July 2013

Stew Cultures and Pie Cultures

Rabindranath Tagore and Albert Einstein met for the first time in the summer of 1930 near Berlin.  Both Novel Laureates, one in physics and the other in literature, they were almost the opposite of  each other. Tagore was described as “a poet with the head of scientist” and Einstein as “a scientist with the head […]

How to become a more loving human being

In a society obsessed with love, finding love is top of mind for most people. Most people think they can attain this by finding the right person – Mr. Right or Ms. Right.   The game shows and reality programming of everyday life are all built around these questions: How do I find true love? […]

Playing Hot Potato (Pass the Parcel) with Mother Nature

‘Turn Down the Heat: Climate extremes, regional impacts and the case for resilience,’ a World Bank report released in June 2013, states that South Asia, with India at its centre, will experience a temperature rise of two degree Celsius. This will happen in next two to three decades; much before the expected date of 2050. This will […]