The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. – Bertrand Russell Recently came across this very interesting talk given by a world champion in debating – it has many important insights. Her speech is quite relevant in the…
Month: December 2018
Happiness Quote
Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won’t have to hunt for happiness. – William Gladstone PS: Photograph of a trail in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA.
Kannada Poet Kuvempu
Eminent Kannada writer and poet – Kuvempu (K V Puttappa 1904 – 1994) was born on this day – Dec 29. He’s considered to be one of the greatest Kannada writers. Sharing an English translation of one of his most famous poems – “Aniketana” (A Free Spirit). Among other things, Kuvempu wrote about his vision…
New Year Resolutions
Sharing an interesting video that might actually help you achieve all your New Year goals in 2019 🙂 If you’re like me, you probably make resolutions/set goals every New Year and forget about them within a month or two. That’s nothing unusual – research shows that most people aren’t very good at following up on their…
World Soil Day
Today (Dec 5) is “World Soil Day” – a day demarcated to bring attention to soil pollution and erosion. Needless to say, it’s a very important day! Feel quite strongly about this topic because my father was a soil scientist – I also have a lovely farm view from my new apartment and get to…