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I was intrigued when I saw the news about ChatGPT starting ads in beta mode. The moment ChatGPT begins running ads, the internet quietly crosses a line it cannot uncross. This is not just another monetization experiment by a large platform. It is the beginning of a structural shift in how brands are discovered, trusted,…

Need for a universal Holistic Worldview of my ‘Self’ as whole ‘Reality’: In our daily Workings and living, every moment, we deal with ‘things, beings, situations, experiences’ based on our respective Selfish and Self-centered perceptions and ideas as stored in our respective Mind. And therefore, our Perceptions and Responses to same situations are generally self-centered and…

Wishing all of you a very happy and healthy 2026! However, if wishes were enough to drive action, we would already all be very healthy. So instead I am updating an older blog post where I highlighted 6 habits and 4 diagnostic tests that are reasonably easy to integrate into your daily lives. The objective…

As we get older, pain quietly becomes a background feature of life. Aches after the weekend. Stiffness in the morning. A lingering knee or shoulder that never fully resolves. Over time, we almost accept it as inevitable. “You’re aging,” we are told. “Of course you’ll have pain.” For many years, I accepted that story without…

As India’s Viksit Bharat–G-RAM-G mission fuses technology with transparency, it’s redefining how resilience is built at the grassroots — from digital trust and AI-driven governance to climate foresight that empowers at-risk communities with dignity, predictability, and participation. When India talks about Viksit Bharat 2047, it is not just an economic vision but a social pact…

We live in a world that celebrates being busy. People wear “multitasking” like a badge of honor, studying while texting, working while scrolling, and eating while watching something. Somewhere along the way, we started believing that doing many things at once makes us more efficient. But science and experience say the opposite. Multitasking doesn’t make…

In mid‑January, European governments confronted a development few could have foreseen even a year earlier: the United States openly pressuring a Nato ally over its own sovereign territory, wielding the threat of punitive trade measures to enforce compliance. At the center of this drama lies Greenland, the world’s largest island—a vast Arctic expanse whose strategic…

Acharya Lokesh When i think of Ram, i do not see a distant deity sitting on a throne in heaven. I see a human being who chose the harder path when the easier one was available. And in that choice lies the real secret of Ram. In today’s world, we are surrounded by choices –…

Elections for 29 municipal corporations were recently held in the state. Of these 29, the entire country’s attention was focused on the results of only one, the Mumbai Municipal Corporation. This was because the equation of Mumbai Municipal Corporation with the Thackeray family had become firmly established. The voters, in this election, shattered the ‘arrogance’…

Online encyclopedia Wikipedia completed 25 years last week. It has grown to include more than 65mn articles – written by nearly 250,000 global volunteers including over 10,500 in India. It was recently critiqued by some commentators in India for its “anti-Hindu bias”. Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed above…