The truth is in our thoughts
There is a lot of real and unreal that has become a part of what we call education in today’s context. There are facts that exist on paper but are otherwise non-existent, there are stories of unbelievable success that go unrecorded, truths that are whispered and then forgotten, false triumphs that remain embedded in files…...
Who’s afraid of social media?
The other day when I met a friend from my school, all we discussed was how well we were connected and how fast we were able to reach out to our friends when needed. And I am talking of the seventies here. Surprised? Well, you should be, considering the way technology has redefined communication. With...
Run and jump to woo the world
‘Even looking at this piece of art on the wall makes me breathless,’ she said. ‘Then you should be jogging every morning.’ ‘No, I don’t mean breathless in that sense…’ ‘The sense doesn’t matter,’ I replied cutting her mid-sentence, ‘What matters is that you are fit enough to stand the entire day looking at paintings...
Do we really want a revolution in education?
Revolution is a confused word. It defines itself as ‘a dramatic and wide-reaching change in the way something works or is organized or in people’s ideas about it’ and then turns around to stare at me as it redefines itself as ‘motion in orbit or a circular course or around an axis or center’. One...
AICTE and the art of plagiarism
AICTE or All India Council for Technical Education wants everyone to hold it and its policies in great esteem. For one of my blog posts I wanted some information that I thought could be had from the AICTE website… good that I decided to surf around that site because I stumbled on to texts that...
Kyra, the sunshine girl!
Met Kyra… yes, I did meet her on a rather sunny day in Sydney. She was sunning herself and making sure that the sun did not give her any of the blemishes and spots that it was famed for giving. ‘After all,’ she mused, ‘my beauty is why I get so many fans coming to...
My most beautiful thing
I let the words ‘my most beautiful thing’ be there within me for the night and even as I slept, the subconscious worked in its own strange way and kept on searching answers for me. The first thing that happened in the morning was a short silent discussion with my brain… ‘Well,’ I asked a...
Tech blogging and the cult of copying!
I was telling a friend about the need to find your own expression when it comes to writing when the discussion took a sudden turn towards a rather unexpected aspect though I wouldn’t call it entirely bizarre. ‘You can be comfortable with only your style of writing,’ I said, ‘and this comes only when you...
These words must change!
Every chess player knows what is meant by the ‘power of four’… a domination of the four central squares on the chess board means you’ve managed to eke out a benefit that can very well go on to become the reason for your victory. If this can happen in a mere game it can be...
Change tomorrow and stay free!
I wanna be The voice of change! Hmmm… what is change? What changes? What can be changed? I wanna be The voice of change! Governments change Times change People change Change changes! I wanna be The voice of change! I change channels I change course I change my mind. I wanna be The voice of...
Surprise. Surprise. Surprise. – a winner’s mantra!
Winning isn’t just a feeling. Winning is a benefit. Winning means more. Winning gets you more. Winning leads you on to win more. Winning is a synonym for MORE! Just look at any of the winners anywhere… in politics, in sports, in the arts, in theatre, in films, in writing, in your class, your college,...
Utsav sells his first idea
This happened in the mid-nineties when I was in York, UK. My wife was there working for her DPhil as a Commonwealth Scholar and I was there with her for a few months to help her settle down and, of course, see as much of that country as possible. We had Pushkin, our son, with...
