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• Book Review 2026.04: The Unseen Hand, Stories for My Grandchildren, (2026), Paperback, 276 pages, October 21, 2026October 21, 2026
  On October 16th I attended the eagerly awaited book launch of my hero Kabad Jayanth, who personifies academic brilliance blended with sporting excellence. My search using various AI tools led me to discover that there is no other IITian or IISCian than Jayanth who has not only been the National Champion (Table Tennis, 1974) but also represented the country in the International Stage.   This autobiography is informative, engaging and insightful for multiple reasons. It not only provides a 360-degree view of his sporting journey, but also describes the tough path to getting a green card in the USA and how that shaped his post-sporting career despite earning his third post-graduate degree in the States. The trials and tribulations on his way to building a successful wealth management business in the USA, while capturing multiple facets of his personal life including his family, values, and mentors that played a major role in shaping him are additional facets of this narration. For me this book stands out for its four distinct traits; i. it is objective to the point of being self-deprecating despite his outstanding achievements, ii. the humility where he credits most of his achievements to people around him and […]
• Personal Exploration-5: Scheduling an Ideal Day Routine for Enhancing Health and Wellbeing: Learnings from Circadian Rhythm, Chinese Organ Clock and Ayurveda’s Dinachara -April 15, 2026April 15, 2026
  This is my humble attempt at creating an ideal day routine for enhancing health and well-being with lessons learnt from the three knowledge systems of modern medicine, Chinese Traditional Medicine (CTM), and Ayurveda. Please feel free to critique it and point out any errors in my understanding.
• Personal Exploration-4: Understanding Trigunas, Pancha Butha & Tridoshas -March 30, 2026March 30, 2026
  Personal Exploration-4: Understanding Trigunas, Pancha Butha & Tridoshas -March 30, 2026 I had for long been intrigued by the three fundamental concepts of trigunas, pancha butha and tridoshas and the relationship between the three. This month I decided to explore these concepts and their inter-relationships to help me understand them better and integrate it with my life where needed. This short writeup is the summary of my learning. I request you to share if your understanding is the same as mine and if it differs in what respect it differs so that I can refine my thinking. TRIGUNAS: Trigunas consist of sattvic, rajasic and tamasic components. My initial understanding had me wrongly believe that the three were in the descending order of what is desirable, as I believed sattvic was superior and more desirable to rajasic, and tamasic was the least desirable. My recent readings have cleared this misunderstanding and made me realize that the three are interlinked and coexist in all physical forms. Further in all and every physical form all the three gunas exist, as physical forms are the manifestation of a combination of all the three gunas. Like the circumference and circle, they come into existence together […]