Ever since I can remember I have loved reading books. I have more than 500 books in my library at home. Add another 80 odd Kindle books and there is enough material to keep me busy for one lifetime at least. These are the books that I am yet to read. Add an indefinite number […]
Category Archives: Self Help
How to Stop Brooding and be Happy
There was a time in my life when I was young when I used to brood a lot when I suffered some injustice or was treated badly. This is not I think all that uncommon. Lots of people do just that. And they make life miserable for themselves in the process. I am speaking from […]
On Risking your Neck
Indian culture until I was about 40 years old was shaped and warped by the threat of communal violence. A link to an article where I discussed this is below: I would like to state that as a result of this threat kids and young men in India were taught that the highest good was […]
I have a cure for Insanity
Now you may be wondering what I mean by this headline. I mean this – there is a form of insanity or mental illness for which I have the cure. I was suffering from this type of mental illness myself till I was about 25 years old and then I finally did something about it. […]
The Debt I Owe Bertrand Russell
For those of you who haven’t heard of Bertrand Russell the following few sentences will suffice. He was a great mathematician and one of the greatest philosophers of modern times. And what can I say about his family. Will Durant writes in The Story of Philosophy: For he belongs to the Russells, one of the […]
The Benefits of Being Socially Ostracized
What are the benefits of being socially ostracized? I have experienced these benefits myself and so can speak about them. I will list them below: I used to read a lot of self help books when I was young and one sentence in a book by Napoleon Hill really stands out. He says, “Every adversity, […]
All Job Aspirants – Beware
What I am about to relate are exceptional events and will not be repeated in the lives and careers of most people. But these events really happened in my life and may serve as a warning and a guide to young and ambitious job aspirants and professionals. These events took place many decades ago and […]
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 […]
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 […]