Rustum Roy: The Enigmatic Indian Scientist
A few weeks back I first heard about Prof. Rustum Roy and my reaction was ‘damn, what is wrong with me, why I haven’t heard about him before‘. I mean I know about movie stars, sports stars, or other celebrities of India and around the world but why on earth I haven’t heard before about such an astounding person like Rustum Roy who can shift your paradigm of thinking. Perhaps…
The Tale of Vaccines: Why it Take So Long to Make One
What is the most popular question all over the world at this moment? You know it. Maybe even you have asked this question several times. When will we get the coronavirus vaccine? You never had an interest in vaccines like this before. Because a vaccine is need of the hour. The whole world is working to get that one vaccine and billions of people are praying for that. If you…
26 Lessons Life Taught Me After I Turn 26
I often wonder, why do people celebrate their birthday? Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against it. The celebration is great and we must do that to make someone feel special. But what is the purpose? Maybe to remind someone how special he/she is or to let someone know that his/her birth has made some difference to this world or maybe something else. Perhaps there is no single answer.…
How The Coronavirus Pandemic Shaping Humanities Future
It’s been 48 days since I wrote the last blog post on this website (wrote on 23rd February). From that time to now, a lot of things have drastically changed in the world. The world has witnessed a new pandemic in the form of the novel coronavirus. Almost a million people infected and more than 10000 died till now. No one knows how many more lives will die off the…
Bacteriophage: How A Forgotten Virus Can be An Asset to Combat Superbugs
What is the first word come to your mind after hearing the word ‘Virus’? Disease, infection, infectious, harmful, etc. right. What if tell you there are viruses that can cure our diseases. Haven’t heard before! But there does exist such viruses, which are friendly to humans. Just like good bacterias, there are good viruses. These bacterias are known as ‘Bacteriophages’ or ‘Phages’meaning bacteria eaters. These are good because ‘Bacteriophages’ are…
Medical Industry Vs Medical Science
Have you ever been in a situation where your family has asked your opinion before taking an important decision? Although you were right at what you have suggested, your family neglected your suggestion and took exactly the opposite decision just because the majority of your family members support the opposite idea. Your knew from inside that what you said was absolutely correct and the wrong decision made is going to…
The Art of Becoming A Buoyant Learner
Do you know what ‘polymath’ means? Polymath, Renaissance man, multipotentialite these all have the same meaning. The above picture depicts the meaning perfectly. It means a person having the expertise or skilled at multiple things. Take Leonardo Da Vinci for example or Benjamin Franklin or Richard Feynmann. In fact, most people who left their impact in this world were all polymaths. There is a famous quote which says- “Jack of…
