The events leading to the Karnataka elections, the results, floor test and the after math has captivated the mindset of the Indian voters and international audience alike. It demonstrates the repetition of India’s history, the political institutions at work vide their un-decorated discourses, platitudinous discussions and orthodox style of play. Such was the democratic hullabaloo …
Western world and the myth of the Indian middle class
Whenever I hear Europeans per se Indian equivalent of foreigners talking about the Indian middle class’ I often wonder what do they mean? What section of the Indian society are they referring to? Are they referring to the conventional wisdom consisting of the 601 million odd consumer class, or the few 100 million people with the ability to …
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I Am Destined To Win
The high achiever knows how to climb into the optimal performance zone and ride the wave of success. They know how to get in flow and allow things to happen. They don't get in their own way and block themselves.They reach deep down inside themselves to find the magic needed to win. Remember You were destined …
What is the Universe made of ?
My Never Ending Pain
At the age of seven, I was subjected to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Mumbai, in a most unhygienic and clandestine manner. The shock and trauma of that day are still with me. Like me, there are thousands of my Dawoodi Bohra sisters who have been subjected to genital cutting as children and even today …
Conflicting Reasons With Faith
What is the most important thing needed for a happy, successful and peaceful life? Is it faith or reason? Faith is a process of believing in what has been passed down through the ages as right. It is a process of accepting a set of rules as true and final.. Reason is an involvement of …
The Ethics of Environment
Introduction We see things as we perceive them. Our actions indicate how we perceive things. Our behavior with our natural environment clearly depicts our perception, i.e. its objectification. Calling natural phenomenon as natural disaster or environmental problem, as if it is a misfit in our natural world, is today’s tragedy. Earth was formed roughly 4.6 …
I Am The Master Anyway
My life is a raptured tray, Which I designed with a frisky clay. Not enough freedom I got as it may, Ignored such trifles and all negative say. I'm born with potential; 'm born to sway, Why all want to direct me in their way? 'M born with ideas please trust my byway, But as always I  feel at bay. It matters not …
Our Earth: For Our Children
Our solar system is 4.568billion years old and we, human beings, evolved here as late as 200,000 year ago. Agriculture civilization started nearly 10,000 year ago. Since then we have been using the natural resources of mother earth. Since 1760s, after the advent of industrial revolution, the rate of use of resources has increased tremendously. …