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Do you speak maths?

Do you speak maths?

Everyone knows maths has problems. And you have to solve them. That is about it. Even those with a Ph.D. in maths treat it as a subject, an area of learning, that consists of questions that have to be answered.

And this has been the norm since modern education began. For maybe around 300 years, maths has never changed. But what if it did?

Ask any average student, from the five-year-old to the…

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The Unwilling Hero

Has the age of heroes ended?

Hero : Someone who performs an act of bravery in a dangerous situation

World war II ended in the death of many heroes. And the death of heroism. As stable governments arose, supported by strong armies for security, the need for bravery vanished. And one by one, heroes went extinct from the general public. Now, there are no legends. Only their stories exist, to be marvelled upon by complacent men.

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The End War

We all have to fight the 'End War'. Everything depends on how we fight it.

Life is full of struggles. But a man’s life is defined by only one – the ‘End War’. It is the war that does one of two things: either it erases the memory of a person or it makes an immortal legend

We all have to fight this war. And the stakes are the higher than they’ve ever been. If you win, you get to rule the world. If you lose, you become a slave to your own fate. Under such insurmountable…

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Winter is a test.

It is in spring, that most animals are born. And the circle of life begins anew. For a while, all is splendid. Trees blossom with a fresh batch of foliage. The sun shines with its full might. Deers go round grazing on the bountiful grass. And lions, well they go about pouncing on the deers. Everything is as it should be.

But then winter arrives. The sun creeps away from the earth ever so…

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Death by Dip Pens I recently bought my first dip pen. And this is the ghastly image I conjured up with it.

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Art must have meaning?

Art has never been so freeing, as it is today. The definition of art is being changed, stretched and overhauled by the second. And yet one defining identity of art has survived ages – meaning.

But will it survive any longer?

Even in the present era of outside-the-box art, an intended meaning is quintessential to any piece. Every installation and painting has to convey a meaning. And to that…

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It is time to hunt.

There is a tradition, in nature. When a cub is born, the mother cares for it and feeds it. This happens until it comes of age. Having a fully matured body by then, it is time for the cub to start hunting.

The human tradition is something else entirely. After birth, the mother cares for and feeds the baby. This happens until it comes of age. The baby has now turned 18. But the baby doesn’t start…

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Bacon is good for the mind.

Francis Bacon - Lord Keeper, Lord Chancellor to the Crown of England.

There is no other philosophical work that has astounded me as much as Francis Bacon’s Essays.

Francis Bacon was an 16th century English statesman who served as the Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Besides engaging actively in governance, Bacon was a prolific philosopher. And it was in this pursuit of higher thinking, that he penned down philosophy’s most valuable work, titled…

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She gazed lovingly into the mirror.

She gazed lovingly into the mirror.

I was stuck. Not in war. But in something much worse. A 6 hour Chemistry class. But about halfway into the class, my day just turned around.  A particular girl caught my attention.

The professor droned on about valencies. But the girl oblivious to his rants, gazed lovingly at something in her hand. I couldn’t see what it was. So I assumed it was her phone. Maybe her boyfriend had sent her a…

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Piano - A Composer's Choice

Why is the piano preferred by composers?

Music composers are magicians. They create magic that can’t be seen. It can only be heard. But the instrument behind that magic is a worldwide standard. Unlike magicians who have a variety of contraptions and techniques, music composers rely on a single instrument – The Piano.

In recent days, I’ve been learning to play the flute. And since a flute has only about 6 to 7 holes, you have to produce…

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Art is Glamorous. Engineering isn't.

Art OR Engineering? Which is more cool? Let's settle it once and for all.

Let’s talk about the two extremes of creativity – Art & Engineering. What is your opinion of the two? Which of those you think is cool? Going by the general opinion, you might have most probably said art. And I respect your opinion. Everyone has the right to keep one about everything. But as the self proclaimed middle man between art and engineering, I must push you into thinking about why ‘Art…

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At a Snail's pace

Snails posses the secret to immortality. Read to find out!

Everyone desires a long life. Very few get the honour. And even more few live longer, do more and achieve greater in lesser time than others. But time is the same for everyone on the earth. Then why is there a bias – why do some people achieve more than the others possibly can?

The answer lies in our ability to ‘focus’. Focussing generally means diverting all your intellectual faculties and…

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Diamonds and Degrees

A Diamond is forever. A College Degree is your only ticket to success. Myth Busting time!

A diamond is forever.

Proposing marriage with a diamond ring is the norm of today. And we all brush it off as an age old tradition. But before 1947, proposing with a diamond ring wasn’t as popular. Only a few people in the world did it. Mostly the powerful and the filthy rich.

Back then, the De Beersgroup of companies had total control over the diamond market. And since very few people used…

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Sparrows die everyday

It was an unusual day. A sparrow died.

It was an unusual day. A sparrow died. But there’s nothing much unusual about death. I mean, sparrows die every day. And in those multitudes, one should matter. But it did that day.

I was on my post-breakfast walk, when someone tapped my shoulder. It was a homeless looking man. His hands were cupped, as if holding something in his palms.

“Sir, please help me!” He said with begging eyes, “I found…

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Beauty is in function.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Is it not? Well not exactly.

Every Time you see a perfect sunset, a clear night sky, a movie star on the red carpet or perhaps just a little butterfly browsing through a field of flowers – only one thought comes to mind .  Beautiful!

But what exactly do we mean by beauty? What is beauty defined as? and Can it be quantified? Such questions are perhaps the most basic philosophical questions. But unlike other fields, in…

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The Myopia Myth

Once you go glasses, you never go naked (eye) again!

For a great while, I believed if I ever started wearing spectacles, I would have to wear them all my life. At least, that was what I’d heard from people who wore glasses. So with a heavy stone over my instinct, I believed them. But here’s what my instinct told me :

The size of the lens is adjusted by muscles. And all muscles can be…

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Design for an Infinite Life

Design for an Infinite Life

I was barely past half the day, and I was already bored. One can suffer through 5 hours of boring lectures, but never five more. But I was resigned to sit through an additional 5 hours because of low attendance. That was when the professor walked into class. With a swift motion of his hand, he wrote a few words on the board and read them aloud.

“Design for an Infinite life!”

That eerie phrase…