Philanthropy of Mother Teresa and Other Spiritual Leaders
Philanthropy comes in two flavors. One is where you spent your own money, the other is where you collect money from others to do good. Both have a flip side.
Driving in India
Driving in India is dangerous. Drivers have no clue who has the right of way, and who is supposed to yield. And they don’t like seat belts and helmets.
Richard Feynman — How Much Can We Know?
Richard Feynman uses an analogy to drive home the everyday-miracle of our perception of the world around us. It is also illustrates how much we can know.
Indian Politics – the Last Resort
Indian Politics is the last resort of a scoundrel. I think this association is one of the nasty legacies of our colonial past. Have things begun to change?
Disappearance of the Middle Class
The disappearance of the middle class is a direct result of the income inequality and skewed wealth distribution. It is also a social reality here to stay. Here is a closer look at this issue, and how it is mirrored in certain unexpected areas.
Robotic Takeover
Years ago, I read this fictional story by Marshall Brain called Manna. It talked about the robotic takeover of a
Style Trendsetters – a Fashion Blog
Kavita Thulasidas of Stylemart Singapore has just started a fashion blog, Style Trendsetters. Full of fashion tips and the latest style trends and news, this blog will entertain you for hours, if you are interested in fashion. Especially Indian fashion.
Death and Grief
Why do we grieve when someone dies? I don’t think we grieve for them, but ourselves. Do not seek to to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.
Fields Medal – First Woman
Just read the news that Prof Maryam Mirzakhani won the prestigious Fields medal (the equivalent of Nobel prize in Mathematics).
Robin Williams
I was as shocked as everybody else when I heard the news of Robin Williams’s apparent suicide. I wanted to
Back to Blogging
Welcome to the newly relaunched Unreal Blog. With this relaunch, I hope to get back to regular blogging once more. I hope you like the new look. I know at least one person who did not, and here is why I think he didn’t…