Share List Nirbhay Kumar In the short story ‘What Men Live By’ Leo Tolstoy has perhaps offered the best approach one should take towards life. The story goes that an angel is sent by death God to bring the soul of a lady who has died. The angel sees theContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar There are testing times in life when we feel shattered and sunken. We look for help all around and try to rebuild the house and regain the lost hope. During these tough times we have our share of lessons and learning. The past experience would showContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar We get impacted by other people’s opinion about us and our beliefs are shaped by what society collectively thinks we are. But deep down, only an individual knows what the ‘self’ is made of and others can only guess. Interestingly, we ignore the real self orContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar There comes a time when most of us want to live a purposeful and fulfilling life. We want clarity in our thoughts to achieve goals through focussed actions. But not many people find the real purpose and hence remain busy in daily seesaw battle. While thereContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar Depending on varied moods, different kinds of thoughts rise in our mind. On occasions of celebrations, we are elated and full of happy thoughts. Similarly, when the mood is sad, negative and pessimistic thoughts rise in the mind. In times of crisis or challenging situations, theContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar Many of us would have read a small story “Sukhi Kaun” (Who is happier, contented?) by Hindi litterateur and story-writer Raja Radhika Raman Singh in our early formative years. In the story, the king is restless and awake while the servant dozes off waving hand-fan backContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar We regularly read about rag-to-riches stories. We often hear about a rickshaw-puller or a chaiwallah’s son making it to top engineering colleges or clearing civil services exam. They are inspiring, at least momentarily, for most of us. We love to read such stories. They touch aContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar The year 2021 has started off on high hopes. As usual, most of us have made New Year resolutions but there is quite a chance that those vows were made in previous years too. A few of us would certainly have all-new targets as the onesContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar Fear of moving into uncertain territory, social ostracism and our own self-image are primary reasons most of us ignore our dreams and chase a goal we were not supposed to. In the process, we remain largely dissatisfied and regret. Most of us maintain a certain lifestyleContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar We can hardly find a person who does not experience negative thoughts. The frequency of it could vary from person to person but they keep coming. At times, they become very strong and overpower us and we start thinking the worse. A prolonged illness may generallyContinue Reading