Open to New Light: Quakers and Other Faiths Eleanor Nesbitt (Collective Ink, 2023) Researching this book brought me one surprise after another. I hadn’t previously known that George Fox, the founder of what is now the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), was reading the Qur’an (an English translation of a French translation) in the 1600s. […]
A reflection on my book, “Open to New Light” Read More »
A wise man once had this piece of advice for people who talk too much and out of turn: it’s better to keep your mouth shut and let people suspect that you are an ignoramus, rather than open it and confirm their suspicions. It appears that this gem of wisdom applies very well to the
THE KANT-ERBURY TALES : THE DEBATE OVER DISABILITIES QUOTAS Read More »
The young cricketer Yashasvi Jaiswal articulated an important insight about our country at the end of the third Test against England, where he scored his second double-century at the tender age of 22. “In India, when you grow up, you work really hard for each and every thing,” he said when asked about his approach
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This past year, the ascent of Rishi Sunak—a brown-skinned, cow-worshipping Indian—as prime minister of the UK has been enthusiastically celebrated. More strikingly, it serves as another reminder of the prominence of the Indian diaspora in the western world. This has been evident in the private sector, where executives born and raised in India have been
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IF 2024 will be known as the year of seismic general elections, it will also be remembered as the one of unforgettable weddings. In India, Mumbai is still aglitter in the after-glow of the wedding of Anant Ambani, son of India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani. The festivities spread over weeks of uncapped extravagance. The total
In my 74 years I have not seen, or even heard of, a more tasteless, egotistical or pretentious wedding than the recent, 24X7 televised extravaganza of the Ambanis. It is not just about its cost, which is estimated to be anything between Rupees 1500 crores to 5000 crores, not including the cost to the government
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President Joe Biden insists that he is still running. He has not said in which direction. He needs to decide quickly before someone makes up his mind for him. Some expect the Democrat party to push him over the edge. Others that his medical team may advise him against subjecting himself to the rigour of
More than change [DAWN, 11 July 2024] Read More »
This week my thoughts have turned to a subject I’m not very familiar with- outer space. Actually, I’m in the middle of a fascinating book, THE WORST JOURNEY IN THE WORLD; it’s about the first explorations of the South pole and Antarctica by Shackleton, Scott and Amundsen. The last quarter of the 19th century and
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Ever since I left clinical practice, several people—particularly teenagers and those in their early twenties—have approached me and shared their stories and troubles with me. Something about my experience of being in a profession I did not like because of societal pressures and then deciding to quit to pursue my passion seemed to resonate with
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