Chhavi

The remote work debate was funny because it forced the question "Is a job something valuable you do or is it a place you go to be watched like daycare" and the answer for a lot of them was yeah it's the daycare thing now come on inside recess is over

Navgurukul is one of the most unique and fascinating non profits I have ever come across. The way there exam-less, teacher-less, self-motivated and peer based pedagogy is transforming the lives of one of the most marginalised women of India is truly unbelievable!
Cheers to the team!

Wow! This hit hard! Especially, take climate change for example.. the conversations there too have been very similar with developing nations and the developed ones..

Peacock sitting on a rooftop in Delhi

The AQI in Delhi has started decreasing and perhaps that's why I have started spotting these beauties jumping around roofs and streets.

Woah. Martial law in South Korea, collapsing of French Government and shooting of CEO of UHC... World news in the past few days has been crazy..
Are these symptoms of tumultuous times ahead?

That sounds wonderful...not sure if something similar exists in India too..

That's true. Completely agree.. It's just the optimist/idealist in me imagining how fun it would have been to have nicely stocked libraries in towns and a nice community reading culture. Sigh.
PS: re digital resources, I do know about project Gutenberg and I am a fan!

Clearly tech/internet hasn't been able to eradicate books as it was being projected earlier. If anything, ease of publishing has made books even more talked about. It's a fact that majority of people prefer physical copies over digital.
Then why are libraries becoming obsolete?

If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.

Couldn't agree more! Not only libraries offer expanded access, and an immersive env.
But also a reason to finish a book in limited time..
When I buy a book, my brain says "I own it now, I can read it anytime" & then the book sits forever on a decorated bookshelf, acting as a nice photo background 📚

Australia banned social media for kids. And, even WHO recommends digital detox breaks as part of mental health routines.
Note to self- stay connected by disconnecting.

Image only for reference, not the one in discussion.

I found my mom watching a real estate video today about some project in Gurgaon where a small 3BHK is easily 25-30 Million INR.
Tall pristine sky scrapers with modern day luxuries, but with a backdrop of grim, dusty, smog filled sky.
Is it really worth spending retirement corpus on a choking city?

We indeed are perhaps at the cusp of a major shift in the world..

Oxford recently declared "Brain Rot" as phrase/word of the year. Irony is that, here I am, talking about it on yet another social media platform with infinite scroll.

This is the power that meditation makes us harness. And sadly, the power of this pause is often underrated in the society.