RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR We all have a ‘natural’ proclivity to express anger — a reaction that symbolises aggression. The response, juxtaposed by bellicosity, denotes a reflex intent to internal and external stimuli. It is also an ‘impulse sortie’ that connotes powerful, combative feelings and behaviours. You’d connect it to the ‘fight-or-flight’ response — a biological reaction […]
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR Nature clings itself together with the divine element, or dynamics, in us — to augment the dignity of our righteous and harmonious actions. “There is,” as Ralph Waldo Emerson put it, “a particular affinity between the processes of nature and the capabilities of man. Nature provides a suitably large and impressive background against […]
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR Being ‘grounded’ is to be at ease in one’s environs. It purports to a sense of inner calm amidst discord and turmoil. On the flipside, it is, for certain folks, not a ‘good’ attribute. This is primarily because not all of us have the sprawling ‘space’ to feel grounded. It does not relate […]
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR Shyness is often thought to be a behavioural glitch. New research demystifies the idea. Shyness is not a medical disorder, a cause for parental anguish, or societal prejudice. It is a personality ‘type’ — one that is unique to each individual as their fingerprint. In other words, the problem of shyness is not […]
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR The horrendous COVID-19 pandemic compelled us to realise that the most expensive things in life do not really bring profound happiness. Yet, the fact also is — blame it on our short-term memory — we are always drawn to them. It is rightly said that objects imitate life at the material level. In […]
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR To know the world around us, as our ancient philosophers espoused, was analogous to a personalised, or ‘bespoke,’ connect — with our mind, senses and intellect. Modern science suggests that the whole portrait of such a reality is cerebral, also conceptual, although its basic purport is unlike the reality web that we all […]
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR Claudio Monteverdi was one of music’s greatest composers. He was his own symphony, and magnum opus. A martinet classicist, Monteverdi, quite simply, never ever compromised on what he thought was exact — be it a note, or a theme. He is fondly remembered, today, as the primal composer of L’Orfeo, albeit his most famous composition […]
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR It’s over five+ decades ago that the one and only John Wayne accepted the role of Major John Reisman in The Dirty Dozen [1967], a spectacular, runaway blockbuster. He asked Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] for certain script changes, albeit he pulled out of the project to make The Green Berets [1968]. He was replaced by Lee […]
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR Audrey Hepburn’s philosophy of life was direct: never in flight before contemporary difficulties. Her vision was straight and simple — that of a humble utopia that began and percolated in her psyche, for a noble cause: the children of our world. If gentle nature and great courage rarely manifest in one individual, she […]
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RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR Integrating complementary and alternative medicine [CAM] with conventional medicine, which is termed integrative medicine, aims to combine the benefits of the two approaches to create a more holistic and effective healthcare system. This approach recognises that conventional medicine [viz., medications and surgery] and CAM therapies [viz., acupuncture, Ayurveda, homeopathy and herbal remedies] can work together, […]