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Dear Friends, Namaskaram! 'His Masters Voice' (HMV) had once published a pamphlet giving the history of gramophone record. Gramophone was invented by Thomas Alva Edison in the 19th century. Edison, who had invented many other gadgets like electric light and the motion picture camera, had become a legend even in his own time. When he…

I was preparing to speak at a conference and I decided to bring an orange on stage with me as a prop for my lecture. I opened a conversation with a bright young fellow of about twelve who was sitting in the front row. “If I were to squeeze this orange as hard as I…

Dear Friends, Sanjay Thakrar, CEO at Euro Exim Bank Ltd. got economists thinking when he said: A cyclist is a disaster for the country's economy - He does not buy the car & does not take car loan - Does not buy car insurance - Does not buy Fuel - Does not send his car…

Dear Friends, Corona pandemic is a biggest blessing in disguise for the entire humanity. It is an opportunity for all of us to go back to our ancient wisdom and start “Living in tune with Nature”. VK NARDEP is advocating this type of paradigm shift since its inspection in the year 1986. I am reproducing a…

Dear Friends, Dr.B.M.Hegde (born 18 August 1938) is a cardiologist, professional educator and author. He is the former Vice Chancellor of Manipal University. He has authored several books on medical practice and ethics. He is also the Editor in Chief of the medical journal - The Science of Healing Outcomes. He was awarded the Dr.…

Dear Friends, Swami Chinmayananda (8 May 1916 – 3 August 1993) was a spiritual leader and a teacher who inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission, a worldwide non-profit organisation, to spread the knowledge of Advaita Vedanta, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Upanishads. Chinmayananda authored 95 publications, including commentaries on the major Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita.…

Dear Friends, Hugh Edmondson Prather (January 23, 1938 – November 15, 2010) was an American self-help writer, lay minister, and counselor, most famous for his first book, Notes to Myself, which was first published in 1970 by Real People Press, and later reprinted by Bantam Books. It has sold over 5 million copies, and has…

Dear Friends, Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) as we all know was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics). His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. He is best known to…

Dear Friends, James Lovelock (born 26 July 1919) is an independent scientist, environmentalist, and futurist. He is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the Earth functions as a self-regulating system. In the 2000s, he proposed a method of climate engineering to restore carbon dioxide-consuming algae. He has written several environmental science…