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  • Musings

    April

    “All of humanity’s problems,” Blaise Pascal said in 1654, “stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”

  • Personal

    Happy Retirement, Mother!

    After 40+ years of dedicated service to medicine and to teaching medicine, my mother retired from her official working life. She is an inspiration to many, but most of all, she is an inspiration to me.

  • Uncategorized

    Giving Season: Silent Eloquence Donation Drive

    It’s been a strange year for all of us. Personally, I’ve had a lot of changes in my own life and work. It’s been a year for reflection and trying to figure out what is that really matters. It’s December.…

  • Series

    Care: the key to meaning and joy to your life

    Creativity allows you to look at the world in novel ways. It opens your mind to a range of possibilities. Its importance remains imperative, just like curiosity and courage, for a successful life. But success is not sufficient- our lives…

  • Series

    Creativity: The true value-add for making a difference

    If courage is the leap of faith that one must take to bring an impact in this world, creativity is its guiding force- it is the skill that sets your distinct direction and vision into bringing this difference. Creating something…

  • Series

    Courage: the misunderstood and undervalued trait for good leadership

    Curiosity saves the cat- it brings you out of monotony and into a foray of intellect and imagination. But once you are there, your journey doesn’t end. In fact, your curiosity is merely the start to something great. The next…

  • Series

    Curiosity saved the cat: the liberating power of asking simple questions

    Recently, I had the opportunity to address FISAT Business School’s MBA 2020 batch. While preparing for this event I thought long and hard- what I do say to these students who embark onto such an important life phase this day,…

  • Musings

    Through the looking glass: The nearly impossible task of the perfect perspective

    Our perspective - the way we see the world - shapes our opinions and responses to events. It is a multifaceted and complicated concept that is under constant siege by the forces around us.

  • Intelligence,  Series

    When a grain becomes a heap: Our responsibility as humans in an age of artificial intelligence

    After many spurts and starts, we are finally, undeniably in the age of artificial intelligence. It is an unprecedented opportunity to design a better future. Every big opportunity comes with a big responsibility.

  • Musings

    Beyond Labels: Finding coherence by defying definitions and blurring boundaries

    We put labels on things, including ourselves. Most of us end up living our lives within a narrow margin from the definitions of our labels. What does it take to go beyond labels?

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