“Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; … [Continue reading Question with boldness…]
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“You see, one thing is, I can live with doubt, and uncertainty, and not knowing. I think it’s much more interesting to live not … [Continue reading Doubt, Uncertainty & Not Knowing]  On Valentine’s Day, 1990, Voyager 1, having completed its primary mission objectives, was ready to leave the Solar System. At the request of Carl … [Continue reading The Pale Blue Dot] A poignant, touching piece on one of my favourite film reviewers: Roger Ebert: The Essential Man by The Esquire. Roger Ebert before Roger Ebert … [Continue reading Roger Ebert – Cancer, Movies, Life, Love and Everything Else] Indonesia’s fourth president and the first to be democratically elected, Abdurrahman Wahid, fondly called Gus Dur passed away last evening. His controversial leadership of … [Continue reading Selamat Jalan Gus Dur] December 31st, 2009 | Category: freedom & peace, greatness, indonesia, religion | 2 comments
Share with friends:  A Facebook post of a friend led me to this article in The Wall Street Journal titled The Henry Ford of Heart Surgery. … [Continue reading Hands that serve…] December 3rd, 2009 | Category: economics, greatness, india, usa | Leave a comment
Share with friends:  As a rule I never post twice in a day. My output, as it is, is not mighty prolific! So if I happen to … [Continue reading The Mahatma] October 2nd, 2009 | Category: freedom & peace, greatness, history, india, politics | Leave a comment
Share with friends: Free Binayak Sen – Dr. Binayak Sen helped to set up the Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha’s Shaheed Hospital, a pioneering health programme for the … [Continue reading Dr. Binayak Sen] December 31st, 2008 | Category: freedom & peace, greatness, india | Leave a comment
Share with friends: Dr Kotnis ki Amar Kahani is a Hindi film released in 1946 directed by V. Shantaram (he also played the title role). The … [Continue reading Dr Kotnis ki Amar Kahani] December 31st, 2008 | Category: bollywood, china, greatness, india | Leave a comment
Share with friends: A familiar name, at least till our generation – Frontier Gandhi, as he was popularly known in India. When he received the Bharat Ratna, … [Continue reading Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan] December 31st, 2008 | Category: greatness, history, india, religion | Leave a comment
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