As a child, my parents had always encouraged me to follow and learn at least a few basic Indian customs and traditions. And like any other modern Indian kid who was educated in an English medium school, I regarded those ideas as primitive, regressive, and often even superstitious.

Today, as I live hundreds of miles away from India and interact with people from different cultures, there is one question that always lingers in me — ‘In an age of advanced sciences, why is that the ancient Indian texts (Puranas) are still studied so extensively, not just by everyday Indians but…

Indians have constantly ranked at the very top amongst the most affluent households by ethnicity[1] in the developed world, and that too by a huge margin. This begs the question that why the same group performs so much better abroad than in India?
In this post, I try to delve into this topic and will attempt to answer this question, based on my experience of having lived outside India for a few years now.

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

The rise in the wave of fake news has been a cause of concern for both netizens and citizens, but masquerading under it is an even bigger threat of ‘Faulty News’ which is dividing our society even deeper. For it gives the reader a conviction to form views, based on the news which is backed by data — but what it hides is that the data might very well be incorrect, incomplete or manipulated.

The case in consideration here is of the reports on ‘astronomic increase in cow vigilantism…

‘Recession is round the corner’ — that’s what every other financial article seems to be claiming lately. And, with most of the pre-requisites checked, the markets indeed seem to be positioned for the next financial meltdown!

While it was the housing crisis in 2009, what would be the next big bubble to burst which would send the markets in a downward spiral?

To me, the Technology Industry seems to be the most prominent contender. Bubbles are created when the valuations are unfair and the unrealistic market expectations pile up, only to realize that these expectations will never materialize and that’s…

Ever thought why Turkey (the bird) is called Turkey, which happens to be a country? Probably, because it was first found in Turkey? Well, No!

And to send your brain further into a spiral of confusion, consider the following interesting facts.

The United States and a lot of countries might call the bird Turkey — Turkey, but this is what other countries call this bird –

• The Turks actually call this bird Hindi, which happens to be the most widely spoken language of India.
• If Hindi was not enough for you, guess what the French, Italian, Russians, Polish, Georgians and…

The resignation of Urjit Patel — Governor, Reserve Bank of India, comes as a surprise given there was an attempt to iron out the differences between GOI and RBI barely a few weeks back [1]. But, what comes as a bigger surprise is how could the government have let this happen, given the weak position they are in politically. And, this news would give the opposition enough juice, to question the intent of the ruling party and shake the confidence of citizens and investors in the way the government is functioning.

We all would agree that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley…

Hinduism is one of the least understood religions, in spite of it being one of the oldest. And you can’t blame someone for their lack of understanding of it. After all, it doesn’t fit in any conventional rules, which make a religion — unlike the Bible or Quran there is no one Holy book for Hindus, nor is there a single god like Jesus or Allah!

Then what exactly is Hinduism and how is it even a religion?

The true meaning of Hinduism and being a Hindu was best explained by Swami Vivekananda, but before we dive in to understand it, let’s first find the origins of the word ‘Hindu’.

Historically, Hinduism…

Why I am a Hindu, is a reflection on how Shashi Tharoor (author of the book) has changed from a well-read person, who made the people of India proud by rising to the position of Under Secretary General of United Nations and giving up the position when the USA voted against him in favor of a rubber stamp UN secretary general, to a politician who is turning into a puppet dancing on the tunes of Gandhi dynasty.
While politically this change for Mr. …