Travel
Bharat Jodo Yatra 2022: The prep.
I chronicle my journey to Nanded and back to participate in the in ...
Nostalgia
Virtue signalling. And us.
I grew up with storytellers virtue signal about Indian unity and secularism around ...
Dissent/Protest
Rahul is the man in the arena.
I quote excerpts from Roosevelt's 'Citizenship in a Republic' speech to illustrate my ...
Democracy
A selfish pledge.
I declare my intent and pledge to vote for Rahul Gandhi-led INC-backed candidates ...
Dissent/Protest
Stand up. Walk. And be counted.
I declare my intent to join Rahul Gandhi on his padayatra to heal ...
Celebration
मेरे घर का झंडा…
PM Modi, in his characteristic emphasis on optics and style over actual work ...
Society
A single wish.
On India's independence day, we must also introspect on the millions who are ...
Society
Textbook Fascism. Courtesy LinkedIn.
The very people one would expect to be the broadminded, tolerant, and moderate: ...
Anger
A question that needs answering.
Why do only the poor have to bear the brunt of every national ...
Leadership
Japan and the Indian PM.
The Indian PM does not need to invite paid performers to 'welcome' him ...
Military
A controversial opinion on LinkedIn.
I see so many veterans speak of 'the military life' on LinkedIn with ...
Leadership
Indian society – Mirror, mirror on the wall.
Today, it no longer matters who is in power in India. It will ...
Dissent/Protest
Democracy and war.
How are Russians, under Putin, able to find the courage to protest an ...
India
Where would you go to, my lovely?
If a World War III were really to break out, and blocks were ...
Advice
Indian self-interest and the Ukraine crisis.
Let us worry about Indian self-interests rather than a European white man's war ...
Right Wing
Who’s your daddy?
The Hindu nationalists are coming in their pants thinking of Putin's war. Is ...
![Mr Baba: 'Would you like to take off the backpack now that you've been downstairs for like 30 minutes?'
Ms Kym-Kym: 'I like it like this. You should try it. It's very comfortable.'
Mr Baba: [Pulling on his backpack] 'Hmmm, you're right. That's rather snug.'
Ms Kym-Kym: 'Twinning! Yay!'
#LuckiestManAlive #BearFamily](https://scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/416920031_3373151642830342_6696851954454537274_n.webp?stp=dst-jpg&_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=ZMLmjPdSAEUAX8nnJex&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AfB0olvUVmnenPKd2wCllMDehg5gzDgAbc4BDsGLqIm6pA&oe=65BA4561)
![Kym: 'Mr Baba, can I tell you something wierd? You can actually get tired from doing nothing!!'
Me: 'It is called boredom.'
Kym: 'Noooo. I mean, like physically tired.'
Me: 'One can get tired and sleepy due to boredom. I remember reading about it somewhere. Let's find out.'
[Some Googling later]
Me: 'It says here that "A new paper published in the journal Nature Communications finds that a part of the brain that is associated with motivation and pleasure - the nucleus accumbens - also can produce sleep. The new findings may explain why we have the tendency to fall asleep in the absence of motivating stimuli, i.e., when bored." Isnt it interesting?'
Kym: 'I already knew that. Why do you need to research things we already know?'
Me: [Finding a subject worth talking about now]: ' Ah well, that's what we'll talk of tomorrow on your morning run. It's very interesting the way science is done and our understanding of the universe is expanded.'
Kym: 'Can we talk of unicorns instead?'
Me: 'Sure. How do you know they exist? That's an interesting question too that you can use the scientific method to answer.'
Kym: 'Do they have to exist for us to talk about them? We can just pretend they do for an hour and have fun.'
Me: [Laughing] 'Yes, sure. We can do that too.'
#BabaBabyConversations #BearFamily #KymAndI](https://scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/416410840_383105434396466_2267910263456009774_n.webp?stp=dst-jpg&_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=LIozs445JFcAX_48wGC&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AfDQ2qbb0yO_wUmLj_L0ZxF61eDdwlIN-vyrd8GZe_pBMQ&oe=65BAFA57)
