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Doctors confirm mRNA vaccines are causing heart failure

After the covid pandemic started when I got to know that vaccines were being developed urgently to combat the virus I was baffled. We were all told that covid infection has symptoms similar to that of common cold because both viruses belong to the same coronavirus family. Humanity has been suffering because of the common cold virus for centuries or thousands of years and no one has bothered to…

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Why India has a 'fake paneer' problem

A friend shared this video of an extremely thorough and exhaustive research on artificial and spurious paneer (cottage cheese) getting manufactured in India but stops short of explaining why. There are three fundamental reasons. 1) Paneer is made from milk by splitting it. India’s consumption of milk and dairy products is humungous. It is impossible now to buy undiluted milk from the market.…

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Nature 101 - What is a fruit?

Mom and I have random conversations about nature every day. Today I was telling her that if she sees any animal in the same place for a few days it means 1) It has found food sources to sustain itself in that place 2) It is not facing any threat especially from humans. If she sees the animal for a year the animal has chosen the place for reproduction and breeding its young ones. She pointed out…

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Here's why Manasi Ghosh, Indian Idol season 15 winner is going to be the next Bollywood singing sensation

I have never been a fan or follower of reality shows on TV. All I have watched is video clippings of shows on YouTube. I have subscribed to Shreya Goshal’s channel on YouTube and YouTube algorithm started showing me Shreya’s singing clips from Indian Idol season 15 and then started showing me clips and short videos of contestants. One of them caught my attention, Manasi Ghosh. Then I came across…

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Is Lucifer/EmpurAAn a grandiose remake of an older Mohanlal movie franchise?

Mohanlal is one of the most versatile actors in Indian cinema. His legendary career is littered with one iconic film after the other and Lucifer which was released in 2019 added another feather to his cap, of being the first Malayalam movie to garner more than Rs. 200 crore at the box office. Keralites had been waiting for its sequel with bated breath and it had become known by then that Murali…

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Why Gen Z kids needs to practice the art of letting go and walking away

During a casual conversation the other day my mom’s cousin told me about his plans to enroll his kids for karate classes. With crime rates surging in all age categories I wasn’t surprised. While it is fun and motivating to see nerdy kids kicking sense into bullies and girls bringing sexual predators to their knees in reel life it hardly plays out that way in real life. First of all, it is…

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Understanding maya and moksha the keys to unlocking human potential

In ancient Indian texts the world we live is described as maya or illusion and the true world is hidden from us. Maya, for me is not a cloak of invisibility draped over our eyes to hide any world from us. The illusion is right before us. There are a couple of aspects to consider. 1) There is no human who has seen God but we all believe in entities we believe are Gods. We believe, worship and…

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Understanding love through hornbill breeding

I learned about something truly remarkable in nature from this video. The breeding behavior of Hornbills is legendary (at least among birding enthusiasts). The female searches for hole in tree trunks large enough for her to nestle in, lay her eggs and breed her chicks. Once she finds the appropriate hole she enters the hole and seals the entrance shut with the help of her partner to protect her…

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From necessity to opulence - unfolding story of human degradation

I have always felt incomprehension and absurdity in equal measure whenever I have observed people who have lived in difficult circumstances for a long time in their lives suddenly find the need for opulence when they come across wealth and prosperity. It all starts with owning a house (bigger the better). Till the not so distant past we used to live as joint families so bigger houses were a…

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Human wildlife interactions are increasing. Here's why.

This video of a leopard trying to jump through the window of a safari bus full of people has left me in shock. I have been on jungle safaris and though I knew there could be prowling eyes watching us from treetops and jungle thickets I was sure there was no danger of being attacked. When a predator kills a prey the carcass of the prey immediately starts emanating a smell which attracts other…

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Another rape and murder, pandemonium and life goes on

Another horrific rape and murder in India followed by protests, arrests, trials by media and court, jail time for culprits and the whole story repeats in a neverending loop. Never mind rapes that happen every day in the hundreds or thousands all over the world that never sees the light. No matter the consequences the rapes don’t stop, the rapists are admired by some sections of the society and…

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Women, Moon and the Universe - mind bending synchronization in nature

There are remarkable examples of synchronicities in nature. The one that comes to mind instantly is that of planets going around their stars at the macro level and electrons going around their nucleus at the micro level. There is also the structure of our brain and the synaptic connections between the neurons that resemble the galaxies in Universe. But there are some that are bewildering and mind…

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Comprehending life, death and rebirth through ancient cultures

My earliest tryst with death was seeing my family cat on her death bed the night she passed away when I was 2 years old. It is said that we truly become parents when we become grandparents and that is exactly what happened with my grandparents (dad’s parents) after I was born. I was about to turn 10 when Grandpa passed on and it devastated me. It was incomprehensible for me that I was no longer…

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What is love, actually?

This is an age old question scholars, teachers, philosophers and erudite person has dived into and tried to answer. There are ancient epics and stories replete with stories of love all over the world. Love is like art, the closer we feel we are to it the further it seems to get away from us. So how do we truly comprehend this elusive emotion? It would be unfathomable to most people that the…

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Why companies are undergoing layoffs and restructuring

Woke up last Wednesday with the message from an ex-colleague that she had been laid off from Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) where she was employed. She was a Dutch translator in her previous company where we worked together and I found her to be a composed, focused and hard working professional. It didn’t come as a surprise to me when she joined UKG in their finance team because with her…

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Nature Conservation in India - greed, bureaucratic hurdles and ignorance

Our planet is supposed to be the haven for life in the known Universe but is not entirely true. Though our planet has the fundamental ingredients for life to form it also harbors harsh geological topographies. On one end of the spectrum are tall mountains and on the other vast oceans and in between hills, highlands, flatlands, lowlands, wetlands, swamps, lakes and rivers. It is the ability of…

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My takeaways from 2024 Indian General Elections

Belying all opinion poll and exit poll predictions, Indian voters have given the least expected mandate in the just concluded general elections. Here are my key takeaways from the results.1) Between 2004 and 2014, Indian voters gave fractured mandates reducing the Indian National Congress (INC) from being a majoritarian party to making it dependent on its coalition partners to form governments.…