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Lord Rama’s Ethos In Contemporary Indian Society: Values, Challenges and Interpretations
March 6, 2024 Uncategorized Sunil

By Sunil Kumar My article stuck up due to some person’s pettiness. Good we have avenues for free expression these days. Would love people to read my thoughts. Originally written Jan 11, modified March 5. The consecration of the Ram Mandir marks a turning point for India. The temple is a symbol of India’s unifying

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Echoes of the Past: The Nihang Sikhs and the Interwoven Tapestry of Indian Beliefs
January 10, 2024 Uncategorized Sunil

Echoes of the Past: The Nihang Sikhs and the Interwoven Tapestry of Indian Beliefs By Sunil Kumar Lord, Thou takest Khurasan under Thy wing, but yielded India to the invader’s wrath. Yet thou takest no blame; And sendest the Mughal as the messenger of death. When there was such suffering, killing, such shrieking in pain,

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Creativity, Innovation and the Changing Spectre of Digital Marketing
November 18, 2023 Uncategorized Sunil

By Sunil Kumar (Originally Published in Insights Success) “The digital revolution is far more significant than the invention of writing or even of printing” -Douglas Engelbart (Inventor, Internet pioneer) However over-hyped or exaggerated the above words may sound; there is no denying the impact of the digital landscape on modern civilization. Even with a “technology”

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Role of Leaders In the 21st Century
November 18, 2023 Uncategorized Sunil

By Sunil Kumar (Originally published as a guest article in Insights Success)   ‘The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn’ – Alvin Toffler, futurist author. Nearly 20 years into the second millennium, what sort of world are we looking

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Reflections on the Weekend With Wisdom
September 2, 2023 Uncategorized Sunil

My reflections originally published on the Indica site…. Sunil Kumar August 7, 2023 आ नो भद्रा: क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वतः – Let noble thoughts come to us from every side -Rigveda 1.89.1   Introduction: Indic tradition has always stressed that real wisdom lies not merely in knowing the answers but in understanding the questions that shape our

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My recollections of the Weekend With Wisdom: Meeting Dr. Makarand
July 14, 2023 Uncategorized Sunil

By Sunil Kumar Lest I forget and my self-important memories are lost in the spectre of thoughtless infinity   What I wrote to the Founder: Dr Paranjape helped us and me in particular to reflect on the Indic paradigm and the importance of not jumping to conclusions. In a fast paced world we sometimes operate

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What were the opinions of Swami Vivekananda on British rule in India? How did socio-religious movements in particular Vivekananda’s help the freedom struggle?
July 4, 2023 Uncategorized Sunil

By Sunil Kumar (My Quora Answer circa 2017)   Swami Vivekananda aka Naren Dutta was a man with a keen intellect; who was quite well-read. Like other Bengalis of the time; he joined the Brahmo Samaj; an organization which worked for social upliftment; but disagreed with it as it believed that British rule was a

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Writing Biases
May 11, 2023 Aglaia Interactive, Books, India, Literature Sunil

By Sunil Kumar A challenge that writers face is the limitations of their own senses in examining their own biases. Our perceptions and experiences are shaped by our upbringing, education, and social conditioning, and it is easy to fall into the trap of assuming that our perceptions are objective and universal. To overcome these limitations,

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What if you had been Alexander The Great?
April 1, 2023 Books, History, India Sunil

By Sunil Kumar(From My Quora answers)   Not bothered to invade India. Persia would have been enough. As it is I would have been thought of as a living God by my followers and myself, so I would have sat back, consolidated my gains for some time. Regrouped after some years and launched an invasion

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Do Indian texts like the Vedas mention the ancient Persians and Iranians at all?
December 27, 2022 Books, History, India, Literature Sunil

By Sunil Kumar(Originally answered on Quora)   Giving an answer to your question would be reaching far back into hoary antiquity, when the concept of modern nation-states was not there, and the world was in a fluid civilizational construct. For example, the history of what is now China would be limited to a very small

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