Author: Nikhil

Religion, as Max Weber aptly put it, is a system of beliefs that shapes laws, ethics, and social structures. In today’s world, it remains a deeply polarizing topic, with some…

In Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty, economists Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson challenge traditional theories that explain national success through factors like geography or…

“It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies.”― Noam Chomsky The Propaganda Model, created by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky in Manufacturing Consent (1988),…

I consider myself a mature individual, especially when it comes to managing emotions. Yet, I was taken aback by George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. This dystopian masterpiece delves into the consequences…

“Infinity is not a number, it’s an idea. An idea that transcends the boundaries of human understanding.” — Anonymous Infinity is one of the most profound and elusive concepts in…

In chaos theory, even the smallest changes can lead to vast, unpredictable outcomes. As Catherine McKenzie writes in Fractured, “They say that if a butterfly flaps its wings in the…

Imagine waking up one day to find that the world around you — the air you breathe, the ground you walk on, and even your thoughts — are all part…

Imagine peering into the vast expanse of the night sky, marveling at the stars and galaxies, only to realize that the majority of the universe is completely invisible to us.…

“If a coin comes down heads, that means that the possibility of its coming down tails has collapsed. Until that moment the two possibilities were equal. But in another world,…

The ancient story of Nachiketa and Yama, found in the Katha Upanishad, is often seen as the tale of the first spiritual seeker. This allegorical narrative, which speaks of a…