His childhood was a huge tragedy. Even before he was born, three of his older siblings died. When he was barely 18, his mother died. Three years later, his father...
There is one more quotation which I would like to share with you all… This is the definition of Success by Ralph Wandoo (Waldo?) Emerson. This is by far the...
There are certain quotations which do not advice. They do not preach. They are not judgmental. They don’t claim that they are the Truth. But still you would have to...
This is an update to my earlier post on Bhutan: http://destinationinfinity.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/bhutan-gross-national-happiness-democracy-and/ Somehow, I seem to be fascinated by the Bhutanese. In these times, when the elected ‘representatives’ are more concerned...
That was the first democratic school in the whole world. Everything about it was done in a democratic way. The students would choose which teacher they wanted for which subject....
Sridhar was devastated. A divorce within two years of marriage was something that he could not come to terms with. He and Nidhi were never made for each other. He,...
“It’s a common saying in Japan that Inheritance taxes are so high that family wealth does not last beyond three generations” – Akio Morita, Co-Founder Sony Inheritance taxes (In...
Elattuvalapil Sreedharan is the name of the person who has shown to the whole nation that it is possible to achieve in spite of the system. He had implemented two...
Pre-Script: This article has also been published in Youth Unite. Sometimes, we do not need to develop wisdom by re-inventing the wheel. For centuries, rain water harvesting has been a dominant...
There were times when we would be more interested with the games period right next to the History class and all our attention would be on how many runs we would...