RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR Character is, indeed, the psychological muscle that moral conduct requires. Its bedrock? Self-discipline, as Aristotle observed, not to speak of self-control. A related keynote of character is being able to motivate and guide oneself, whatever your occupation, including the ability to defer gratification, and control and channel one’s urges to act. Les Ames’ […]
RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR It has always been a delicate territory to tread — the parallels between science and religion. Besides, the whole idea of such a ‘bond,’ albeit not all-encompassing, in terms of precept and also percept, rubs people the wrong way on either side of the ‘barrier.’ Scientists, for obvious reasons, dislike the orientation of […]
RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR Partap Sharma, playwright, author, actor, director, filmmaker, and voice-over artist, with the golden larynx, was a genuine article. He not only carved a special niche for himself in everything he did, or explored, but he also set a benchmark — all his own. Sharma’s foremost job was, of course, keyed to his gilded […]
RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR Do we need nutritional supplements? Do they assure a ‘surge’ in health for individuals who are already healthy? Just like one size does not fit all, nutritional supplements aren’t for everyone. However, older, or elderly, adults and others with health and other issues may benefit from specific supplements. One should also not think […]
RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR It is rightly said that our brain is our own inhabitant physician — gifted with the ability to ‘write’ prescriptions for our mind and body in health and illness. This is, first and foremost, the reason why scientists, and not just philosophers, observe that when we understand the power of our mind and […]
RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR There’s chaos, racial prejudice, economic upheaval, not to speak of political and religious turmoil, all around. Picture this — the shocking civil unrest in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, among others, aside from the most recent, astounding Gen Z-initiated ‘perestroika’ in Nepal. When one thinks of the theory of chaos, one can’t help but […]
RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR When football legend and the only three-time FIFA World Cup [1958, 1962, and 1970] player, and winner, Pelé stated he was feeling ‘better,’ after surgery for colon tumour, he also lost no time to quip — thanks to his archetypal humour — that he could not wait to get back to playing the […]
RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR Adapting to uncertainty, or ambiguity, is a fact of life, because evolution, or nature, does not design immortal beings — this is best represented with and through the surrealistic magic of movie-makers. Balance, or homeostasis, relates to physiological stability, or adaptability. It is also linked to mechanisms for maintaining internal viability and defence […]
RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR You know its import, don’t you? Or, so you thought. Either way, whether you are a parent, or an educator, you are right. It’s all about a new, or old, phenomenon that is gaining ground everywhere. A case of an entire subculture, without boundaries. What’s more, science, with all its good intentions, continues […]
RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR “I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying,” Woody Allen once wrote in his inimitable purple prose. The fact is — modern biomedical research has made palpable progress in deciphering the mystery of aging. Yet, the fact is physical permanence may not be immediate, […]