How can one study Botany? There are millions of plants on our planet. How can one study them? It will take us several lifetimes to understand the differences between species. Yet Botanists know most of these differences by heart. They have arranged […]
The dictionary defines ‘author’ as a person who has written something, especially a book, and ‘entrepreneur’ as a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. Many years ago, I combined the two […]
Last week I checked Quora seriously for the first time. Those of you who don’t know, Quora is a knowledge-sharing site where you can ask any question and let people provide advice and expert tips. I had dismissed the platform, thinking it is for the gossipers […]
It is Tuesday morning again and I am fretting. An article is due in a few hours and it is not ready. I have barely recovered from Friday’s article and the next one is due again. It is not that I don’t […]
In 1913, when twenty-three years old Arthur Wynne created the first crossword puzzle to include in the Christmas edition of New York World he had no idea it was going to be so popular. His first puzzle was nothing like today’s crossword puzzles, but […]
We have been conditioned for centuries in believing that retirement is the time to hang our boots and lead a quiet life preferably playing with the grandchildren and maintaining the garden. But the world has changed; our beliefs must also change. For […]