Don’t Let Labels Define You: The Lesson of the Math Class Prank

During a prank, a student stuck a paper on his classmate’s back that said “I’m stupid”. He asked the rest of the class not to tell him.Thus the class began laughing throught the period.Next period was math class. The math professor wrote a difficult question on the board.No one was able to answer it exceptContinue reading “Don’t Let Labels Define You: The Lesson of the Math Class Prank”

Mamdani, Adani and Khomeini

What is common in these 3 names ? The Mayor of New York, A Global business tycoon and the theocratic founder who overthrew the powerful Shahs of Iran, all connect to India. [ The family name of Ayatollah Khomeini still remains Al- hindi ( belongs to Hind) to announce that his grandfather Ahmad Hindi had migratedContinue reading “Mamdani, Adani and Khomeini”

The next batsman padded up and waiting

It was February 24, 1988. – Azad Maidan, Bombay.– Harris Shield semifinal. The two boys from the Shardashram Vidyamandir just went on and on, in a scoring spree. When the stumps were drawn for the night, the two had piled up an unbeaten 664 runs. In the next 5 years they would be the toastContinue reading “The next batsman padded up and waiting”

Doctors who have changed our world

In 1952, inside a New York City delivery room, a baby was born blue and silent. Doctors hesitated, unsure whether to keep trying. Then a calm voice broke through the panic. “Let’s score the baby,” said Dr. Virginia Apgar. That moment changed the world of medicine forever. Apgar had once dreamed of being a surgeon,Continue reading “Doctors who have changed our world”