Udayan Modhe
How I Quit Smoking and Drinking
Introduction
I believe it is very easy to quit smoking and drinking if you decide so. I quit smoking, drinking and non-vegetarian food in a...
Apple Launch 2024
Apple Unveils Major Updates at September 2024 Event
Apple's latest event showcased a range of groundbreaking products, including the iPhone 16 Series, Apple Watch Series...
Fact-Checking: The Guardian of Truth in the Digital Age
Introduction
In the era of digital media, the spread of misinformation and fake news has become a pressing concern. Fact-checking, the process of verifying the...
DIY Upcycling: Transforming Trash into Treasure – Part 1
Introduction
In today's world of increasing environmental awareness, upcycling has become a popular and sustainable way to repurpose unwanted items into something new and valuable....
How Google is using AI to help cities tackle extreme heat?
Extreme heat is a growing problem in many cities around the world, due to the impact of climate change. As temperatures rise, it becomes...
How is AI changing the landscape of handmade crafts and artisanal...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming various industries, and the world of traditional crafts is no exception. While AI offers exciting possibilities for innovation...
Embracing AI: Turning Creativity into a Technological Masterpiece
In today's fast-paced world, the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has left many individuals in creative fields pondering its impact on their work. From...
World Coconut Day – 2nd September
Coconut, a staple in Indian culture and cuisine, is more than just a fruit. It's a versatile ingredient with numerous uses, from culinary delights...
“IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack” : A Riveting Bollywood Thriller That...
Get ready for a heart-pounding cinematic experience with IC814, a Netflix masterpiece that keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to...
Shrikrishna and Duryodhan were In-Laws
According to the Puranas, when the Pandavas were in Virat Nagari, spending their post exile ("Vanvas") one year incognito ("Agyatvas"), they learned that Shrikrishna...
Why no temples of Lord Brahma?
A curse of Lord Shiva, casted upon Lord Brahma, is believed to be the reason for Hindus not builing temples of Lord Brahma and worshipping him. The story is explained in chapter 6, 7, and 8 of Vidyeshvara Samhita of Shiva Purana.
Pradakshina in temple – A divine ritual
ISKCON scholars explain to us that, meaning of Pradakshina is explained in the verses of Skanda purana. The word pradakshina is coining of four syllable, as follows Pra-da-ksi-na, the syllable “Pra represents dispelling of sin” the syllable “Da offers the desired” , the syllable “Ksi reflects destruction of bad karma and the syllable “Na represents salvation”.
The Family Man – Season 2, A must for Thriller lovers
The Family Man: season 2 – Thriller of the year! Amazon nailed it, with this one. In otherwise boring OTT world, this one has stirred excitement.
Why do we break coconut in temple ?
there is a sense of SACRIFICE behind offering and then smashing to break coconut, in front of God or Goddess. In ancient times, people used to offer live animals or even human beings, as a sacrifices to the Gods and Goddesses.
Peepal – a tree of life !
Peepal tree finds its roots in India, with aberrations like, Pimpal, peepul, Ashvattha, Bodhi, etc., depending on region and religion in India. In English, it is known as Sacred-Fig or Ficus-Religiosa.
Social Media during Pandemic
in times like Pandemic, social media has turned out to be a boon, for mankind.
Why are all Hanuman idols covered with Sindoor (Vermilion) ?
Hanuman started thinking that, by Sita mata applying pinch of sindoor, if life of Lord Rama increases with happiness. Then if he applies sindoor on his whole body, Lord Rama will be immortal.
Why do Hindu women apply sindoor ?
As per Hindu tradition, married women apply Sindoor (Vermilion) in the parting line of their hair (called Maang in Hindi), forming a small red stripe.
Why do Hindu men wear tilak on forehead ?
Tilak is important part of Hindu culture and few also few other cultures influenced by it, like Jainism, Buddism, Sikhism. It is visually noticeable mark of the culture.
Tesla – Regulatory Credits Story ?
Tesla had to earn US$ 401 Million of regulatory credits in Q4 of FY20, for net income of US$ 270 Million. Best part about...
Bitcoin – Roller coaster ride !
Emergence of Bitcoin in explained in Introduction to Blockchain blog. It is a secured online system, for direct payment from one party to another...
R-value below 1 now! A sign of situation getting under control?
In last couple of months, cases of Covid-19 kept rising. They peaked above 4 lacs, in early May. Now, there is a good news....
Heroes of Pandemic
In year 2020, the world faced the worst pandemic in 100 years. No Government, NGO or smartest of the people were prepared for this....
Miraculous survival of baby from airstrikes in Gaza
The conflict between Israel and Palestine surfaced again, after many months. As usual, the civilians are suffering in this mini war. Till 15th May,...
Samudra Manthan
Most hindus know that during Samudra Manthan, Amrut, the nectar of life, emerged from ocean of milk. All the devas consumed it and they...
Impress yourself and win others!
Don’t impress others, impress yourself!
For Audio-Visual experience, click You-Tube link -
There are so many different people that we deal day to day. They...
