Passion, Pain, and Possibility
The year was 1994. Specky, my wife, came in and said, ‘I’ve won the scholarship.’ That’s it. Nothing more. But I didn’t need any more information. I knew exactly what she meant. She had just been awarded the Commonwealth Scholarship to go and get her DPhil from the UK. So this is how I got...
Knowledge Is Great
This set of couplets and stanzas is a part of my twitter poetry for #KnowledgeIsGreat Every couplet/stanza fits in a 140 character tweet. [1] Answers are everywhere here I see them when I’m ready, dear! [2] I know that I know is what I know But I know more if I don’t show! [3]...
Pleasure and education travel together!
Sarve bhavantu sukhina,sarve santu niramayah ! Sarve bhadradi pashyantu,maa kashchid dukh bhag bhavatu !! Every student must remember that refining the educated self is the greatest pleasure and is one that stays for a long time. Thus the definition of pleasure has changed dramatically. When we are not delighted with situations that hold great importance...