Indian society and culture have been shaped by the communal violence that accompanied the partition in 1947 into India, East and West Pakistan. Thankfully all these events occurred well before I was born and have not been repeated on the same scale as happened then. But it scarred the psyche of the country and much […]
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How to be a Creative Genius
Becoming a genius comes with a price. You need to give over yourself totally to the development of your talents and make some sacrifices. It is a way of life and can be compared to the learned professions like law, accounting and the medical field. The way of life is described in some detail in […]
In Praise of Heroism
A lot of people know this about me. The incident relating to this made the newspapers when it happened more than 20 years ago. I am a coward. I lack physical courage. What happened was that I was kidnapped by some people whom I trusted and made to sign away my Infosys shares that were […]
In Defence of being Offensive
I shared a link from the Quora website on WhatsApp and created a bit of a stir. Here is the link. Read it before you proceed further: https://qr.ae/pr9xrM A couple of my associates messaged saying that they supported free speech and talked about how free speech was being affected by the present dispensation. I took […]
The Appropriate Response to Fanaticism
This is going to be a short article as whatever I have to say has, I think, been said by two of the greatest philosophers of history. The question is – Should fanaticism be opposed with fanaticism or should it be opposed through democratic means? In India, in the decades past, there was a tit […]
Why the Adani Crisis is a Storm in a Teacup
Actually the crisis is a storm in a teacup for me because I am not invested in Stocks or Mutual Funds. If you have holdings in Adani then grit your teeth and hold on. I’ll start with a disclaimer: I have not researched the Adani group and have absolutely no idea if the stocks of […]
The Real Reason to be Humble
I have got into a lot of trouble in my life because I was arrogant. I will ask my family and friends to please excuse me if you find my quoting from the Bible a bit off putting. I have always looked for wisdom wherever I could get it and have not limited myself in […]
On Hinting – Some Comments
You can speak the truth with the intention to deceive and succeed in deceiving. It is an old lawyer’s dodge. I don’t want to flog a dead horse. I have already written many articles about my being victimised and its aftereffects. I am getting tired of it myself. But this is another aspect of my […]
On Being Militant – Some Comments
I am almost 60 years old and I have lived through the times when many supposedly creative ways were mooted to deal with the fact that the criminal justice system in India does not work properly. For example there was the example of the (then) Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray exhorting Hindus in general and […]
Dealing with Corruption – Some Comments
My aim in this article is to appeal to the self interest of people in power (whether in politics, administration, police or the armed forces) and convince them that it is in their own best interest to reduce corruption and keep it to a minimum. I’ll start by saying that if the criminal justice system […]