A very good friend of mine is deeply religious.
Neither his religion, nor my atheism came in between our friendship.
Another close friend and relative is deeply spiritual.
Despite my materialistic worldview, we understand each other better than most others do.
Ironical though it may sound, often, the space we give each other to be different from us, brings us …
Author Archives: Mahendra
Giving Space Often Brings Us Closer
Assertive vs. Aggressive: Why It Matters
This is in response to Atul’s An Aggressive Assertion, in which he delves into the possible differences between the two. As always, his post is beautifully written, but goes off in such a tangent to my frame of reference, that I decided to write here in response.
My interpretation of what Atul is trying to say …
Victor Frankl, Seven Habits, and REBT
“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”
– Victor Frankl, in Man’s Search for Meaning
As a Holocaust survivor, Victor Frankl went through some of the most horrific experiences ever known to man. Yet, from within the …
A Quieter Mind
This blog has been so neglected that I am not even sure if anyone will read this post.
Six months have elapsed since I wrote about the challenges for 2010. It is painfully obvious that blogging is taking a back seat to social networking. However, that is not the complete story.
Time and again, I have mentioned that for …
Road From Democracy to Fascism
The recent storm created by the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra is indicative of a resurgent Fascism as correctly noted by Soli Sorabjee. This rot in Maharashtra is eloquently analyzed by Pratap Bhanu Mehta, which you must read to get a grasp of the situation.
What distresses me to a certain extent is the debate I observe …
The Real Tablet Revolution
This is the slate I used growing up as a school kid. There was sibling rivalry over whose was shinier or had a larger “screen size”.
They are still used by some school children in India. Millions of them go to school today like this (image credit):
With heavy burdens on their back, no wonder …
The Avatar (2009) Potpourri: Medium Is Not The Message
Avatar (2009) needs no introduction. The most expensive movie ever made is a testament to James Cameron’s courageous vision of an immersive cinematic experience to out-Lucas the Star Wars legend – an ambition he harbored since he watched it in 1977 as a truck-driver.
Cameron has uplifted the benchmark for Hollywood blockbusters and created a …
Blogging Highlights of 2009, Challenges & Thoughts for 2010
This is a good time to look at the highlights of 2009, and share some thoughts about the future.
Highlights Of 2009
This has been a busy year. 75 posts on An Unquiet Mind in 2009 with about 1,500 comments! 46 posts at MakeUseOf.com and 30 on my newly started tech blog, Skeptic Geek, both of which involve …
In Remembrance of 26/11 and Thanksgiving to the Heroes
Warning: A post without structure, theme or composition. Senseless unedited outpouring. Read at your own risk.
Blood, bullets, and deaths. Brutal violence. Screams. Helplessness. Despair. Pain. Courage.
A nation of a billion aspiring to be on the UN Security Council brought to its knees by just ten armed terrorists.
Hundreds died. Thousands wept. Millions panicked. A billion were terrorized.
The …
A Personal Milestone
I am now an editor at Techmeme.
Some online friends connected with me on social networks like Twitter and Facebook already know this, but I was waiting for an official announcement before I wrote about it here. You can also read TechCrunch’s coverage here.
If you’re not in the tech field, you’ve probably not heard of …
