thoughts
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OnceUpon-When the Child was the Father of Man
The civilization has evolved into a continuum of complex systems that are difficult for a single human being to decode. Think of it: can one person have equal expertise in quantum physics, nanotechnology, metaphysics, astronomy, herbology, psychology, art, human anatomy, music, or machine learning in the same proportion? We are in the age of information,…
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Genzaburo Yoshino’s How Do You Live?
Book Review By Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur That’s an interesting title, I thought to myself. I have believed no one can teach us ‘how to live life’ better than the ‘life’ itself. Think about it—school focusses on building scholastic attributes, and family, knowingly or unknowingly, instills values and beliefs. But are those values really worth…
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Stepping Into The Unknown
The post by #phdtroubles caught my attention. As I looked hard at the image below, I couldn’t help but agree that it is the correct depiction of a research scholar’s life. And when you are in it, it is super scary and unnerving. I have been there! Looking back, being thrust into the unknown, constantly…
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What Are We Becoming?
Have we ever wondered? What are we becoming? This should be the question, That everyone must be querying, To ourselves, not to others, It is imperative to be aware of, The direction we are heading. Did we ever ask? As an individual What are we becoming? As a family What are we becoming? As a…
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We Are No Changemakers
I had the privilege to attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meet 2024. Every year #wef annual meeting welcomes representatives of more than hundred governments, all major international organizations, more than thousand forum’s partners, civil society leaders, experts, and social entrepreneurs. For five days, Davos Switzerland nestles new ideas, programs and visions where problems are…
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December & Orwell
It’s the last month of the year. A time to reflect, take it slow and prepare ourselves for the newness that life has to offer. But before that can happen, we need to empty ourselves. And that’s easier said than done. Well, I have developed a few coping mechanisms. I have recognized the magic of…
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Gandhi & Inclusion – Part III
Satyagraha: The Soul Force Gandhi’s philosophy is universally applicable thus, surpassing the time and space timeline. What if the millennial posed questions to Gandhi, today? Will Gandhi’s response have any impact on them? Because, they are born in a completely different era. A world, that has changed beyond recognition due to the technological revolution. As…
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Gandhi & Inclusion – Part I
Our Shame What is our shame as an individual? What is our shame as an Indian? What is our shame as a global citizen? The shame is that the social evils for which reformers, educationists, and visionaries across generations and continents, laid their lives be it Socrates, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Martin Luther King Jr.…
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No One Right Way – My Ishmael
Indeed, there’s no one right way 😊 ‘No one Right Way – My Ishmael’ is based on my unindented thoughts post reading Daniel Quinn’s My Ishmael.
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Are We Gatekeeping Learning?
Is reading the only way to learn? Are there any other way? What are those?