Take a look at this news item below : An engineer friend of mine this morning forwarded it to me and exclaimed in confounded astonishment! “This is very difficult to comprehend! A food delivery company which went public only a year ago is valued more than ONGC!!” It astonished me too but I was notContinue reading “Why is the Zomato Company’s delivery-man more valuable than the giant ONGC’s expert engineer?”
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IQ, EQ, AI … and the future of the corporate workplace
25-Year-Old Krutrim Techie Found Dead In Bengaluru, Toxic Work Culture Blamed: By NDTV via Dailyhunthttp://dhunt.in/10ndaZ When I read the above news item I felt very sorry for the young man… what a wasted precious life … ! But what I don’t understand is why did this guy have to take such an extreme step ?!!Continue reading “IQ, EQ, AI … and the future of the corporate workplace”
Man’s unintelligent use of Artificial Intelligence
As you can see from the above chart , the most uses to which human intelligence is putting Artificial Intelligence is Chat … and the least of all uses seen way down in the list is for Education and Writing ! What does that tell me? It tells me that it makes no difference atContinue reading “Man’s unintelligent use of Artificial Intelligence”
My Appreciation: A bold feminist re-telling of a scene from “Ramayana” by Indira Parthasarathy (published in “Amuda Surabhi”)
Sri Indira Parthasarathy (Eepa to his fans) was kind enough to send me yesterday a copy of a short-story he had written for the Tamil Magazine “Amudha Surabhi” (please scroll down to read it) . “My story based on uttarakaandam (a little modern for your liking, maybe!) has been published in the latest issue ofContinue reading “My Appreciation: A bold feminist re-telling of a scene from “Ramayana” by Indira Parthasarathy (published in “Amuda Surabhi”)”
The “Literature of Victimisation”: a double-edged sword: (Part-1 of 2)
Many in the world today are quite aware of what in recent decades has gained not only popular but also academic recognition as a distinct literary genre called the “literature of victimisation”. For those who have such awareness but may not be able, when asked, to define it, it perhaps worth reminding them about theContinue reading “The “Literature of Victimisation”: a double-edged sword: (Part-1 of 2)”
Make the Indian Voter pay for his apathy
It is election season now and for me it is quite fascinating to do some laid-back voting analysis while waiting for D-DAY on June 4th. You may call it idling time but it’s still worth it because it gives me a slightly better understanding of our voting system. Going back to the subject of glaring anomalies ofContinue reading “Make the Indian Voter pay for his apathy”
The pandemic of human evil
What is Profit? As CAs and business managers we all know that the accounting definition of Profit is “the excess of revenue earned over expenditure incurred to earn it”. What is human endeavour ? In plain terms, it is nothing but the expending of effort. What is the purpose of the expenditure of human effort?Continue reading “The pandemic of human evil”
Genitalia, Gender, Biology, Physics and Psychology
😳😨…. The definition of Biological man and woman is no more determined by genitalia ! The SC of India enlightens us all today by imparting new wisdom! The Honourable Justices of the Supreme Court have a great burden on their head and soul indeed… It is a very, very complicated case to pass judgment upon.Continue reading “Genitalia, Gender, Biology, Physics and Psychology”
Stay young and alive by writing …. says ancient Egyptian wisdom!
I am so glad a distant friend of mine emailed me this forwarded article ! It’s a fascinating piece coming out of ancient Egypt! It’s so full of profound and wise worldly observations all rolled subtly into it in subtle undertones … it says much about history, war, psycho-therapy, philosophy and , yes, sexual ethicsContinue reading “Stay young and alive by writing …. says ancient Egyptian wisdom!”
The roots of Xenophobia are psycho-biological not cultural
In today’s world we see increasingly peoples of different countries hurl the word “xenophobic” as a term of abuse against each other. Xenophobia is regarded as a cultural trait. Is it ? The dictionary defines Xenophobia as “fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign.” Wherefrom does suchContinue reading “The roots of Xenophobia are psycho-biological not cultural”