led economic model. China said this week it would impose higher tariffs on most U.S. imports on a revised $60 billion target list. That`s a much shorter list compared with the $200 billion of Chinese products on […]

The much-awaited trailer of Kabir Singh hit the Internet on Monday and it wouldn’t be wrong to say that it was worth the wait. The first trailer for Kabir Singh, the upcoming romantic thriller starring Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani in lead roles. Shahid plays a ‘stubborn, self destructive and very, very angry’ young man, who reacts to a bitter breakup by turning to drugs and alcohol. The film is […]

The purpose of religion is to eliminate ignorance through spiritual practices until the devotee comes to gain the light of wisdom. Ignorance, manifesting as desires on the mental plane, extend themselves as actions in the world. Therefore, spiritual masters advise that the most practical way of overcoming ignorance is through controlling our actions. They suggest that we first purify and regulate these actions. All religions advocate qualities such as goodness, […]