Bank is a place for the safekeeping of one's money. In the olden days it was the mattress. One reason for this change in behaviour is inflation that chips into the value of money. The rich are now called Crorepatis. In the olden days they were the Lakhpatis. Money has lost value by a multiple of hu

Man is a sinner by nature. This is why he was thrown out of Heaven, for indulgence in forbidden pleasure. It was an apple. Now it is carnal. Epstein is a poster face of this sin. Like it or not, this is human nature. He cannot be trusted. There are variants of sins, small to large, from white lies

Money can be a source of worry for both rich and poor. For the rich, how to make it perform better. For the poor, how to balance the books. For those in between, it is even worse. These are people with a bit of savings, not knowing which way to go. Banks, the good ones, are supposedly safer. But th

Technology can be a killer. This is how our weavers lost their fingers in the colonial days. Now it is targeting our cerebral workers. The process has been on for a while as computers were getting smarter. First it was the office typists and now it is the knowledge workers. Many of the past jobs ha

Health is an amazing component of our life. When good, nothing is known about it. When bad, it hurts everywhere from body to mind. The tiny pimple that was once a beauty spot turns into a hurt. 'Health is Wealth' is a saying under which we grew up. One had to take care of this wealth through physi

We survived the last century in spite of much apprehension. There have been two great wars, two market upheavals apart from the Vietnam war. Senator Goldwater wanted to defoliate Vietnam so that the guerrillas could not hide. It is now being done in another country. There is no sign of any let up.

As a faculty of the university, I was invited to lecture in some high-profile places, public and private. I had a small car that I drove myself. Once, as I was returning home after a lecture the host was eager to help me. He took my car key and asked the secretary to bring it to the reception. To h

There are so many different ways a life is lived. What is wrong today is right tomorrow due to changes in social practices and vice versa. Again, the practices are place-dependent. Not easy as we move from one to another. My cousin was stopped at Heathrow airport by a sniffing dog as she had 'paan'