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R.S. Foundation – Humble Beginnings
In memory of Rakesh Singh, IAS (1955-2020), we have set up a charitable trust, the RS Foundation. RSF shall focus on Medical Support, Environmental Issues and Digital Literacy & Equivalence. We look forward to your support and guidance in this venture.
Serendipity: The Role of Chance in Making Scientific Discoveries – II
Serendipity is a happy and unexpected event that apparently occurs due to chance and often appears when we are searching for something else. It’s a delight when it happens in our daily lives and has been responsible for many innovations and important advances in science and technology.
Serendipity: The Role of Chance in Making Scientific Discoveries – I
Serendipity is a happy and unexpected event that apparently occurs due to chance and often appears when we are searching for something else. It’s a delight when it happens in our daily lives and has been responsible for many innovations and important advances in science and technology.
R.S. Foundation
In memory of Rakesh Singh, IAS (1955-2020), we have set up a charitable trust, the RS Foundation. RSF shall focus on Medical Support, Environmental Issues and Digital Literacy & Equivalence. We look forward to your support and guidance in this venture.
Malala Yousafzai: Winning the Nobel Peace Prize at 17!
Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora, the largest city in the Swat Valley in what is now the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. She is the daughter of Ziauddin and Tor Pekai Yousafzai and has two younger brothers.
Lessons looking back from 2050
Imagine, it is the year 2050 and we are looking back to the origin and evolution of the coronavirus pandemic over the last three decades. Extrapolating from recent events, we offer the following scenario for such a view from the future.
What it Might Look Like to Safely Reopen Schools
As a part of the lockdown, along with all other institutions, schools across the country were shut in the month of March. While status quo exists as of now, it is becoming increasingly obvious that this cannot remain so for a very long time…
Looking after our Mental Health
As most of the world is in self-isolation the situation is fraught with certain challenges. One of these being the effect on our mental health. In view of this WHO has issued the following suggestions.
Isolation vs. Solitude – II
Continuing last week’s exchange ….. here’s a thought …..what if we were to recalibrate the meaning of isolation? Just in our minds? Just for now? What if we were to – albeit temporarily – swap meaning and connotation of isolation with solitude?
The Power of 21
Ever heard of the 21 Day Habit Theory?
Well…here it is….The 21 Day Habit Theory was first introduced by Maxwell Maltz in the 1950s. His research concluded that “many…. commonly observed phenomena tend to show that it requires a minimum of about 21 days for an old mental image to dissolve and a new one to jell.”
Isolation vs. Solitude – I
So, both isolation and solitude mean being alone. In fact, another meaning of isolation could also be to keep or stay in solitude. However…
We Shall Overcome
We shall overcome, We shall overcome, We shall overcome, some day.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We shall overcome, some day.
Reactive vs Proactive
Unusual challenges call for unusual solutions. And the present situation, in which the entire world finds itself, is nothing if not challenging. And now that the shock of the pandemic has somewhat gotten absorbed businesses the world over are gearing up to reinvent themselves.
A Tribute to my Father…
In the last few weeks as I frequently negotiated the commute from home to hospital, and back, a deluge of questions flooded my mind. To some I found...