Most children today don't have an elder cousin, a chacha, a bhua, or a tau at home anymore.
The joint family was the original mentorship programme. We dismantled it and now wonder why kids feel lost.
What a Swiss–French visionaries imagined 78 years ago still puts us to shame. Le Corbusier and M. S. Randhawa showed what real city planning looks like.
India doesn’t lack land, climate advantage, or natural resources it suffers from poor planning. Across most of the country, except a few well-designed cities and pockets, we treat nature as a hurdle instead of an asset.
Shade-giving native trees are replaced with decorative plants in the name of “modern development.” Roads get wider, concrete keeps expanding and then we wonder why cities feel 5–10°C hotter every summer.
We don’t need more concrete jungles.
We need smarter, climate-conscious cities.
The real question is:
Are we building for the next 5 years… or the next 50? 👍🏻
#Chandigarh #LeCorbusier
Himachal govt installs a charging point in Manali for tourists to charge phones and gadgets, and within hours people turn it into a dustbin. No Swachh Bharat or any scheme can fix this nation, only an iron fist policy can bring change.
New words that I learned!
DINK - Double Income No Kids
SINK - Single Income Nine Kids
HENRY – High Earner, Not Rich Yet
DINKWAD – Double Income, No Kids, With A Dog
What else ??
“रहिमन निज मन की व्यथा, मन ही राखो गोय
सुनि अठिलहैं लोग सब, बांटि न लेहैं कोय।”
Keep your pain private. It becomes another gossip for the world. It laughs at your pain but rarely shares the burden. If you need to cry, do it in front of your parents. They offer the only shoulders that truly care.
Understand the chronology —
> Donald Trump was facing the worst ratings of his lifetime
> Iran war backfired, gas prices surged, higher cost of living, nothing going right for Trump
> Suddenly Trump decided to go to White House Correspondents’ Dinner
> A shooter came out of nowhere in the world’s most secure zone and fired shots RANDOMLY (Confirmed by eye witnesses) 😄
> The shooter is shot dead, no trace left whatsoever
Suddenly Trump is due to get sympathy, he will be treated like a warrior fighting against satan...
Why have we all heard this script somewhere before? 😂
I remember I was coming back from Kenya and landed at Mumbai airport wearing a cap with written on it ‘Mai Bhi Anna’ . On landing at Delhi straight went to Ramlila Maidan. August 2011. I wince thinking the stupid things I have done, the embarrassment I have bought upon myself. Since then I don’t trust a single politician.
Your coffee habit is doing more than just waking you up!
New research in Nature Communications (2026) shows that coffee actually "rewires" your gut-brain axis.
Here is the breakdown of why your daily cup is a health powerhouse:
1️⃣ Coffee promotes "good" bacteria like Eggerthella, which helps your digestion and keeps the "bad" bugs at bay.
2️⃣ Decaf coffee was specifically linked to better memory and learning, thanks to its rich antioxidants (polyphenols).
3️⃣ Regular caffeinated coffee reduced anxiety and improved focus while lowering body-wide inflammation.
4️⃣ Both regular and decaf drinkers reported lower stress and better moods. It is not just the caffeine; it is the coffee itself!
✅The Bigger Picture:
Recent studies from Harvard and the UK Biobank (2025-2026) also suggest that 2-3 cups of unsweetened coffee daily could lower the risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s by nearly 30%.
Bottom line:
Your coffee is a complex "superfood" for your microbes and your mind. Keep brewing! ☕️
Dr Sudhir Kumar (@hyderabaddoctor)
Success requires you want to compound knowledge, health, relations and wealth over decades. The easiest way is to spend time with people who already do it.
That’s the difference between Maruti and Škoda! What incredible braking by the Slavia this is where you truly feel the German engineering. Compared to others, German cars just hit different. Becoming an even bigger VW fan now! @VW@volkswagenindia