RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR He’s my eldest first cousin’s son — and, in essence, my nephew. His name: Bangalore Ramesh. That he was some years elder to me led us to refer to each other as cousins. That’s one part. On the other, I was always in awe of him — a distinguished psychiatrist, scholar and educator […]
RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR A woman’s breasts’ primal function is to produce maternal milk and wield sexual appeal. A woman who feels at ease with her breasts being the vanguard of the ‘skin of her thought’ stands up straight and self-confident. The breasts, which celebrate a woman’s anatomical endowment, are primarily glandular organs; they encompass no muscle. […]
RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR “The real voyage of discovery,” wrote Marcel Proust, the French novelist-essayist, “consists not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.” This bids fair to three innovatively alluring medical possibilities: how we think, or feel, love, and find meaning in our life. New research suggests that the human heart thinks and […]
RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR There’s been a demanding relationship between the study of substance and the study of form all through history — be it philosophy, or science. Well, if the study of substance began in Greek antiquity, we’ve come a long way — from the idea of four fundamental elements, earth, air, fire and water to […]
RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR The philosopher Socrates believed that one should find buoyancy in one’s own beliefs without getting ‘swayed’ by others. Well, the point is we just can’t learn if we are not open to other beliefs — yet, it is important that we form our own beliefs by viewing situations objectively, while eliminating most of […]
RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR The universe may not think it’s all-intrusive, according to the Vedas. Hence, its relationship with nature and us is substantial — even when one is not familiar with their teachings. The Vedas celebrate the environment for each of us, whatever our belief, or ideology. This is, by itself, the Vedic foundation of truth […]
RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR Most of us cultivate, or foster, certain interests in areas that may, in reality, not fascinate, draw, or propel, us — because we have to somehow survive, while keeping the ‘financial wolf’ from the door. What we customarily showcase on our curriculum vitae, therefore, becomes a norm in the course of time — […]
RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR He’s a British sporting hero upholding impeccable standards, an archetypal athlete, strong in both will and mind. Self-effacing, suave, and gracious, he also — in the truly Churchillian sense — espoused the famed bulldog tenacity, a never-say-die attitude that’s remarkably inconsistent, if not wanting, with modern British athletes. Adaptable, creative, practical, he was […]