RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR Being conscious of ourselves and others is as simple as our everyday chores — if only we are receptive to hear the echo and experience things around us. Yet, the apparent thing is we tend to drift to a different level when we are aloof of our own self, or side-step our experience. […]
Author Archives: Rajgopal Nidamboor
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR When psychologist Abraham Maslow studied self-actualised individuals, it led him to the idea that such ‘stand-out’ individuals are above the pack, or a cut above the rest. And, that they are adept and skilful in surmounting numerous challenges of life and accomplishing their maximum potential through peak experiences. In the process, Maslow discovered […]
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR What has colour fluctuation in certain leaves got to do with the change of seasons? More than meets the eye and mind. The changes are collectively called biological rhythms — or, behavioural changes that may not be just passive responses to environmental variations. Such changes are driven by ‘endogenous oscillators,’ called biological clocks, […]
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR There was something special, also magical, about Farokh Maneksha Engineer. Picture this. His handsome face, his Brylcream-dotted mane, his aristocratic, yet well-grounded face, his conspicuous sideburns, the walk with great aplomb, the riveting style he embraced and diffused, the transcendent poise he echoed, the commitment, flair and flamboyance with which he draped his […]
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR Mansur Ali Khan ‘Tiger’ Pataudi was, doubtless, India’s leading batsman in the 1960s, and early 1970s. Yet, what takes precedence was his reputation as one of the best captains the country ever produced — the best, perhaps, of his type. As a batsman, ‘Tiger’ was cavalier and creative. The Atlas of Indian batting […]
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR “For a happy-go-lucky girl, who was fond of being a ‘tomboy’ and prankster of the top draw, I was diagnosed with Stage-I, or early, cancer of the ovary at age 23. The disease, I was told, was fortuitously limited to a small area. But, the word, ‘cancer,’ came like a wicked shock. It […]
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR Notwithstanding our ‘clash’ with the times, also convention, there has been a huge transformation of position in our minds — from the old to the new. This has been engineered by our progress in science. Put simply, science’s success in explaining and predicting our natural world has now come to stay, be it […]
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR It is a common question — what’s the most extraordinary scientific legacy of Charles Robert Darwin’s vision of life? The answer is simple. Chance variation, juxtaposed by its primary motif of natural selection. A marvellously simple, yet elegant, tale of how organisms are created and extinguished. Modern biology expresses this fascinating story in […]
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR The frog, the legendary leaper, is nature’s original connection between fish and all living vertebrates. Frogs were also the first animals to possess a genuine voice, tongue and ear drum—since their ‘baptism’ on the living planet, over 250 million years ago. That they are considered the least harmful to human beings—because, the swampy, […]
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR The thrusting action behind every action is a persuasive longing to doing better, also one’s best, at every step. This uplifting idea works on that vibrant, enriching loop called conscious principle. The result is simple — a vigorous urge to become unequivocally useful to oneself and also others. There are decent folks around […]