Words: Jawahar NIDAMBOOR Though creativity isn’t a prerogative of supreme beings, the Homo sapiens is riding the wave of evolution, thanks to human ability and appetite for innovation, and the emergence of great machines, and harnessing of energies, which have transformed the face of Earth.  It’s a revelation.  Yet, one cannot be sure whether this

Hiren Kumar BOSE in conversation with Swami Pranavananda Avadhuta, author of Holy CEO: Christian Fabre came to India in the late 1970s as a representative of a French firm. It closed down leading to his job loss. His wife left him, but he continued to stay in India becoming a clothing supplier to European fashion outlets. He literally

Paribha VASHIST distils the word, ‘solastalgia,’ or a sense of desolation people feel when their land, or home, is lost as a result of ‘environment change’ induced causes. Forty-two-year-old Aalok, who belongs to a poor fishing community in Bangladesh, is worried about the future of his three unmarried daughters. In 2017, his ‘kutcha’ house on

Hiren Kumar BOSE engages Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That  Can’t Stop Talking, in an e-mail tête-à-tête, on the power of introverts: HKB: What are the distinct advantages of being an introvert? SC: Research has found that many of the most creative people are introverts. This is because solitude

Hiren Kumar BOSE engages Dr Art Markman, PhD, behavioural scientist and author of Smart Thinking, an e-mail tête-à-tête on what it takes to be a smart thinker. HKB: You write that ‘Smart Thinking’ is not an attribute but a skill to be mastered. How does one do it? AM: The key aspect of being smart is to use

Radhanath SWAMI, author of The Journey Home, answers questions put forth by Hiren Kumar BOSE HKB: Many from the West come to India seeking spiritual bliss, but stay a spiritual vagrant all their lives. You have been different. You came as a seeker and remain so. How has the journey been? RS: For all of us life is