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Our friends became active as part of our tradition to World-cup. World-cup 2018 hosted in Russia made it easy for us to follow. I remember my World-cup 2014 early morning match viewing from Hyderabad. This was my first WC after moving to Bangalore. Recollects me of the childhood days where my dad took us to watch 1992-93 Santhosh Trophy at Ernakulam where I vaguely remember I.M. Vijayan & Papachan playing. The first paper suncap I ever got was from there :) Collecting the kerala team jersey & unbound number of football we played esp. around the book depot where the current LIC building in Aluva is located. Coming to the World-cup 2018, most of the Argentina team had a weak team esp. Only reliable scorer on Messi & there was some aggressive formations attempted this time. During the first two matches between Iceland & Croatia which resulted in a narrow margin for Argentina to qualify for the round 16. Post 3-0 loss against Croatia, there was a major critique floatin

Note: This will be edited as & when I find interesting stuffs. A designer is one who design . Blissful it is to learn about the design that touches life. Most of my time is spent at home & work. When it comes to the design of a home there are various aspects to consider & is a never ending process. Recent works of Kasita & Vipp are interesting. They are simple & minimalist. Watch the below video references which details the thoughts which has went into these.   A post shared by Kasita (@kasita) on Mar 10, 2017 at 9:16am PST

I was thinking about the very meaning of diversity. Which means "the state of being diverse" which roots to latin origin "divetere" that is to "turn aside" or divert. Why is this important in current times? An organization has a shared mission, principles & culture. It is complex to figure out the best strategy for execution amongst a group of people in an org. Nobody is perfect & everyone has blind spots. A critical aspect of the shared mission when missed by the group is a failure. Most of the systems don't incentivize failures hence leaders in the group focuses on avoiding such failures. By virtue of incentivising successes leaders tend to focus more on successes & avoid failures. I believe such successes adds a mere improvement to humanity & not something radical or authentic! Not that we've to every-time create radical things, just that system is built for mere improvement! Blind spot1: To create something radical &

I attended Inclusive-Stem (I-Stem) hackathon. We developed a Detect Eye Android app in around 24hours, listened to panel discussions & a ton of interaction with other participants. Being interested in education this was an opportunity for me which I didn't want to miss. Yes, it was my best days!  I really appreciate the volunteers who have contributed to this without expecting any returns! Definitely, the industry needs some sensitization in this area! Below are few of my key learnings: 1. Everyone who needs assistance uses JAWS or NVDA screen reader on computers & TalkBack on mobile. Try this once while searching for an API, reading SMS, calling someone & installing an app to realize the importance of making an App accessible. It really makes them successful in whatever they are trying to achieve. 2. Visual representations (like PowerPoint slides) are not useful & if we’re making one ensure that we follow the accessibility guidelines to enable readers.

I deeply care about this topic. I'm finding it hard to assimilate the information & act.  This post will be edited as I learn more about this topic.  The tower of debt vs. tower of idle cash was an interesting concept shared by an ex-Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis. Only that the peaks of those towers will increase in the near future unless a miracle happens! Not quite sure why only 7-months duration he served as finance minister. I perceived that, balancing the towers was where the solution was! Along with a proposal of a capital owned by those happen to work in a corporation & a global currency used for funding scarce countries.   Martin Ford below shares his thoughts on how we'll earn in a world of machines. He brings historical data of Triple Revolution Report by Nobel Laureates submitted to the president of US in 1964 missed the predictions. Not sure if history can only be the reference for future! Are we realizing the pace at which jobs are gett

Savitha emailed a note about her recent blog post about progress , which touched up on a point which me/Anand was also discussing the yesterday during Adruth's birthday. I've been blogging about this since a while checkout By 2034...Education...Parent lottery ,  Up to something... &  Schooling...Listen to the art of listening . The word progress is loaded with expectations of advancing & looking at a kid only this context gets taxing i feel. When progress thought of as a defined path of advancement, it is illusion. If such a formula for advancement existed - world would have been a better place irradicating the poverty, isn't it? The world has been unfair. Including my kids has a fair advantage of being born in such a well placed family which is the parent lottery! Enabling kids to listen always with the fresh open prespective & deep love may lead ot understanding the value of equality of resources.

Saw the 1st episode of a NetFlix series “Daughters of Destiny” . Thenmozhi, Manjula, Preetha, Shilpa & Karthika’s life is motivational. I felt Shanthi Bhavan is walking ahead on the road to my destiny. I loved the vision of  Shanthi Bhavan ! I’m committed to supporting them in whatever possible means I can. One with power and fortune control the Panchabhootha. I’m one among the fortunate. Dr. Abraham touches the concern, I’ve been pondering & preparing myself for a decade. In this modern era, one among my prophets is Dr. Abraham! I salute Dr. Abraham George. You’re inspirational Sir Dr. Abraham Geroge! I’m not sure if there is any one solution. But yes, as said the cruel world which favors the fortunate can be flipped upside down by sheer hard work & prophets! It may be hard, but it isn’t impossible! Yes, the dream of equality can be achieved through wisdom! To attain that utopia, we need to nurture a generation of kids who not only believe in themselves but wor

In follow up to two blogs By 2034...Education...Parent lottery & Up to something... , Alt school  & Swashikshan - Indian Association of Homeschoolers seems to be attempting unique. The leading pitch is that it is personalized to the child! Alt school adds the technology. The way kids are wired to laptops somehow worries me. There is a moment where a kid realizes his skills and how he can take it forward. Till they are ready to listen, will any of the teacher's effort matter? Do we as teachers even need to bother or continue to provide customized education till the kid is ready to listen? How can we make the kid as a whole listen to real concerns of the world rather than mere issues? The age and maturity of the kids deem a lot to make this happen so are there any exercises which may be aimed to just enable this. A teacher & a child enters into the relationship together! Is there a formula to understand every kid? Every kid is unique for sure, so even if we devise

A decade before I watched the below talk from Sir Ken Robinson. It was inspirational & equally thought provoking. Parenting happened & I'm now a father two kids. The future suddenly becomes a concern, as if necessity made me realize that. My urge to become a teacher has been pulling me through this space over weekends & late hour online readings +  podcasts.  Jiddu Krishnamurthi  (JK) has been another person whom I've been following since a decade now. Most of my thoughts have been profoundly transformed by JK! In case you're interested in knowing more about JK,  A Jewel on a Silver Platter  is the best you can find on the planet. It is insightful! Furious podcast listening also reinforced that more folks in our generation like Naval etc. follow this is immaculate personality. The phenomenal clarity that JK had is still very relevant. His thoughts will be immortal! One among the many profound talks below caught my attention 8 years before.

To give birth through a biological process is one small part. Bringing forth, that seems to be the origin of the word parent . It is how you play the cards which have been dealt with you that matters. A post shared by Anoob Backer (@becks007) on Nov 18, 2013 at 7:05am PST What does it mean to bring forth a kid? There isn't any guarantee how the kid might turn up. But like most of our life, parenting is a phase which happens. Rather un-consciously without deep contemplations! Not that we've to do deep thoughts but it happens like that.  The huge responsibility of a parent to look at the child as a whole & work towards building a better human is phenomenal. Isn't it? If a parent hasn't looked at themselves as a whole, will you be able to look at your child like that? Gaps you've has an impact on your child. In this era of a technology & lack of attention to a child, how can we even understand a child? Without understanding the child, you can