Book Review: Free will by Sam Harris
“Man can do what he will but we cannot will what he wills.”-Schopenhauer Are you reading this post of your…
Perfection: The Overrated Enemy of Progress
We’re often culturally conditioned to chase perfection. Yet, this stupid pursuit is not only overrated and boring but also detrimental…
Cognitive Dissonance
Would you kill something because you feel empathy towards it? I don’t mean killing it to reduce its suffering, but…
Nalanda University, Climate Change and the Spirit of India
Nalanda University has recently made headlines, though the attention stems more from political discourse than educational. This, however, is not…
History of Baroda
“We came to the city, by and by, and drove all through it. Intensely Indian, it was, and crumbly, and…
Book Review: Hiroshima- by John Hersey
Mr. Tanimoto, attempting to ferry survivors across the debris-strewn river, reached out to a woman floating in the water. Her…
Travel narrows the mind – G. K. Chesterton
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.” However,…
How Europe got blue eye, fair skin and blond hair.
While our species, Homo sapiens, boasts surprisingly low genetic diversity, our physical traits hint at past adventures. During our vacation…
Cheti Chand
Happy New Year! In various Indian states such as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Goa, Ugadi and Gudi Padwa…