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A few days ago, while I was travelling with a friend, he suddenly expressed how fed up he was with people. “They are just not trustworthy anymore,” he said. “Everyone is greedy, selfish… it is unbearable. I just want to escape this world.” I looked at him and asked, “What…
How many people can a human being genuinely connect with at a time? And of those, how many can we truly trust, share our thoughts with, and simply be with? According to research in sociology and evolutionary psychology, particularly the work of British anthropologist Robin Dunbar, the average person can…
Portuguese Navigator Vasco da Gama landed on our shores 500 years ago. When Gama reached Kozhikode, he came with hopes of better trade. His intention was not to find a new nation; it was purely commercial. He was not a scientist or a researcher—perhaps more of a trade investigator. If…
Sandeep was always an average middle class child, growing up in a modest household with his brother. His parents ran a small hotel, working relentlessly to raise both their sons with dignity and values. From early on, Sandeep had a spark of fascination for technology, its mechanics, its wonders, its…
We may never truly know who discovered the concept of marriage, perhaps it began as nothing more than children’s play. In India, several tribal groups follow relationship systems that differ greatly from traditional marriage. These tribes allow open matchmaking and cohabitation for as long as partners wish, without the pressure…
A few months ago, I was traveling along the old Neriamangalam Road to Munnar for some work. This route is not new to me, I have been taking it for years. But recently, I noticed something that’s been troubling me: road expansion work has begun. It seems to have started…