A COUNTRY HELD HOSTAGE BY ITS ELITE
I feel amused when someone criticizes dynastic political families in Pakistan. Amused, because the real problem lies somewhere…
Why Corruption is Worse Than Robbery
Corruption is the abuse of public or private office for personal motives. Its most common forms are embezzlement,…
The Power of Concentration for Knowledge Workers
Men of genius themselves were great only by bringing all their power to bear on the point on…
Religions in the World of Genetic Engineering
In today’s world there seems to exist no credible substitute for liberalism’s creed comprising freedom of speech, human…
Is God or No God a Moral Question
Neo atheists, a la Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris, are characterized by disdainful derision of anyone who differs…
Is The Internet Stealing your Life
In the midst of our hectic lives these days, all of us need to seek and cultivate calm.…
Saying Goodbye to Corporate Life
I write this with an urge to get away with a little self-indulgence. A lot in life is…
Ghalib The Grand Poet from India
Years ago when I needed a book that I held in great esteem to take the oath of…
Death – The Eternal Mystery
In every culture we know of, whether secular or religious, cosmopolitan or tribal, the ultimate question of life…
Some Thoughts in the Aftermath of the Tragedy in Paris
OUR REACTIONS Nothing at all justifies the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo’s journalists, still less on the Jewish…