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Part I “He grew up a genuine man, remarkable for endless activity of body and mind, a sage minister, a noble friend, and a voluminous writer.” Goethe – A Social PhilosopherThat Goethe was a genius of epic proportions is not surprising, what is surprising is the extra-ordinary recognition this outstanding man received from the world,Continue reading “Johann Wolfgang von Goethe”

A visit to Kanha after a gap of almost forty years must surely excite. The heightened anticipation of the transitions in this pristine and premier patch of undisturbed and serene forest, that the intervening four decades may have fashioned, makes the sojourn even more engaging.Sprawling and SplendidThe Kanha Tiger Reserve, commonly referred to as KanhaContinue reading “Kanha National ParkRevisiting some Impressions after Forty Years”

Ayodhya is transforming, surely, rapidly and profoundly. The imminent hope is that this transformation will be overwhelmingly positive, massive in any case as it is. The evolution of a place or a person, however, is seldom perfect. The nature of evolution always entails all the manifestations of attributes that the process inheres, invariably contradictory-the luminousContinue reading “Ayodhya-The New Hub of Hinduism”

The disappointment is so palpable and the dismay so intense that men and women; and children also in substantial measure, feel crestfallen as they conclude their visit to this premier tiger reserve of the country. This frustration and agony that most visitors invariably face is because of their inability; or rather the lack of luckContinue reading “On Not Sighting Tiger in Kanha”

World Environment Day was observed earlier this month with more than usual fanfare and ostensible concern. There were platitudes galore. It wasn’t surprising that most of the high-sounding statements were as hollow as they were insincere. The articulation of specialised knowledge patently manifested in articles and discourses reminded one of the description of an elephantContinue reading “Nature Based Solutions To Protect Environment”

The First Ship to Cross Atlantic using Steam PowerMachines are an integral part of human existence. That they dominate us is a reality, that they will dictate us control us is a distinct and proximate possibility. Artificial Intelligence(AI), Robotics, and Internet of Things (IoT), the smart machines and intelligent gadgets, are to define the trajectoryContinue reading “Triumph of Steam Power”

Arjumand Bano Begum died on 17 June,1631 during a childbirth. She was delivering her 14th child. She was only 38 then.But she was no ordinary mother, nor any common woman. She was the most beloved queen of Emperor of Hindustan, Shahab-uddin Muhammad Khurram, popularly known as Shah Jehan. He called her favourite queen Mumtaj Mahal.BornContinue reading “A Temple of Love”

The 1950s for the US was perhaps the best decade. Upbeat, economically and politically the world leader, champion of modernism and democracy, its citizens were enjoying a life style, affluence and freedom never experienced before. But along with also came the perverse and aberrant but pertinacious practices that inevitably transgress and destroys acceptable morality. AContinue reading “Atomic Beauties”

Close to 35 years ago, a young beautiful and ambitious girl took courage in her slender, delicate hands to participate in an event deemed taboo in her country. What followed was not only a sensation but a tale that saw incredible twists in the denouements that defined her life.How does one explain the transition fromContinue reading “Maria Kalinina – The Beauty That Feted Communist Russia”