Self-stilled silence is the language of communication with the Divine
Spiritual theory and practice have a deep legacy of silence. There is physiological silence, and self-stilled silence. Physiological silence, a function of our body-mind complex, is the one experienced...
View ArticleIPL 2016: The curious case of Mustafizur Rahman in the words of David Warner...
By Boria Majumdar When does a captain speak to his bowler the most in T-20 cricket? During the death overs, right? That’s when the bowler is under the pump. However, with the Sunrisers Hyderabad this...
View ArticleUS and European companies to face competitive pressures from emerging-market...
By Richard Dobbs Given the waves of turbulence that have swept through financial markets in recent times, including the 2000 dotcom meltdown and the 2008 financial crisis, it may sound odd to describe...
View ArticleIf one is to listen, one must be attentive
By J Krishnamurti Most of us do not listen at all; we naturally have ideas — our own opinions, prejudices, conclusions — and these become a barrier and prevent us from listening. After all, if...
View ArticleIn June, PM Narendra Modi will have to pitch India as the best story for any...
By Pranab Dhal Samanta The eighth year in a US president’s two-year stint is a year of consolidation, of legacy markers, of showcasing what the incumbent stood for and what he is leaving behind as...
View ArticleRoad restrictions in Delhi show no noticeable impact of personal cars on...
By Himangshu Watts Road restrictions aimed to cut pollution in Delhi have again failed to show any noticeable impact of personal cars on pollution. The only clear winners in the unscientific and...
View ArticleEPS is highly overrated as barometer of value creation
Of all the measures of a company’s performance, its earnings per share (EPS) may be the most visible. It’s the ‘bottom line’ on a company’s income statement. It’s usually the first or second item in...
View ArticleOut of great momentum for meditation, humanity will be born anew
By Osho Pythagoras’ is the first experiment in creating a synthesis. Twenty-five centuries have passed since then. There have been great mystics like the Buddha, Lao Tzu and Zarathustra. There have...
View ArticleA possible cure for Japan’s low inflation
By Narayana Kocherlakota Japan’s central bank has long been battling an ailment that now afflicts much of the developed world: unduly low inflation, which tends to go together with lackluster economic...
View ArticleChina is a country of contradictions
By Arthur Kroeber In the 1980s, China was an impoverished backwater, struggling to escape the political turmoil and economic mismanagement of the Mao era. Today, it is the world’s second-biggest...
View ArticleWe already have much to be thankful for
By Ezekiel Isaac Malekar It is not money that is the root of all evil but the inordinate desire for it. The Tenth Commandment says, ‘Thou shall not covet….’ Judaism commands holding a fellowman’s...
View ArticleState-run banks’ recap plan faces rough weather
By Madan Sabnavis The cleaning up of the balance sheets of public sector banks (PSBs) and the subsequent support being provided by the government does raise several conundrums. In FY14 and FY15, net...
View ArticleLeicester City miracle: The little big boys of England
By Boria Majumdar Modern sport is a huge commercial spectacle. True. Modern sport is not the best spectacle without the biggest stars who are billionaires. True. Unless you have the means and the...
View ArticleWhy visa walls will hurt US companies more
By R Chandrashekhar In early April, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the agency received more than 236,000 petitions for H-1B visas during the annual filing period. This...
View ArticleIndia-West Asia ties: A gulf is being bridged
By Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury Few in India and abroad expected Narendra Modi to embark on a high-voltage foreign policy endeavour when he became prime minister in 2014. Even fewer expected the PM to...
View ArticleThe four principles of risk-taking
By Karen Firestone Risk is unavoidable. Whether we’re driving in fast-moving traffic, arguing with a colleague in a meeting or investing our hard-earned money, we are engaging in risk taking.… My...
View ArticleSelfless actions lead to the spiritual path
By Parmarthi Raina We work for our livelihood, to provide for our family and contribute to society. Vedic scriptures tell us that the purpose of life is moksha, or liberation from the cycle of birth...
View ArticleSlump in current private sector valuations unlikely to impact broader public...
By David Cogman and Alan Lau Aggressive valuations among technology companies are hardly a new phenomenon. The widespread concerns over high pre-IPO valuations today recall debates over the technology...
View ArticleAltruism is the ‘essence of all knowledge’
By Patwant Singh Where do you draw the line between religion and spirituality? Doesn’t one depend on the other for sense, sustenance and inspiration? Most of the major religions explain the existence...
View ArticleAgrarian crisis and farmers suicide in Telangana region
By Chiguru Prashanth Kumar After a prolonged struggle for six decades, the hopes and expectations to achieve a separate state hood for Telangana region was to cherish Achhe Din for agriculture sector,...
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