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Man is not man, yet
Progress is the law of life; Man is not man yet. These famous words from Robert Browning once again stand vindicated as Kenya’s Kipchoge breaks the Marathon record by running 42.195 km in less than two hours. It was a good 75 years ago that Roger Banister had achieved something...
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For a happy Deepavali
27 October 2019 | Pramod Pathak -
The world of paranoia
13 October 2019 | Pramod Pathak -
Gandhi: The global icon
29 September 2019 | Pramod Pathak -
Market needs stimulation
15 September 2019 | Pramod Pathak -
Poverty concerns
01 September 2019 | Pramod Pathak -
The quest for justice
18 August 2019 | Pramod Pathak -
What machines can’t learn
04 August 2019 | Pramod Pathak
Living in a stressful world
Life for mankind has never been easy. But the present times are certainly more challenging. Not because of environmental demands only. It is the human aspirations to reach the sky that makes the feet leave the ground. With the mind going wayward, peace eludes humanity as it chases a mirage,...
A mind without fear
Meeting Rajat Gupta at the pan IIT Bay Area Conference organised in the Silicon Valley last month was a pleasant experience. Gupta was once a business icon, philanthropist, and trusted advisor to the global elite. Then, he was found guilty of Insider Trading which shattered his reputation of decades in...
Living in a hyper world
Around a month ago, World Hypertension Day was observed. The notable piece of statistic was that four out of 10 adults worldwide have high blood pressure and only around 50 per cent of them are aware of it. Some two decades ago, the number of adults estimated to be living...
Tenets of true leadership
Leadership issues have been discussed since time immemorial and leading as a practice is as old as civilisation. A leaderless society is a rudderless society that goes astray because it is the leader who gives direction to society and sets goals which must be pursued. But it is here that...
When the dust settles
The long-drawn seven-phase elections are over and the results have come. Needless to say that the elections this time were fought on emotive rather than rational plank. For some observers, though, elections are always based on emotional rather than real issues. But the Indian experience may prove otherwise on many...
Wisdom of the masses
The world’s biggest elections are on. India, after all, is the world’s largest democracy and the over 900 million eligible voters spread across 29 States and seven Union Territories are in the process of electing a new Government in a seven stage election. A huge event by any standards. Moreover,...
Retired Hurt
Retired hurt is a popular expression that is used in cricket to describe the predicament of a batsman, who while batting gets injured in the process and has to leave the field not to return. When his score card is read, it is mentioned against his name: ‘Retired hurt’, while...
