Has Philosophy become an irrelevant subject?
If I ask you to do a degree on philosphy, will you do? Most probably not. From a carrer point of view you might think ‘will there is even a job for philosophy degree?’ People do what most people around him/her do. Tech is emerging so everyone want to do a degree in computer science. Perhaps you don’t even know anyone among your friends who is studying philosophy. Most young…
Bibha Chowdhury: A Forgotten Jewel of India
How many times you have heard the word ‘women empowerment in India’? I am sure you have heard many times. Now how many times have you heard about the name ‘Bibha Chowdhury’? Probably never. Probably you are hearing this name for the first time. You might think what is the connection between Bibha Chowdhury and women empowerment in India. There is a strong connection, but unfortunately, we haven’t heard about…
Thalassemia: A Prevalent Yet Overlooked Genetic Disorder
I am sure you have heard about Thalassemia. It’s so common that you will find it in school Biology textbooks, health magazines, newspapers, everywhere. Almost 4.5% of the world population is affected by Thalassemia. In India, more than 10000 Thalassemic children born every year. Yet, it has not got the limelight. Until someone is affected, people rarely talk about it. If you don’t know how it is to be a…
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 ‘Relativity of Time’ and how it affects our daily lives
From last one year, if there is one question I have been asked most of the time, it’s this How do you find time to do all these? If you love to explore things, I am sure you have also heard such questions. Although, I don’t think at all that I am potentially doing many things. At the moment, I am a doctoral student, so a major chunk of my…
The Power of The Butterfly Effect
A few weeks back I was reading a sci-fi novel by Stephen King named 11/22/63. There was a character named Jake Epping who one day discovered a portal which can take him to the past or future, basically, he can travel in time then. Then he decided to go back in time in 1958, and after some experiments, he realized that he can alter the history of the humankind (as…
What Science tells us about a Focused Mind and how to get that?
Do you remember the story of hare and tortoise? The story where the tortoise competes with the hare in a run. The tortoise moved very slowly and the hare was very fast. The hare thought to take a nap after seeing the tortoise way behind him. Finally, the tortoise won and the hare was sleeping even then. I thought the hare lost due to his arrogance and the tortoise won…
