My TimeLiner

Identity. We often wonder “who am I?” This is one of my favorite topics to explore. Let me begin by asking you something interesting. Theseus (a man) had a ship. As the ship needed repair, it was replaced part by part, up to a point where not a single part of the original ship remained in it, anymore. Is it, then, still the same ship? If all the discarded parts were used to build another ship, which of the two, if either, is the real Ship of Theseus? That’s a clas s ic philosophical paradox of identity. Would you still be you if all the organs in your body get replaced? If yes, then what are we if not a collection of organs working together in complete harmony. What is that something that stays the same even if we replace all the organs? Let me confuse a little more, There are 10 times more microorganisms than cells in our body. We often assume we are this monolithic entity, but we are an ecosystem. So when I say “I” does that refer to the whole ecosystem or something else? Is whole eq...

Purpose. Imagine you started playing a new just-released game. What is one of the few questions that pop into your mind? I don’t know about you, but I would ask at some point, what is the objective of the game. And this is one of the basic questions we humans about their existence too. What are they here for? What is “the purpose of my life?” A lot of people say you do have a p u rpose go discover it. And a lot of religious crap (sorry). A few other people may say the purpose of life is to find “happiness” so on and so forth.  ( I think happiness is a scam will write about it soon  😂 ) Here is what I think. We are just another species living on a small rock in the infinite vast space filled with trillion other rocks and a million galaxies we are basically inconsequential. We are just any other animal. The purpose of any animal to survive and reproduce. That is it nothing more, nothing less. So I think we have the same basic objectives in this game of life. We, as a whole spec...

5G: BOON OR BANE When the 5th Generation of mobile communication and networking was introduced in early 2020, it grabbed a lot of attention. With 5G, augmented reality can be made possible in real-time. Remotely operated robotic surgeons can be used for healthcare in areas where good healthcare can’t be provided. Search and rescue missions can be carried out by swarms of drones combing the disaster-prone area. 5G can bring speed of around 10 Gigabits per second to your phone. This is more than 600 times the typical 4G speed. This means that you can download games from Steam in under 20 seconds and a 4K movie in 25 seconds. But the catch is that 5G networks will have very less network coverage. This is because of the high-frequency waves 5G networks will be using. The lack of range can be considered as a trade-off for the very high download speed the network can offer. 5G networks when brought into the mainstream would require a network tower every  500 meters.  In contrast, a ...

Are All Men are Trash ???? Often you might have heard this phrase but if haven’t you’re lucky because what usually follows this phrase is an unending argument ‘not all men’.My opinion on this matter is reserved between the gray area of ‘yes’ and ‘no’,therefore I request you to read this article through a naked mind. Disown all your presumptions and read the following piece as a five year old ,curious as to what a teacher is talking about.Through this article I wouldn’t give my opinion rather I will present you with facts and request you to introspect. Coming back , “All men are Trash”, what’s the first thought in your mind when you hear this phrase ?I assume some of you might feel angry, some of you might agree wholeheartedly to this opinion, and some might think this a first world problem.Whatever your opinion might be, I often wondered the cause and the accuracy of this phrase. If you count the number of violent crimes that have been done against women in our society ,y...

The Positive Impact of COVID-19 Nature is relaxing   Despite the coronavirus threatening the world, it has some positive sides too. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues its blow, one can witness dramatic changes in people’s lives. And it already overshadowed other medical problems. Doctors and researchers notice unexpectedly positive side effects of the abrupt shifts in human behaviors in response to the pandemic. Moreover, prolonged lockdown is relieving nature with a reduction in human activities. Skies are bluer, the crime rates are lower. Due to the lockdown, the pollution level fell dramatically and is still heading down. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a toxic gas liberated from buses, cars, factories, etc. According to WHO, NO2 causes significant inflammation of the airways (lungs and trachea) at concentrations above 200 micrograms/m3. Now, vehicles and factories are under shutdown which results in the decrement of NO2 concentrations. Polluted cities like Chennai, Delhi, Bhilai...

What would happen if Muhammad Ali Jinnah became the prime minister of India instead of Jawaharlal Nehru? In an interview in Goa, the fourteenth Dalai Lama stated, “India would have remained a united country if Jinnah had become the first prime minister.” He further added, “I think Mahatma Gandhi was very much willing to give the prime ministership to Jinnah, but Pandit Nehru refused. I think Pandit Nehru was a bit self-centered.” This news by NDTV blew up on social media. Later in 2019, BJP candidate Gumansingh Damor also said, “Had Jawaharlal Nehru not been so obstinate at the time of Independence, India would not have been divided,” while campaigning for his party for the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections. This raised the question among the public, ‘What if Jinnah became the first prime minister of India?’ Muhammad Ali Jinnah  was a barrister, politician, and founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until Pakistan’s creation on 14 August...

Our Education under attack. The morning of October 9, 2012, 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai had been shot by the Taliban on her way home from school. This, as we recall, had been because she had the audacity to speak out against the injustice inflicted on her fellow citizens, where they were denied basic human rights such as the right to education. She aroused a flurry of action, leaving behind significant impact in her wake. But sadly, it had not been enough. Children today, in the countries in open conflict, continue being denied the basic necessities in life, education among them. As a continuation of the efforts to raise awareness about the plight of million children across the world, United Nations General Assembly came to a unanimous decision on May 29, 2020, to declare September 9, 2020, as the International Day to Protect Education from Attack. The resolution was proposed by the state of Qatar, co-sponsored by 62 countries. Across the world, 35 countries suffer from crisis and oft...