How Can We Matter

In 1943, Ayn Rand in her philosophical work ' The Fountainhead ' postulated:  "The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men."  

History Professor Yuval Noah Harari in his epoch making book “ Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind ” states that the truly unique trait of humans is our ability to create and believe in myth, fiction, and stories.

Thought of sharing my experience of a cataract surgery that my wife Vasantha had recently.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia has laid out a new grand vision to usher in dramatic changes in the education system of the nation by introducing teaching of Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata in his country's school curriculum. https://youtu.be/-VWH-ocvHAc As part of the Vision 2030 of the Saudi Crown Prince, other significant elements of Indian culture like Yoga and Ayurveda will also form part of the daily life of its citizens, according to media reports. Other major reforms that the Prince has already introduced include: officially allowing women to drive cars officially approving the teaching of Yoga as a sports activity practicing naturopathy as a holistic approach to health and well-being stopping of funding mosques in foreign countries restricting volume of loudspeakers at mosques and using it only for call to prayer and not for broadcasting sermons More than six years back, Khalaf Al-Harbi, a liberal columnist and a thinker from Saudi Arabia, has descr...

New York Times is openly and unashamedly, without any guilt or embarrassment, admitting that it is indeed misusing its talents and sacrificing its self-respect for the sake of selfish financial gains, befitting the portmanteau term of press and prostitute - Presstitute .