Happy new yair

Running on just 20W power, the human brain can invent machines, write poems, solve mysteries of soul and space, and, unlike Alphabet’s Waymo cars, navigate streets when the traffic lights are out. It is Socrates, Kalidas, Leonardo da Vinci, Newton, Tolstoy, Gandhi, Einstein, and all the other names you wish we’d listed here. Hundreds of…

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Befriend inner elephant: Make 2026 resolutions stick

By Anil Bhatnagar Every New Year, millions of people resolve to change their lives – walk more, scroll less, eat better, quit harmful habits. Most of these resolutions, however, gradually lose steam – not because people lack sincerity, but because they lack understanding of how change works.Changing habits requires aligning the rider, conscious intention, the…

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The year that was in international affairs

Welcome to the final edition of My Take 5 in the year 2025. As the year closes – and everyone heads off to their New Year’s eve plans – here’s a quick synopsis of the three key trends going into 2026: Russia-Ukraine war: Despite some optimism from the latest meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy in…

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Musings on the last day of 2025

As the sun sets on the year 2025 and we enter 2026, I reflect on a thought. No, it is not about the charade of making new year resolutions which I have never followed. It is about a different thing. This afternoon, while sitting at my neighborhood cafe (most of you now know that this…

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Euthanasia – A chatter of life and death

It has been said that euthanasia is often discussed but seldom acted upon. The reason for lack of substantive action on ground is that, in spite of debates there is no repartee to the quip: “What is the cost of euthanasia. You are.”  The term “euthanasia” itself does not enthuse much confidence. Pearl Buck was…

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Hemi Bawa’s Ode to nature through glass

Hemi’s Bawa’s glass odyssey at Travancore House in Delhi was a curatorial delight in terms of the way it was divided and displayed at this majestic space in New Delhi. Curated by India’s internationally known curator Kristine Michael it reflected Hemi’s iconic journey with glass as a sculptural form. Hemi is considered a pioneer in…

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If it’s Tuesday it must be Udupi! 

Yesterday being a Tuesday, we had a power cut across Udupi and surrounding areas in coastal Karnataka. This happens most Tuesdays for almost the entire day, for reasons best known to KEB (Karnataka Electricity Board). When all electric thingummies shut down at 9.00 am on the dot, we mutter, oh there we go … it’s…

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