Body? Soul? What about a third alternative?

Before going any further into this article please close your eyes for a moment and remember the happiest memory of your life. May be your first kiss… the first day you hold your child… the gift you gave your parents from your first salary … just remember. What if I tell you that all those memories are fake. What if I tell you that they have been implanted in your brain and have never taken place? What if I tell you that those memories...

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WHY IS INDIA FIGHTING A WATER WAR?

Short answer: Because “whiskey’s for drinking, but water’s for fighting over”. Water crisis is not unique to India. Human population is growing while the supply of drinking water is decreasing. Water crisis is inevitable all around the world at some point of time, if this trend continues. In fact, it is a reality at many places at this very moment. The problem is there in every corner of the world. ~2.8 billion people are affected by water...

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MOTHER TERESA - SAINT OR SATAN

Is Mother Teresa a saint? REF# © 1986 Túrelio (via Wikimedia-Commons), 1986 / Lizenz: Creative Commons CC-BY-SA-2.0 de  This simple question has been a topic of heated discussions in our office cafeteria since she received her sainthood. I am sure other offices in India would be no different. The simple answer to that question would be ‘no’. The long answer to the debate is probably more complicated...

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CONSILIENCE: Geology, History, Cultures and Evolution

REF http://www.channelnomics.com Some people have asked me that, being a geologist, how did I end up writing a book on history? To me, geology is an extension of history and the two subjects are more inter-related than we think.  Geology deals with two different aspects: the living and the non-living. The rocks, mountains, minerals, plate-tectonics, etc, are the non-living part of geology that closely relate to...

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LADAKH TRIP: All you need to know

CONTENT Summary Day1: LEH - Do Nothing Day2: LEH-Around Day3-4: LAMAYURU Day5,6,7: NUBRA - PANGONG TSO Day8: LEH Day9: TSO MORIRI If Kerala is god’s own country then Ladakh is the god of all countries.  Either you go their by flight or road you will enjoy all the same. Just make sure you have enough time. 10 days is good. Ladakh is not just about the mountains, but also about the rich history, culture and the...

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How I got Leh'ed: Day 8-9 Leh - Tso Moriri - Tso Kar

CONTENT Summary Day1: LEH - Do Nothing Day2: LEH-Around Day3-4: LAMAYURU Day5,6,7: NUBRA - PANGONG TSO Day8: LEH Day9: TSO MORIRI God took rest on the 7th day, and we on the 8th. At least it was rest day for my father and daughter. We stayed in Leh for that day. Woke up late, had late breakfast, and relaxed the entire morning. Few of us went on a half day sight-seeing after lunch.  After staying in Ladakh for so many days...

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