July 2025
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Are You Happy?
“What day is it?” asked Pooh.“It’s today,” said Piglet.“My favorite day,” smiled Pooh. In just a few lines, Winnie the Pooh gave us a lesson in mindful living that many of us spend our whole lives trying to understand. While the world worries about what happened yesterday or what might happen tomorrow, Pooh simply embraces Continue reading
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Redefining Success: It Was Never About Being Equal
Success—such a tricky word.Ask ten people what it means, and you’ll likely hear ten different answers. Fame. Money. A dream job. A big house. Peace of mind. And yet, most people spend their lives chasing success without ever pausing to ask: Whose definition am I chasing? Even worse, when someone does achieve what we think Continue reading
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The Broken Windows
There’s a theory from criminology that has surprising relevance in our everyday lives—especially the way we think. It’s called the Broken Windows Theory. Proposed by James Q. Wilson and George Kelling, the theory states that if one broken window in a building is left unrepaired, it sends a message: no one cares. And that message Continue reading
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Prisoner of the Past: What Elephants Teach Us About Ourselves
What makes humans and elephants so alike? It’s not our strength, nor our social structures—though both species are known for those. It’s something subtler, more psychological: the ability to remember. Let’s step into the world of elephant ethology for a moment. When a baby elephant is born, it experiences something rather unexpected. Before it even Continue reading
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Context and Contradiction: How Cars Once Saved the Environment
Today, I want to share a curious and counterintuitive story—how automobiles, now considered a major source of pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, were once hailed as environmental saviours. Sounds strange, right? Years ago, I read SuperFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner—a sequel to their groundbreaking bestseller Freakonomics, which I had also read Continue reading
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A Lazy, Summer Afternoon
There’s something magical about a lazy afternoon—when time slows, the world exhales, and a golden stillness settles over everything. It’s a moment untouched by urgency, where even the clock seems to pause, basking in the warmth of the sun. Underneath the sprawling branches of a banyan tree, where the sunlight filters through in dappled patterns, Continue reading
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The World and Its Thousand Problems: A Distraction from the Self
Morality is the way we want the world to run but economics is the branch that documents the actual way the world works. And somewhere between this ideal and reality lies a world choked with problems—both grand and ordinary. There is water scarcity, environmental degradation, climate uncertainty, corruption, economic downturns, unemployment, the widening gap between Continue reading
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The Gift of Breaking Dawn
There’s a certain magic that only early mornings carry. When the world is still draped in silence, and the first golden rays touch the earth, something shifts within. The sky slowly sheds its darkness. The birds begin their songs. The air feels lighter, and the mind—often burdened by the noise of yesterday or the worry Continue reading
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The World’s Happiest Animal: Meet the Quokka
In a world that often feels rushed and heavy, there’s one little creature that reminds us to smile—literally. The quokka (Setonix brachyurus), a small marsupial native to Western Australia, has captured hearts worldwide with its endearing “smile” and curious charm. Found mostly on Rottnest Island, these cat-sized animals are often dubbed the “happiest animal on Continue reading
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I Am A Rebel: Embracing My Journey
Life has a strange way of teaching us who we really are. As I walk through my own journey, I have come to embrace a simple truth: I am a rebel. I am a rebel because I choose freedom. When there are no rules to bind me, I feel truly alive — free from all Continue reading
bhaskar saikia 