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Category: Current Issues

  • Can We Bring Back Peace By Destroying The Concept of God?

    Few days ago, I noticed a very reputed Marathi writer giving his opinion- peace cannot be achieved without destroying the devilish concept of ‘god’ which men have created. To make it simple, this highly acclaimed author claims that we will have to destroy the concept of god and then only we can attain peace. If…

  • Is ‘Knowledge’ Enough to Solve Our Problems?

    Is knowledge worth all the efforts we put to get it? Is knowledge the most important thing that one needs today? Surely, we are in a knowledge based economy. The more knowledgeable you are, more you get paid and respected. When something goes for a toss or when someone messes up something, ‘lack of knowledge’…

  • The ‘Kalam-Death’ Effect

    India lost one of its gems a few weeks ago. After that, much has been written about and spoken about this missile man of India. Can you imagine what the effect of his death on his popularity was? Have a look at the graph below. Certainly, in case of Mr. Kalam, his death brought a…

  • What should we expect from the Modi Government?

    While writing this new article, I knew that it is going to be hit. Why is it so? Because we Indians are too good at expecting things from others. If you still believe that a government can save you without you being the part of the change, nothing is going to change.   You might…

  • Angry humans and a dead dog

    Keeping your eyes open helps you a lot. When your eyes are open, you can find solutions everywhere around you. The world is flooded with the solutions. Only thing is, our eyes should be open to perceive them. Angry humans who are found all around is a big problem which we encounter everywhere. This problem…

  • Are you a hollow glass of alcohol?

    Today, while going through the website of The Economist, I came across a study conducted there. The study was done to find out the alcohol consumption trend for the last  few years. The survey can be read here- Alcohol Consumption Trends – The Economist   I was not at all interested in the interpretation of…

  • The Penis Story

    A few days before, I was sitting with Dr. Sharangpani, an eminent doctor who was going to deliver a lecture at Vasant Vyakhyanmala at Tilak Smarak Mandir, Pune. As usual, after the lecture was over, we were sitting in the room and having discussion with him. This is a beautiful story told by him and…

  • Manneys Booksellers Closing down……..

    I love my books and I also love the shops from where I get them. Pune has many big book seller chains such as Landmark and Crosswords. But, to be honest, I do not like these shops as much as I like Manneys Booksellers. At Landmark or Crosswords, books are being sold; where as in…

  • Khushwant Singh : An honest lecher!

    This earth has been a home to different kinds of people. Each of them has something special, something rare. I always read the column of Khushwant Singh which gets regularly published in Deccan Herald. Khushwant Singh is one of the authors I like to read. I am not saying that he writes good or bad…

  • Bhimsen Joshi passes away……….

                    The morning of 24th January 2011 was a deep pain to all the music lovers. The Indian Classical Music lost one of his legends. The notes were orphan, saddened was the sky. The emperor of Indian Classical Music, a legend, the singer who had attained godlihood through his music, passed away. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, one of…