I left office a little early today, and took one of the two main routes I can take to reach home – the one that had to cross an intersection of 5 roads into a small circle. As happens at times, I got caught in a traffic tangle at this junction and had to put […]
Author: raman
Hacking By Social Engineering – A Target’s Dilemma
Yesterday night marked the beginning of a series of interesting events that gives us an opportunity for reflection (or avalokanam, as we call it). My wife received a few text messages on her phone number that has been her for only a couple of weeks. These messages were from Facebook, and had a code and […]
Gender, Values and Crime
A more controversial one among the many uncommon views that I hold has to do with gender, gender-difference, gender-specific values and roles, and the so called “gender equality”. Having realized that my take on the subject has the potential to hurt the sentiments of many who hold this subject close to their heart (as opposed […]
Traits Children Acquire – A Parenting Lesson Learnt
Many parents often wonder how their children acquire certain habits and traits, and hold on to them in spite of repeated efforts at correction. I recently attended a management training in which the trainer narrated an interesting story that throws some light on this subject, which I paraphrase below. There was once a boy who […]
Time – the Agent of Change
One of the most intuitive and (thus) inexplicable concepts that we have got too used to to wonder about, is time. We ask for the time, ask for more time, manage time, and even kill time! But to define time in all its complexity and depth is much more challenging, if not impossible. Two related […]
First of April – Fool’s Day Special
As a child, April was a much awaited time of the year. Annual exams would be over and we’d be into the honeymoon period in the next class. New textbooks, optimism of a fresh beginning, determination to correct mistakes of the past and to do better than ever before, all of these made us all […]
Perpetration of Blame
We live in an age when people become popular by highlighting the failings of others rather than through their own achievements. We have heads of elected governments who care less about governance and more about blaming other leaders of corruption and other crimes. An ordinary person who takes a casual look at the newspaper is […]
Path of Karma – Sandy Beach Similitude
One who has wet his feet and sandals on a sandy beach most likely remembers the exasperating experience of trying to rid them of sand. The less experienced are easily fooled into attempting to wash their feet against the next wave, only to find that the wave replaces any sand it removes with a fresh […]
Alcoholism – A Social Evil Sustained by Greed
Some time back, I was involved in a discussion regarding the right of individuals to chose their destiny. My general view is that people can do with their lives whatever they wish as long as it does not infringe upon a similar right of another. This is why I supported the right to drive without […]
Futility of Amassing Wealth – Timeless Wisdom from a Young Prince
There was recently news about a political leader of India, who has most likely amassed great wealth through questionable means (to say the least) and wields the highest level of power in this country, being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. At least at such times, it is good to remember a story from our own […]