“Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”― Roy T. Bennett Studies, especially academic ones are generally boring. It has been proven scientifically that the brain retains and recalls information that is entertaining to it. The other information that does not Read more…
We live on a floating rock bound by gravity, the invisible force of attraction that keeps everything grounded or within predictable orbit. This must explain our longing for attachment and consistency. There are a lot of people who feel unsafe no matter how much money or prestige or love they Read more…
I could clearly see the policeman drag out every dead body one by one from the crumpled car. Mine was the last to be brought out. I had last seen the truck sway in our path at high speed after which there was all darkness. I felt up my head Read more…
Mama has been to the hospital quite a few times before, but she always comes back home eventually. So, when she went to the hospital this morning I thought this time won’t be different. Baba even insisted that I go to football practice today as well. I’ve been playing for Read more…
29th January 1649. Charles I was executed on this day, upon a scaffold outside the second window on the North of Whitehall Banqueting Hall, at four in the afternoon. Men were well into the working week; it was a Tuesday and everyone was usurped by the labour for bread throughout Read more…
The symmetry of the dead from the chaos outside! The year is 1988 and we are at Pere Lachaise, the cemetery in Paris which recently became the permanent abode of J.R.D.Tata. The object of our visit is to pay obeisance to Jim Morrison, the leader of the phenomenal band “The Read more…
The annals of the Indian Army are replete with stories of bravery and uncommon valor. And then there are stories of courage so overwhelming that it is almost impossible for the human soul to even comprehend that such men walked the face of this very earth. On a freezing and Read more…
On the face of it, Matthew Wade embodies everything you need to be the most popular member of an Australian cricket dressing-room. He’s the uncompromising team man. He’ll always give it his all. He’s a bloke’s bloke, a mate’s mate. He’ll always put the team’s needs ahead of his own. Read more…
A few months back, India that is Bharat, that is secular, that is free, that is liberated, that is liberal will celebrate its 74thh year of independence with a pensive mood overtaking the senses….. India is an irritating country. It refuses to be bound by any stereotype. It has the Read more…
DNA cages: Most cancer treatments today destroy not only cancerous cells but also healthy ones. The ultimate goal is delivering drugs only to cells that need to be treated. Using DNA cages holding medications might be the answer. Cancer cells can trigger the DNA cage to open, and thus the drug could Read more…