By Tanisha Kohli Work gives people meaning. I was no stranger to it, and for years, I let work define me, comfort me, and validate my place in the world. It gave me a sense of self and something to wake up to. I was getting high off my achievements and kept chasing the feeling until the high wasn’t high enough for me. When things … Continue reading Work Was My God (Until It Wasn’t)
By Maharshi Sanket I hadn’t been very well for many months and recovered recently. I lacked energy and a schedule, aspects of life that I thrived on. Fretting, I began finding ways to cope with this reality. Eventually, I realised I was missing the idea of succeeding. This situation opened the doors to discovering life through different perspectives. For a while, I turned to different … Continue reading Can success come from who you are?
By Maharshi Sanket There is a notion that the world is the way it is. However I firmly believe we can change it. This global crisis which everybody is bearing the brunt of is a message loud and clear. It clearly indicates that our present systems do not seem to work very well when tested by a global crisis like this one. We need to … Continue reading Rethinking and reimagining a world with different systems
Nearly 144 farmers from Araria district in Bihar have been waiting to receive the compensation promised under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the paddy crop loss they suffered in 2017. By Devinder Sharma, food & agriculture specialist Nearly 144 farmers from Araria district in Bihar have been waiting to receive the compensation promised under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for … Continue reading Ease of Farming Index
Expecting Cooperation while indulging in Nationalism leads Modi nowhere. By Maharshi Sanket Promoting unwavering nationalism and building walls across borders might work well for domestic politics but risks the basics of staying in power. No voter however polarised would be willing to sacrifice the basics of life. In the bid to increase the representation of one’s identity in elections, voters have increasingly turned towards political … Continue reading Modi can’t have it both ways
The asymmetrical equation between the powerful buyer and the much weaker seller does not change with the farm bills. Two of the three Farm Bills cleared Rajya Sabha on Sunday, September 20, 2020, under rather unpleasant circumstances. The Third Bill got passed on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, when the Opposition had boycotted the session. These are important bills and they needed to be debated properly … Continue reading No Succour For The Small Farmer
Economically and politically, these three words determine the state of India and its people. By Maharshi Sanket Roti-kapda-makaan are three evergreen aspects of Indian politics and the economy of India. Unless they are taken care of they will continue to determine the state of India and its people. It matters-if your population has food to eat, clothes to wear, and basic shelter. Why? Because it … Continue reading Why Roti-Kapda-Makaan still Matter
How Bias can creep into Algorithms. And why ethics is important in Artificial Intelligence. By Prosenjit Datta, former editor of Business Today and Businessworld magazines Technology per se may not have feelings but it can suffer from two human failings – biases and improper ethics. As the Indian government and private sector prepare to use Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing and Text Analytics, Deep Learning … Continue reading Of Technology Biases and Ethics
Independent thinking and doing while also finding avenues to connect and collaborate is needed in education. By Maharshi Sanket Education can change a lot in the world. However, I believe its ability to make a difference in the world is conditional. Education should be defined individually. By leaving the process of defining education to the whole community, we end up promoting singularity and not independent … Continue reading Education should break walls not make them
By May East, CEO Gaia Education Excerpts of a talk during the UN High-Level Meeting on Education ‘No really creative transformation can possibly be effected by human beings … unless they are in the creative state of mind that is generally sensitive to the differences that always exist between the observed fact and any preconceived ideas, however noble, beautiful, and magnificent they may seem to … Continue reading Lighting the fire of a regenerative imagination
