“I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams” […]
“More gold had been mined from the mind of men than the earth itself” – Napoleon Hill, ‘Think and Grow Rich’ The title of this post has been taken from the short poem ‘Invictus’, written in 1885, by English poet William Ernest Henley (1849 -1903). It had no caption when it appeared in 1888 […]
Today, Kerala is the most literate state in India. But, going some half a century back, its villages had very few schools and hardly any for education beyond the primary level. Children who wished to continue their studies beyond the fourth standard had to walk several miles to reach their schools mostly located in the […]
“Tsar of the land of Russia, if you hear the sound of the bell which will tell you that Grigory has been killed, you must know this: if it was your relations who have wrought my death then no one of your family, that is to say, none of your children or relations will remain […]
“No nation has ever taxed itself into prosperity.” ― Rush Limbaugh Like everyone else, I too used to be prompted in the past to link my PAN and Aadhaar while e-filing my Income Tax returns. After entering the required data and clicking the ‘Link Aadhaar’ button, a message would appear telling me that the linking had […]
“The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible“ […]
“A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who instead of aiming a single stone at an object takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.” – Samuel Johnson A few days back, I came across a short article shared […]
“Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.” ― O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi Introduction Buddha lived sometime during the period 563-483 BCE. Only isolated events from the period before he attained enlightenment have been preserved. Also, some parts of the stories about his early life might be […]
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide The story of Jesus healing an invalid man at the Pool of Bethesda is narrated in the Gospel according to John as follows: “Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is […]
“In the long run we are all dead” – John Maynard Keynes The Prime Minister of India addressing the nation at 08.00 p.m. on 8 Nov 2016 made the historical announcement that from midnight that night the currency notes of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 denominations would lose its legal tender status except for specified transactions. 86% […]
