Month: May 2013

I am going to take you through a very unfamiliar ride. You will have to trust me completely and prepare to be thrown around. The idea I’m about to give is going to shake your fundamental beliefs and core values. And that is invariable owing to the nature of it. So, if you have your…

Yesterday, I met two scientists. One is a neuroscientist about to join Yale, the other, her husband, an immunologist in NY. And they changed my perception about how I should pursue my higher studies after MBBS. No, the meeting wasn’t a coincidence. I’d never be in CCD on any given day unless someone invited me…

Yesterday was a Sunday entirely different from the hundred before it. I did two things. Quizzing 8 hours of questions and answers (and excellent guesses) with my partner – Shruti parimoo General Quiz #1: At NIE, Mysore. We reached about an hour early and talked about neuroplasticity, and the like. Then, the first round started.…

I woke up today morning reading this on Quora: What are the biggest mistakes of Mahatma Gandhi? The answer tells that the British were comfortable with Gandhi heading India, and that complete non-violence was probably a big mistake. Two things. Non-violence works in international affairs. Especially after the second world war.This must be self evident.…