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  • Aging Parents as Cost Centre

    Aging Parents as Cost Centre

    In the old days, children were an investment centre, as their success ensure improvement in parents’ lifestyle. Poor parents rejoice in success of children, in whom they invested money and education. But now children have become a cost centre, you can send them to the best schools, best colleges, but you do not expect them…

  • Which Game Are You Playing Today?

    Which Game Are You Playing Today?

    Increasingly, modern society is trying to turn every game into a competitive game, where someone has to be defeated to win. The dopamine rush comes only when you triumph over others. This is the value that we are giving people. …

  • Capitalism and the Alpha Predator

    Capitalism and the Alpha Predator

    In nature, the predator eats the prey, the hound hunts the hare. But in culture, the prey will fight back and will not be reduced to food…

  • Amrit and the Terror of Impermanence

    Amrit and the Terror of Impermanence

    Published 13th May, 2023, in the Economic Times. As the stock market rises and falls, …

  • The Wokeness of Bhasmasur

    The Wokeness of Bhasmasur

    Published on 15th April, 2023, in Economic Times. In the famous miniseries, Game of Thrones, …

  • Forgotten Ballads Of Indian Merchants

    Forgotten Ballads Of Indian Merchants

    Published on 1st April, 2023, in Economic Times. India was famous for trading with Southeast …

  • How Jains Described Chanakya and Chandra Gupta Maurya

    How Jains Described Chanakya and Chandra Gupta Maurya

    Published on 18th March, 2023, in Economic Times. As per popular lore, Chanakya was a …

  • Bhakti Is Devotion? Is Loyalty?

    Bhakti Is Devotion? Is Loyalty?

    Published on 4th February, 2023, in Economic Times. Most family business owners in India prefer …

  • View: Privilege to Saraswati at the cost of Durga & Lakshmi is an old Brahmanical hangover

    View: Privilege to Saraswati at the cost of Durga & Lakshmi is an old Brahmanical hangover

    Published on 21st January, 2023, in Economic Times. In America, the state serves the rich. …

  • Shakti Is Power Within, Durga Is Power Without

    Shakti Is Power Within, Durga Is Power Without

    Published on 7th January, 2023, in Economic Times. In a popular social media short video, …

  • Tales Of Gods, Politics Of Kings

    Tales Of Gods, Politics Of Kings

    Published on 24th December, 2022, in Economic Times. If one goes to Kerala, one hears …

  • Dharma Governance and Chakravarti Government

    Dharma Governance and Chakravarti Government

    Published on 11th November, 2022, in Economic Times. Forming the Government is not the same …

  • Collaboration in a Vedic Ritual

    Collaboration in a Vedic Ritual

    Published on 29th October, 2022, in Economic Times. View: Ancient cultures prioritised collaboration over competition, …

  • Royal Power of the Symbolic Lion

    Royal Power of the Symbolic Lion

    Published on 16th October, 2022, in Mid-day. Kings across East Asia, whether it’s China, Japan, …

  • Why Do We Sacrifice Humans to a God, Ideology or Nation?

    Why Do We Sacrifice Humans to a God, Ideology or Nation?

    Published on 16th October, 2022, in Times of India. There are two types of gods …

  • The Purpose of Rich People

    The Purpose of Rich People

    Published on 30th September, 2022, in Economic Times. Imagine you go out for dinner with …

  • Ballads That Make Kings

    Ballads That Make Kings

    Published on 3rd September, 2022, in Economic Times. To be king, a man has to …

  • What You Need to Know About Buddhist Capitalism

    What You Need to Know About Buddhist Capitalism

    Published on 6th August, 2022, in Economic Times. We have always been taught that capitalism …