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You might have noticed that if you spend time with some people you feel like you are recharged, revived, motivated, feel productive, the spectrum of your vision gets more clarity and you will be absolutely excited. On the other hand, if you spend some time with some other people you feel dull, demotivated, doubtful, a…

I was having a discussion with a friend of mine who has published a book on Amazon which has won the bestselling title in certain categories online. He is one of the voracious readers in my friend circle and was so excited to talk about the printing and publishing revolution that’s been happening over the…

I happened to watch a talk by Santhosh George Kulangara (media entrepreneur, India) about the entrepreneurial spirit, and he mentioned Richard Branson. There are more than 400 companies under Virgin Group, which means that even if he gave a whole day’s attention to a company he wouldn’t be able to go over all of them…

We all know litmus paper which we used in our science classes to identify the acidic and basic nature of materials. Litmus paper is pH neutral, and it’s that neutrality which brings the ability to respond in both conditions. When we want to understand the nature of people, incidents, happenings, tastes, opinions, perspectives, I think…

In the English language the word vanilla is used to describe something ordinary, its meanings include – lacking distinction, very plain, very ordinary, conventional, very common, etc. But I don’t underestimate the taste of vanilla which is my favourite flavour. Whether in ice creams, in a drink, a cake, for anything edible I always have…

There is a thin layer of difference between knowing a lesson and learning a lesson. What made me write this today is that I happened to bump into a quote that is simple but very thought-provoking – “Lessons in life will be repeated until they are learned.” This is simple but very important. There are…

Sometimes, maybe because of travel, or because of slight deflections in the routine, or my experiments with food, or even for some unknown reason, my body responds to unfavorable situations with an unbearable headache. For many years I experienced this, and I never found a solution, I tried medicines and alternative habits but they didn’t…

Like many of you, the Matrix trilogy movies are one of my all time favorite movies. Over the past two decades, I have watched the trilogy many times, and every time I watch I find new meaning and dimension in them and that’s the truth. The movies are about an imaginary future in which machines…

Today is beautiful, it’s a full moon day. I can see the full moon through the windows in my room. I can see the highway, the vehicles on the road, the garden around the hotel, people, some birds, flowers, a lot of other things, and the bright beautiful moon in the sky. I feel like…

Just before the lockdown, I was flying from Mumbai to Bangalore, I saw the cabin crew serve meals to passengers. The meal was included in my ticket, so I was waiting for my turn. I overheard the cabin crew say the options were vegetable pulao and roti and chicken curry. In my mind, I decided…