"They'll never let me in there."
10/10/2017 9:04 AM IST
Purpose over mere pleasure.
18/09/2017 8:31 AM IST
Our national sovereignty is under threat...
04/09/2017 8:39 AM IST
What if we see a country as a macrocosm of a school…
27/06/2017 8:59 AM IST
Dear Mr. and Mrs. _____________, Greetings! I'm writing to you as a teacher, as someone who has taught your child, and also
12/06/2017 8:50 AM IST
I remember the day clearly. I was in Class 9. The year was 1984. The class teacher handed us all our report cards and my
21/05/2017 10:34 AM IST
There are two eras in an Indian man's life—Before Saris (BS) and After Nalli (AN).
09/05/2017 9:03 AM IST
Glimpses of an unlikely but enduring friendship.
03/05/2017 8:17 AM IST
We could stand to learn a lesson from Uruguay’s former president Jose 'Pepe' Mujica.
05/03/2017 8:20 AM IST
No Chetan Bhagats, Suhel Seths or Amish Tripathis here.
27/02/2017 7:28 PM IST
‘Tales from the Jail –Christmas in Tihar & Other Stories’ is a memoir of my 20 years as a volunteer teacher in Tihar.
01/02/2017 3:59 PM IST
The first thought that crossed my mind as I watched our honourable Prime Minister unveil his demonetization "masterstroke
10/11/2016 11:24 PM IST
Stephen R. Covey, author of the hugely popular bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People wrote his final and probably
27/09/2016 7:58 PM IST
Something about that crowd was unusual. It was calm and peaceful. Despite the heat and humidity, no one was pushing, yelling or screaming. My first thought at entering a crowd that size would have been the fear of a stampede, but no such apprehension had crossed my mind. Instead, I had felt strangely comfortable in that hot, sweaty mass. And then it dawned on me...
04/07/2016 8:28 AM IST
So how does one take over a country in the 21st century? It's a lot simpler than you might think. The great European banker, Mayer Rothschild, summed it up beautifully when he said, "Let me issue and control a nation's money and I care not who writes the laws" All you need is money, honey. Once you have the cash in hand, here is a simple 10-step guide.
30/05/2016 3:40 PM IST
And if you, like me, have been wondering just how in the world Trump (and others in a similar mould) manage to rise to power, you may find The True Believer - Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by social philosopher Eric Hoffer particularly illuminating. In this critically acclaimed work, Hoffer lays bare the thoughts, emotions, and justifications that go through the minds of the masses who coalesce to make a movement.
19/05/2016 9:04 AM IST
This has been a grim fortnight. Four people I know have died in the last 14 days. What was the message I was meant to take away from the events of the fortnight? That life is a journey towards death? That death is life's ultimate reality? That we never know when death comes and so we should stop stressing, start living? Probably. Then, a fresh thought came to me unbidden, unsought. It came with such calmness and clarity that I wrote it down...
03/05/2016 8:26 AM IST
Sometimes the most powerful political commentaries are not made by politicians at all. <em> The Great Dictator</em>, a movie written by, directed by, produced by and starring Charlie Chaplin is proof of the fact.
14/03/2016 8:18 AM IST
I was watching Patiala High Court lawyers beat 'Kingpin Kanhaiya' live on TV when my phone rang. A friend of mine wanted to know if I'd like to go along for an 'open class' on nationalism at JNU. One Professor Gopal Guru (no relation of Afzal, I was assured) was going to address a gathering. Though I realized this was probably going to be risky business -- police, protestors, et al -- I decided to go. Because at some point, you just have to check things out for yourself.
24/02/2016 7:09 AM IST