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Solzhenitsyn and the Struggle for Russia’s Soul

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 17, 20138 mins

[Editor’s Note: This article was written by George Friedman, Founder of Stratfor, after the death of Alexander Solzhenitsyn in Aug 2008. I received it as part of the free Stratfor subscription. I have…

You can never train too easy, but you CAN train too hard

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 16, 20132 mins

My running pal (Sunil) shared this great Buzzfeed article (The Runner’s Recovery Masterclass) that puts recovery at the heart of a runner’s training plan. If you are a marathon runner (at any stage in…

On heroes, martyrs, and beheadings…

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 13, 20133 mins

Shared on my friend’s Facebook wall – a point of view from an army man (friend’s friend) who has served at the LOC (don’t know when or for how long). Provides a fresh perspective on what exactly the…

Swami Vivekananda on Spiritual Conquest (Part 2)

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 12, 20135 mins

[Editor’s Prelude] This is Part 2 of a two-part blog series on Swami Vivekananda’s ideas on spiritual conquest – from a talk titled The Work Before Us delivered at the Triplicane Literary Society…

Swami Vivekananda on Spiritual Conquest

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 12, 20138 mins

*[Editor’s Prelude] Was Swami Vivekananda the first ambassador of Hinduism to the West? The more one reads of his writings and lectures, one begin to realize that he was possibly Hinduism’s first (and…

Understanding Rama’s Sita Conundrum – view from Swami Vivekananda

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 03, 20134 mins

Most Hindus probably learned the numerous stories in Ramayana from Amar Chitra Katha comics. If you’ve been a reasonably voracious reader in your youth, you might have also read C. Rajagopalcharya’s…

Backstory on John D. Rockefeller’s First Public Donation

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 01, 20132 mins

[John D. Rockefeller (Pic courtesy storiesofusa.com) My most inspired Kindle purchase in 2012 (for a ‘princely’ sum of $1.99) was The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. Last night I learnt that John…

Aftermath of Delhi gangrape: a set of must-read articles and tweets

Vishy KurugantiDecember 28, 20122 mins

Barring onetwo, the rest of the curated articles should appeal to your head rather than your heart. Added For Anonymous after the girl’s death earlier today. The Problem is Us How to go from outrage…

The danger to women lurks within us

Vishy KurugantiDecember 28, 20121 mins

In a Dec 27, 2012 editorial in The Hindu, Praveen Swami shares several statistics on how other countries have combated rape. Lest we take too much comfort from some of the statistics, he reminds us…

Crime does not pay – a rebooting manifesto

Vishy KurugantiDecember 27, 20124 mins

It’s been over a week since a hapless young medical student was brutally gang-raped and mercilessly beaten to within a micro-inch of her life. In this glorious nation’s capital.. inside a moving…

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