Category Archives: Health and wellness

Heaven is a place on earth

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Chirag Bindal

Imagine there’s no heaven, it’s easy if you try… No hell below us, above us only sky. John Lennon, 1971 Physically speaking, earth is as heavenly a body as any other heavenly bodies in the universe. Most religious texts, however, … Continue reading →

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Too much of anything

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Chirag Bindal

Humans were hunter-gatherers. Then we discovered farming and started settlements, along fertile river banks. We formed tribes. The most wise and respected person was appointed as the tribe chief. His (yes, his) job was to protect the tribe from harm. … Continue reading →

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Magic Quadrant

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Chirag Bindal

Back in 1998, I visited Mumbai with my college band Krossbreedz. We were participating in the rock competition at Mood-Indigo, IIT Bombay’s cultural festival. The organizers put us up at one of the IIT hostels. We got a unique chance … Continue reading →

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Fly, don’t die

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Chirag Bindal

Everyone dies. Some day it is bound to happen. No one who has ever lived has not not died. If they haven’t yet, they will some day.  But then nobody likes to die, not most people.  And under most circumstances, we … Continue reading →

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Not an ordinary Monday

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Chirag Bindal

It was a Monday. But not an ordinary Monday. Not from the vantage point of a relatively junior employee in the 250 people organization. The year was 2002. Cybage had recently implemented Formal Mondays. The reason mentioned in the policy … Continue reading →

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Hero

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Chirag Bindal

“You are my Hero, Papa”, said my almost 4 year old daughter last evening. Her statement triggered various emotions and questions in my mind. Did she mean what she said? Did she know what those words meant? Where did she … Continue reading →

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Defragment the mind

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Chirag Bindal

A new computer performs very well but half a year into usage, the performance dips.  You double click a file and it takes a few seconds before it opens up in the associated application. As your computer gets older, you … Continue reading →

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Happy 2015

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Chirag Bindal

Our little mighty round rock has completed another revolution around the sun by crossing the imaginary, year-marking spatial milestone installed by an ancestral genius. We are in 2015. Last year was another soda-less year for me. I have many times, … Continue reading →

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Pointing fingers

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Chirag Bindal

“When you point a finger at someone else, you have three pointing back at you.” I am coming to realize that there may be some truth in the above statement most of us would have come across at some point or … Continue reading →

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Selective Amnesia

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Chirag Bindal

Amnesia is a disease caused by brain damage or psychological trauma. Essentially, it is loss of memory. It is not easy for me to imagine the life of a person suffering with Amnesia. Does it cause inconvenience? Or does it … Continue reading →

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