PinnedAshutosh KumarinLessons from HistoryHow British Rule Ruined IndiaBefore the British, India was responsible for about 27% of the world’s GDP. When they left, the GDP was reduced to 3%Jul 223Jul 223
Ashutosh KumarFinding Meaning and Purpose at WorkWhy do we work? Is there more to it than just the compulsion to pay the bills? The story of the mystic poet, Kabir, may give us some clue.6d ago16d ago1
Ashutosh KumarinILLUMINATIONHow to Survive, I Mean Thrive, in the Gig EconomyLike Martin Luther King, you have a dream. But your dream is a rather modest one. You are not much into emancipating humanity from…Jul 294Jul 294
Ashutosh KumarinLessons from HistoryI Visited Athens and Understood Why it was GreatWhat makes a civilization great? A civilization achieves greatness when various facets of humanity — physical, intellectual, emotional…Jul 28Jul 28
Ashutosh KumarMy Attacker Taught Me CompassionHe gave me a tiny fraction of what life gave him manifold: pain… And that’s what we humans always do. We scoop from the vast reservoir of…May 133May 133
Ashutosh KumarinILLUMINATIONSo You Want to be Assertive. But What Does it Mean?Photo by Andrey Zvyagintsev on UnsplashMay 31May 31
Ashutosh KumarinILLUMINATIONHow I Never Run Out of Ideas to Write AboutIf you can think, you can write. And if you are endowed with a normal, functioning brain, you think all the time.May 13May 13
Ashutosh KumarinILLUMINATIONI am Transitioning my Career as a WriterIt is exciting and unnerving Apr 2114Apr 2114
Ashutosh KumarinILLUMINATIONYour Problems are Only Thoughts. They Don’t ExistWhere do thoughts come from? Where do thoughts go? If you know the answer, you have found solutions to most of your problems.Apr 149Apr 149