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Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

What does it mean to be an effective altruist? A fascinating podcast interview has the answer

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We are (mostly) happy to help people who are less fortunate than we are, provided it doesn't cost us too much in terms of time, effort, ...
Thursday, July 14, 2016

What is it that makes life endurable?

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"...we all require devotion to something more than ourselves for our lives to be endurable. Without it, we have only our desires to gui...
Saturday, April 23, 2016

The joy of being greeted by your student on World Book Day!

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I was delighted to receive this e-mail from Sharanya Shivakumar (Class of 2017) this morning: Almost immediately I sent her my reply:...
Tuesday, January 5, 2016

A kindred spirit! As my friends and students know, I, too, can't read only one book at a time

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Here is a relevant excerpt from Jerry Pinto's column in the latest issue of The Week : Now that it is the end of the year, I thought ...
Monday, November 16, 2015

"The last of the human freedoms — to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's way"

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Some years ago, I read an eyeopener of a book titled Man's Search for Meaning , by Viktor E. Frankl. I found it to be so inspirationa...
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Media Matters-10: What to read, especially if you want to understand the media (Second and final part of a two-part series)

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This was published on the Education Page of Dubai's Khaleej Times today: WHAT TO READ, ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE MEDIA-2 ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Media Matters-9: What to read, especially if you want to understand the media (First part of a two-part series)

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This was published on the Education Page of Dubai's Khaleej Times today: WHAT TO READ, ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE MEDIA-I ...
Monday, January 12, 2015

"100 books that can change your life": A magnificent issue from Outlook

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I have read 35 out of the 100 featured here. What about you? How many have you read? Check out the full list, and other fascinating fe...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Why I will be buying a copy of Vinod Mehta's new book for the college library

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Excerpts from an interview with Vinod Mehta in Mint last week: Your new book is about your years with Outlook ? No, some portions are ab...
Thursday, July 3, 2014

The best of journalistic virtues:

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A. Courage Campaigning Toughness Compassion Humour Irreverence B. A serious engagement with serious things C. ...
Saturday, April 26, 2014

How I know I am not alone in my fetish for books-2

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[Though] I read at least a hundred books a year, and often twice that number, I always end up on New Year's Eve feeling I have accompli...
Monday, April 14, 2014

How I know I am not alone in my fetish for books-1

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I plan to go as I have lived: with a book in my hands. And not just any book by anybody. No, if there's one writer who can ease aeronau...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

I don't think I knew that poetry could be so... raw (and I was reading this over breakfast)

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And Lord did I push, for three more hours I pushed, I pushed so hard I shat, Pushed so hard blood vessels burst in my neck and in my che...
Friday, September 20, 2013

Wondering which book to read next?

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Bookish can help with some great recommendations. All you have to do is visit the website and, in the dialog box on the home page, key in ...
Sunday, September 8, 2013

Author Mohsin Hamid on the difference between a novelist and a filmmaker

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An excerpt from an engrossing book I have just finished reading: As a novelist, I found it fascinating to watch a film being made. In m...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

If you read only one book this year, let it be this one

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Back in August last year I had published a post about an inspirational book I had just finished reading. I was so impressed with the thoug...