Getting over cold calling jitters
Cold calling is not a sales activity, it is an art, useful in every walk of life and which I have learnt over the...
Blockchain Opportunities & Challenges
Opportunities
$ 10 trillion is the potential size of Blockchain technology ecosystem consisting of Cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology and decentralization – says Royal Bank of Canada...
Nobody is loser !
Nobody is loser. A person is winner or a learner. Still, many a times we hear people referring to someone as a loser. He...
Life always gives second chance
Life always gives second chance in most aspects of life, off course not all of them. If you break an egg, you can’t join...
Rural aspirations and demographic dividend
During my stint in Skill Development Arena, we used to move around in various villages around the great city of Vadodara. We used to...
Means of transferring tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge
Pandemic and lock-down has shaken the status quo of lifestyle, industry, education and actually everything. With this disruption, in these unprecedented times, there is...
Blockchain Starter
Blockchain has come long way, in last eleven years. From a technology underpinning crypto currencies, to a technology which can disrupt the way transactional commerce...
Find motivation within us
You will always find Motivation within you. I strongly believe that, nobody except you, can motivate yourself. It is the fire in your belly,...
Blockchain Evolution & Use Cases
Blockchain evolution
Overwhelming majority of transactions have been digitized since the advent of internet and that vast majority of those transactions require a centralized intermediary....
Blockchain for Data Privacy
Data privacy is about access to information, who defines it, who has it and who authorizes it. Compromise at any point of the entire value...
Four year old Rehaan distributing food to agitating farmers
Picture of the day !
Amongst the noise and pain of Farmer’s agitation and protests on Delhi border, there was one beautiful moment captured by...
Story of Garud
If you prefer Audio Visual experience of the story in Hindi, Please watch –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imUi6OoKm_M
When we Indians think of Garud, few nouns cross our mind Speed,...
Blockchain Trends
Seeds of future trends are sown in the evolution of blockchain, piloting on blockchain and results thereof. By now, almost every possible use case or...
Blockchain Functionality
Blockchain is a peer-to-peer network of nodes, who are engaged in transactions, without any controlling elements. Mobile devices, web apps or even smart IoT devices...
Introduction to Blockchain
Amidst the global financial meltdown in second half of 2008, research paper “Bitcoin: A peer to peer electronic cash system” by Satoshi Nakamoto was published. It...
Dushala – Sister of Kaurav
In epic Mahabharat, Kuru dynasty ruled Hastinapur. It is said that, Mahabharat consists of all the situations, that may arise in one’s life. There are many characters, around...
Blockchain for everyone
Blockchain was launched, through Bitcoin, during turmoil of financial markets in 2009. It emerged as an alternative to fiat currencies. However, due to depressed business...
Blockchain Platform- Reference Architecture
We propose development of a platform, by customizing open source blockchain framework, to achieve far reaching economic and societal impact in peer to peer environment, without...
Sean Connery – The legend dies at 90
Sean Connery, the first bond of the James Bond Movies’ franchise, dies at 90 on 31st October, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Micheline...
American elections through India’s prism
American elections, by far, one of the most, if not the most followed elections in world. It is not just because, it is the...
Does outcome of Bihar election matter?
For long Bihar figured in the list of weakest states of India, in terms of economic growth and linked to that livelihood opportunities; Wasn’t...
Why Dussehra holiday, the day after?
Due to Covid-19 pandemic, lockdown was imposed on not just Indians, but for most people of the world. Off course, it was rightly intended...
Lord Ram’s Ancestors – Part 1
For Audio-Visual version (Hindi) of this blog, please click following YouTube link –
https://youtu.be/elbp2XnTHrw
In Epic Ramyan, King Dashrath was Lord Ram’s father. He announced coronation...
My Experiments in Skill Development
In 2009, I moved to Vadodara, Gujarat (India), from Mumbai. One of my long-time customers, offered me an opportunity to head, technical services division...
Life of Tulsidas – The great Poet
If you like Audio-Visual version of blog, here is one in Hindi, on Youtube !
https://youtu.be/ttYb-H4JWgY
There would hardly be any Hindu, who wouldn’t know Tulsidas. Most...
In Mahabharat, who was Yuyutsu?
For Audio Visual version of this blog, in Hindi, please click the YouTube link
https://youtu.be/6nvIWi3Aa0A
As per epic Mahabharat, after the great war of Kurukshetra,...
Covid & Restlessness
“China confirms human to human transmission of Corona virus” – appeared in 3rd week of Jan 20. By then tally of Wuhan had moved to...
How I quit smoking and drinking
I believe it is very easy to quit smoking and drinking if you decide so. It is more like what Nelson Madela said “It always...
Desperate Village Youths
For generations, ecosystem of villages, have been revolving around agriculture and at max agriculture linked, peripheral activities. This translates in over dependence on agriculture...
Beyond lockdown blues, the silver lining !
“Ultimately, the greatest lesson that COVID-19 can teach humanity is that, we are all in this together.” Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Covid-19 outbreak, pandemic and aftermath! It...
