Free Minds Think Alike
1Boris Pasternak’s classic novel Doctor Zhivago is set in a turbulent period in Russia, beginning before the First World War and ending […]
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Nationalism in India
0(Rabindranath Tagore was undoubtedly one of the greatest intellects of India. He was a poet, writer, educationist, and India’s ‘conscience […]
The Test
0The Guru once wished to put his disciples through a test. Giving a coconut to each one of them, he […]
Nalanda and the Pursuit of Science
0(This is a transcription of Dr. Amartya Sen’s keynote address at the 98th Indian Science Congress in Chennai.) The subject […]
Babies take Giant Steps
0I am standing next to the bamboo groove at the edge of the small round pond at the entrance, watching […]
Useless Words
0Once upon a time an old man spread rumors that his neighbor was a thief. As a result, the young […]
A Ph.D. in Polo
0Polo and Me When I tell people, “I wouldn’t have a Ph.D. if I didn’t play polo,” they either tilt […]
Who’s Teaching Whom?
2I washed my cumbersome long hair in the morning. Since, it’s still wet, I walk into the school with my […]
A River and a Lake
0A river is a lake that is in a hurry to reach the ocean; A lake is a river that […]
Where does God Live?
0The other morning, as my six year old daughter was watching me shave, she suddenly asked, “Daddy, where does God […]
Why do Grown-ups Ask Strange Questions?
0I ask a serious-looking Khyati, an 8 year old of Orange Group who’s been hit by a ball in the […]
An Invaluable Gift
0There was once a king who decided to distribute costly robes amongst his nobles. One of them, given to fits […]
Dropping more than Drawers
2Love drops from Above Soaking the body’s cloak and diffuses into the invisible …leaving no stains The children are washing […]
Mending Fences
0There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and […]
Science and Poetry
0Book: Science and Poetry; Author: Mary Midgley “Science and Poetry” is an absorbing work by Mary Midgley, one of the […]
Starting from the Beginning
0Something is happening to our education system. It’s crumbling. At least partially. There is something in it, which is breaking […]
The Cracked Pot
0Once upon a time there was a water-bearer who had two large pots, each hung on each end of a […]
Birdwing
0Book: Birdwing; Author, Rafe Martin Birdwing by Rafe Martin is the story of a strange boy with one arm, and […]
Man and Evolution
0An evolution of consciousness is the central motive of terrestrial existence. The evolutionary working of Nature has a double process: […]
Delays are not Denials
0Sri Ramakrishna walked across the paddy-fields in the vicinity of the Dakshineswar Temple. A few disciples were with him. To […]
Askesis for Knowledge
0The logical intelligence of man is a great obstacle for realising spiritual truths and in leading a religious life. This […]
Building Sandcastles
1A little boy is on his knees scooping and packing the sand with plastic shovels into a bright blue bucket. […]
Determination
1In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New […]
Sulabh – A Revolution like No Other
0In 1967, 25 year old Bindeshwar Pathak had missed getting a First Class that would have landed him a lecturer’s […]
No Piggy Bank for these Children
0An effort pioneered in India to organise a formal bank for street children and run by children themselves is now […]
Believing the Un-provable
0An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty. He asks […]
A Task for Everyone
0It is common for Indian businessmen to complain of the slowness of procedures in India. Equally, most citizens complain of […]
The Prayer of Knots
0Dear God, please untie the knots that are in my mind, my heart and my life. Remove the have nots, […]
Life on the Fast Lane
0The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways , but […]
