A few months back on a picture of my son that I posted on Facebook a friend of mine asked “Why do only children smile genuinely?” And at that time I replied saying “Probably because they don’t keep worrying about what they don’t have, can enjoy a moment and are often devoid of any fear.” But when I thought more about it I had one … Continue reading Smiles timed between clock ticks and camera clicks
As human beings we have a consistently increasing ability to learn and teach… and of course an intelligently cultivated skill to forget…. This in one way also probably defined our transitions in the latter parts on the evolutionary road… Some even religiously forget the ape connection…. But what we have also acquired in this process is a strong inhibition to accept that we learned something … Continue reading Learning Teaching Forgetting and Breathing
There wouldn’t be many who have not seen Sir Ken Robinson talk on Education at TED… I mean on your Laptops…. it was quite viral… both his videos on TED.com and here now there is a new one… funny and thought provoking… asking us all the questions all over again… “How well do we know our kids?” “How can we help them succeed in what … Continue reading Ken Robinson – Conformity, Creativity and Education’s Death Valley
Asaram Bapu who once said that the rape victim is equally at fault as the Rapist has now been booked for sexual assault of a minor (I had mentioned rape earlier which was incorrect)… Nevertheless This is the same idiot who said that the Delhi Gang rape victim who lost her life last year should have called her attackers Bhaiyya (brother) and begged for mercy … Continue reading Asaram Bapu the Besharam Bapu – A Religiotic (Religious Psychotic)
Curtain falls on a life spend on freeing our society from the blindness inflicted by superstition; Narendra Dabholkar is no more… He was shot dead in Pune by two unidentified youths. As we celebrated another Independence day we have to realize and accept that our society is still chained to superstitions… and the culprits all all around us…. When we grew up we had learned … Continue reading Narendra Dabholkar shot dead fighting Superstition
There is an uncomfortable question in many minds…. some forcibly put it down for varied reasons, some ignore while some take notice….. and the question is simple said but complex understanding… The question is “What options do we have when we see something wrong happen around us?” While we might fall into one of these roles I would believe that taken the fact that people … Continue reading Manal al-Sharif – The Freedom Drive
I am a regular viewer of Malayali house, the malayali imitation of BigBoss … Not just me but my wife and my daughter also join me…. for me it is a stress reliever.. reasons that I cannot explain clearly…. For my wife and daughter we will need to ask them their reason to watch..
I have always been of the opinion that Sreesanth is very immature and many a time bordering on clownishness… I also strongly believe he is a man of not much valor (which many of us making fun of him are not either) and that is the simple basis of my take here… Sreesanth with the above stats will turn out to be the most vulnerable … Continue reading Sreesanth..? Really…? May be the ball is blocking the Eyeball…. Here is my take….
Don’t let people fool you to believe that you should have figured out everything in life…. If you are not sure…. it is not a crime…. it does not matter what age you are, you can always dream about your future…. Many who say that they have it all figured are mostly lying or have given up with life and lost that ability to dream…. … Continue reading The Biggest Mistake
When you hear Jessie sing it is as if the time stops and waits during every pause she makes… so her voice can come out, get into you and touch your heart…. This eleven year old is so amazingly talented…. A runner up from NZ got talent… Jessie is someone you should watch out for… I am happy but feel I have been too late … Continue reading Jessie Hillel – A Voice that will make you want to be good
Vinod Narayan 