As I was returning from my visit to Sri Lanka province recently, I hit upon a book, Deep Work by Cal Newport. Attracted by the title, I picked it up from my co-passenger to have…

There is a story about emperor Akbar and his minister, Birbal. One day, when Birbal came to the court of Akbar, he found the king lost in deep thought. Birbal asked the king, ‘Your Majesty,…

Have you had the experience I had recently? I was taken aback when I heard the word ‘sexy’ while flying on the Indigo Airlines for the first time. [auth] After the initial uneasiness I realized…

We are entering into the Christmas season again. The Christmas narrative tells us that the Lord was born in the darkness of a silent night, with animals for company. Was it only because his parents…

When TV Narendran, the global CEO and Managing Director of Tata Steel, was asked how big Tata Steel expected to be by the end of this decade, he said: ‘…We have doubled our production in the…

I am sure you have read the article, ‘INDIA’S SILENT READING MOVEMENT’, by Serish Nanisetti in the Hindu, which is about a ‘start up’ that began in Bengaluru and has now become a global phenomenon.…

On the occasion of Fr Stan Swamy’s second death anniversary, people all around the world gathered together and paid not only rich homage to him, but also prayed for holy boldness so that all of…

One of the important events of the last academic year was certainly the defeat of the communal forces in Karnataka. With 135 seats and 42.9 per cent of the votes, the Indian National Congress party…