Monthly Archives: May 2014

Akbar, one of  the greatest Mughal kings to have ruled India, never had a formal education. He was taught by teachers at home. Also, a lot of his education was by verbal transmission of knowledge. If a great king could … Continue reading →

I am humming this song from the Hindi movie “The Guide”…as I write. For all stock market and financial investors, happy days seem to be here again. Almost everything is rising. Even a bankrupt company like Kingfisher. I sometimes wonder … Continue reading →

Today is a historic day in the fate of my India. I was not born when Nehru spoke about Freedom at Midnight and our tryst with destiny. But I can hear the echoes of that speech when I listened to … Continue reading →