THINKING SCIENTIFICALLY ON ANY SUBJECT A leading international organization that promotes cutting edge thinking on a range of subjects annually invites some of the most renowned thinkers in the world to share their thoughts on one question which...

THE JOY OF BEING PROVED WRONG !! This is not just incredible but also tells us something about how we ought to think on any subject. Comes the news that Einstein—yes the man hailed as arguably the greatest scientist ever—may...

OF DONKEYS AND TERRORISM It is absolutely understandable that in the days and even weeks following a terrorist strike—of the sort that occurred at the gates of Delhi High Court—there is an outpouring of grief, anger and hand wringing at...

ANNA HAZARE, FILM AWARDS AND ALL THAT CRAP There was a time when Filmfare awards were much sought after by film personalities and an adoring people , this writer included. It is another matter that in the last few years there have come up so many...

MD RAFI, ANNA HAZARE,M.S.SUBBALAKSHMI There is this heartwarming anecdote about the late lamented Md. Rafi whose death anniversary was observed recently. Rafisaab was entering an elevator to go to a recording of a song .People noticed the liftman...

WHY DID ANNA HAZARE RUN ? There was this stunning scene on TV. Anna Hazare, all of 73 years old, on a fast for about 2 days ,actually sprinted for a few yards before the cops and his supporters stopped him. Hours later there ensued a debate—why...

AN ACTRESS REVEALS Actress Khushboo said in a TV channel that Anna Hazare ought to have addressed an issue that in her opinion was more important than corruption—the sad plight of Dalits . Now if you take this statement at face...

ANNA HAZARE AND NAXALITES—WHAT’S COMMON ? It may seem shocking but Anna Hazare and Naxalites/Maoists have one significant idea in common—-both believe that change for the better is necessary and , what is more important, change is possible...

4 FEET LONG COFFEE ANYONE? Indians are innovative mathematicians. After having discovered the ‘ zero’ - –most westerners think that our math genius did not go beyond this.Indians have discovered or invented no more math concepts . I...

MUMBAI IS CHANGING About 7 years ago a young friend of mine joined the Times Of India, Mumbai . On the first day she and other trainees went through an Induction programme in which top management personnel briefed them about the...