Raghuram Rajan – Some People ARE Indispensable!

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The classic Indian mantra of “No one is indispensable” reveals an ignorance about how valuable good people are. They are RARE to find, and unless organizations and companies struggle to retain top talent, they will only achieve mediocre performance. Can the RBI survive without Raghuram Rajan? Of course it will! The building will remain. The organization will still exist. But it won’t be as EFFECTIVE.

Smriti Irani – Classroom Sanskrit is Useless

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Fluency in a language requires immersion. You can’t learn Sanskrit sitting in a classroom if no one around you speaks it. You need constant exposure and hundreds upon hundreds of hours of listening time. Sanskrit is a dead language for a reason. You cannot just revive it for over a billion people out of thin air, no matter how badly you want to wax nostalgic over some imaginary glorious past.

You HAVE to Engage the Right – Not Dismiss Them

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When someone challenges your ideas, don’t just brush them off. Decades of dismissing the right wing, calling them imbeciles, idiots, racists, and bigots is what has led to this sudden outburst of “nationalism” in India as well as the Trump phenomena in the US. You have to engage, argue, and debate. Defend your opinions and attack theirs with logic. If you act condescending and superior, you’re only creating more problems down the line.

How I Escaped the Tyranny of Food with Soylent

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This is what my fridge looks like now. After 33 years of struggling to cook, clean, and eat, I’ve finally found the solution to the inconvenience of hunger! Now when I go out to eat, it’s because I WANT to enjoy a social experience. It’s not because my stomach is making demands of me.

Billu and the National Anthem

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You claim to respect your country. Then follow the LAWS. And the LAW does not require you to stand for the National Anthem in a theater. I show my respect by sitting peacefully and quietly munching my popcorn. And that is none of your damn business.

Male Rape Affects Me less than Female Rape – Why?

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In the scene in Pulp Fiction where Marsellus gets raped, I would have felt a lot worse if it was a woman. When it comes to male rape, for me the physical pain and loss of control is a lot more important than the sexual aspect. When a woman is raped however, the feeling is totally different. There, the sexual aspect is the most important. Why do I have these double standards?