
“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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![]() “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…] “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] ![]() 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…] ![]() 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] 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] 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] 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] |
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