Hallmarks of democracy include the following: Communication is decentralized, with multiple sources of information. Authority and power are constrained by a system of checks and balances. Agendas and goals are established through discussion, not by leader Fiat. There is a reciprocity of influence between leaders and citizens, as opposed to unidirectional influence from elites. Group […]
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Epictetus : Stoic philosopher
Epictetus was a Stoic philosopher. He was born into slavery and endured a permanent physical disability. Like Socrates, he too had not written anything. Some of his students collected his sayings and converted it into an Enchiridion (a book containing essential information on a subject.)I remember Chetan telling me about this book while I was […]
Propaganda
It is time for the parliamentary election in India. Every political party and politicians have started working on their vote banks.A vast country like India with varied ethnicity and races winning requires a lot of work. To woo the voters, these politicians are using all the tricks and even hatching propaganda. Creating a divide on […]
Purpose
Last evening my dear friend asked about the purpose of my life. I told him the purpose is simple: lead a happy and healthy life. Happiness is living my life in accordance with my nature. A healthy life contains a set of good habits, friends and clear thoughts. What do you think is the purpose […]
Random Thoughts: On Religion
Right after birth, society mask comes to you in various forms : name race religion caste sub-caste middle class, upper class or poor I will focus on Religion on this post. I have friends who never miss going to Hanuman Temple on Tuesday for prayers, also some who visits mosque on Friday along with others […]
Random Thoughts: We have stopped being grateful
We are living in a hyper-converged world, smart phones & social media taking more time than family/friends/nature/surrounding. We have enough to feed ourself unlike those laborers working in mine/rail/road constructions. We have enough to commute from one place to another in cab/car/taxi/auto unlike many others who still walk miles barefoot for work. We are free/independent […]
Random Thoughts: On reading Bhagwad Gita.
I finally finised reading Bhagwad Gita, a hindu holy book which is collection of over 700 verses. It’s a discourse between Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. I would strongly recommend almost everyone to read it, it has nothing to do with your race/religion. We all can relate to one or the other discourse provided, […]
My Take On An EMI Free Life
My good friend Sridhar and I dined out for lunch at a Mangalorean restaurant. We liked the place, the food and service was amicable. At lunch, we discussed technology, professions, family and life in general. It was a good meetup. Today’s post is to discuss the one thing we examined closely. The topic was just […]
information overflow
We are in age of information overflow. Everything is just click of a button for us i.e pizza/taxi/grocery. It has done wonders for us but at same time it has bought lots of noise which can distract you to new high. 1. Paid Opinions: It is too easy for a firm to get our opinion […]
5 Indian startups revolutionized e-commerce in India
So i felt like sharing the web portals which just revolutionized whole e-commerce business in India. I selected 5 such portals along with their business revenue source via Internet. Flipkart.com Started as online bookstore now sells almost everything. In short i would say its AMAZON of India. I am a big fan of them. One new […]