All conditioned things are impermanent
I was thinking of adding a tagline to this blog for sometime. I was adding a tagline and then after sometime I was changing it. This was going on for…
Climate negotiations and Game theory
President Donald Trump on Thursday, June 1 announced that the U.S. was withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement. The 2015 Paris agreement established a global target for lowering greenhouse-gas emissions…
Iraqi dishes tracing back to Mesopotamia
Yesterday, one of our colleagues invited us to his house for traditional Iraqi lunch. Iraqi cuisine has developed over the course of a long and rich history. Modern day Iraq is,…
A tribute to a great teacher
Shri Rabindranath Mitra was English teacher in our school — Raisina Bengali High School in New Delhi. He was a recipient of the President of India award for best teacher.…
Byblos — an oldest city in the world
Today, we were discussing on some historical places. Byblos came into the discussion. I remembered my visits to this ancient Phoenician port city of Gebal (called Byblos by the Greeks)…
Malana — Mythology, Democracy and Hash
We left for Kasol in Himachal Pradesh from Amritsar (Punjab) by car. My batchmate Vikram and I wanted to visit Parvati valley. Vikram stays in Amritsar. It was almost evening when…
Bullet marks at Jallianwala Bagh
Ninety-eight years ago, one of the bloodiest actions of British rule was the calculated massacre of close to 2,000 innocent Indians at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar (Punjab). The firing…
Procrastination can make us more creative!
Yes, you read it right. Procrastination can actually make us more creative, according to Professor Adam Grant. The management professor at Wharton School of Business has highlighted the benefits of…
