Busy with the mundane life and the constant noise around, we often want to sit silently to think of nothing. But does that happen? Within seconds your mind is filled with some thought, person, colour or even a song. If not either of them, you start wondering about the word nothing and what it means. […]
Continue ReadingThe science of why we laugh
Laughter is a common human language. While different people around the world speak a different dialects, laughter is one common language that we all understand and develop as a kid. It is one of the actions that we perform unconsciously. we ever decide to laugh or plan our laughter sessions, but it happens very organically. […]
Continue ReadingWhy do we need more rituals, not routines
Every day we wake up with the thought of making the day unique by doing something different from our daily work. However, when we revisit our day during the night each day seems to look exactly the same. For me, this routine is wake up early morning, drinking 2 glasses of warm water, freshen up, […]
Continue ReadingLearning to think: The skill we all need to develop
As a kid, we are taught many skills and trained to write, read, play and many more. However, the one crucial skill that is the key to life, typically ignored is thinking. The capacity of individuals to critically analyse situations is an important and difficult skill to acquire. It is taught neither in school nor […]
Continue ReadingThe freedom to love: Make your own choices
Freedom of love is a unique concept and a lot has been written about it. I look at you and wonder why,Despite all the flaws you are mine.You hold me tight and promise all the time,To be mine forever, and always let our heartbeats rhyme. I doubt if you are real or someone from my perfect […]
Continue ReadingThis is a poem that heals a fish: Discovering the magic of poetry
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. Robert Frost Many writers have talked about the art of poetry writing and how it showcases the thought of the writer in a rhythm that resonates with the reader. I often wonder what a poem is? Recently I came across […]
Continue ReadingSpice of the Delhi Metro
A question keeps knocking my head, Have you ever traveled in Delhi metro, my friend? It’s an experience of a lifetime, As here all varieties of humans you will find. The first coach is reserved for the ladies, Where you find fancy women and some little babies. The women all stuck on their phones, And […]
Continue ReadingOne Hundred years of solitude: Brief
heard of a book a long time back but was not sure of picking it up from the rack. In 2018 I thought of giving it a try. and started my 100 years of a journey through happiness and sigh. The story begins in a land far away, where Jose and Ursula lived in their […]
Continue ReadingFeynman’s technique to effective learning
I thought of starting the article by first telling what effective learning is, but that is just too boring. Since I was a kid, I have been a reader, thanks to one of my friends who introduced me to the world of books & taught me to talk to the characters. While in school, it […]
Continue ReadingOde to the freedom
On the eve of independence Jawaharlal Nehru said Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when theworld sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.’ Celebrating […]
Continue Reading