MY FOCUS WILL BE ON THE DECADE A CENTURY AGO WHEN RI (ROTARY INTERNATIONAL) WAS TRYING TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE GLOBE WITH ROTARY CLUBS. THE ON-GROUND LEADER WAS JWD WHO FORMED A RECORD 32 CLUBS. AND HIS MAJOR WAS DR CRAWFORD MCCULLOUGH WHO ORGANISED THE DAVIDSONRALSTON (JAMES LAYTON RALSTON) TRIP TO AUSTRALIA IN 1921. Davidson followed by...
I WOULD LIKE TO DEDICATE THIS AWARD TO FARMERS BECAUSE THE FAITH THAT THEY HAVE IN US AS PROFESSIONALS IS AMAZING. ONCE THEY COMMIT THEIR CONFIDENCE, THEY DO NOT QUESTION DECISION MAKING, ABILITIES OR PLANNING. I would also like to dedicate the award to the team – I may be its face, but everybody works. We...
I ACCEPT THIS AWARD ON BEHALF OF A LOT OF PEOPLE: THE BRAVE NURSES WHO RISKED THEIR LIVES AND WERE ALL UNTRAINED, NOT EVEN QUALIFIED. I STARTED WITH A GROUP OF 24 NURSES WHO HAD NOT CLEARED THEIR NURSING COLLEGE, AND ALL THE DOCTORS, PHYSIOTHERAPISTS WHO BECAME DOCTORS DURING THIS JOURNEY. A SPECIAL THANKS TO...
THE DEFINITION OF JUNK FOOD IS RELATIVE. UNFORTUNATELY, IN OUR COUNTRY, BURGERS AND PIZZAS ARE THE FIRST PICTURES THAT COME TO US WHEN ONE TALKS OF JUNK FOOD. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU EAT; IT’S HOW MUCH OF WHAT YOU EAT. A LOT OF INDIAN FOOD CAN ALSO BE NAMED UNDER THE JUNK...
LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING THAT THE CURRENT STATE OF THE WORLD IS QUITE GLOOMY; WE ARE EXPERIENCING A SECOND WAVE ALL AROUND THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY IN EUROPE. I HAVE TO SAY THINGS ARE NOT LOOKING GOOD. In countries like Czech Republic and Belgium, the numbers of infected people are sky-rocking. It is the same in...
THE SECOND WORLD WAR HELPED MANY WESTERN COUNTRIES TO ACQUIRE HUGE FUND TO SET UP R&D IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES. FOR EXAMPLE, BOEING IN USA OR THE EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENCE AND SPACE COMPANY (EADS), NOW CALLED AIRBUS, THESE ARE DEVELOPED FROM THE TECHNOLOGIES OF WWII. ONE OF THE BEST OUTCOMES OF WWII WAS SPACE TECHNOLOGY....
I WANT TO TODAY FOCUS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SMARTNESS AND HAPPINESS. I AM OBVIOUSLY INTERESTED IN THE TOPIC OF HAPPINESS BUT THE ANGLE THAT I TAKE IS NOT THE ANGLE THAT I ADOPTED WHEN I WAS A KID. I loved the topic of happiness but more recently I have been reading on the topic and...
WHEN PEOPLE SPEAK ABOUT LIFE LESSONS, IT IS USUALLY ABOUT THEIR GREATEST TRIUMPHS, THEIR GREATEST SUCCESSES, HOW THEY HAVE GOT WHAT THEY GOT. I THOUGHT ALL OF YOU DESERVE BETTER. SOMETIMES, FAILURE AND ITS DARKENING SHADOW BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOU – A QUALITY THAT SUCCESS COULD NOT HAVE PROBABLY EXTRACTED. Let me share three...
IN 2017, RICHARD HAAS WROTE A WORLD IN DISARRAY: AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY AND THE CRISIS OF THE OLD ORDER. IN IT, HE SAID THE 21ST CENTURY WAS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS ONES WHICH CONSTITUTED THE MODERN PERIOD. HE REFERRED TO MARK TWAIN’S SAYING, THAT HISTORY MAY NOT REPEAT ITSELF, IT RHYMES; SIMILAR...
WHEN I WAS A STUDENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, THERE WERE JUST THREE GIRLS IN MY CLASS. ALL OF THEM WERE SMARTER THAN ME AND IF I TRIED TO GET LUCKY USING ANY CHEAP LINES, THEY SAW RIGHT THROUGH ME. MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO TAKE UP PHOTOGRAPHY WHICH I ENJOYED THOROUGHLY. MOST KIDS IN THOSE...
IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, HUMAN TEACHERS WILL GIVE WAY TO COMPUTERS THAT TEACH OR BOTS. WE, AT SP JAIN, HAVE ALREADY STARTED EXPERIMENTING WITH BOTS TO DO THE TEACHING. Initially, they will teach simple things, gradually teaching more complex goals. Why should humans be replaced? Because BOTS can do the job better and more efficiently...
I HAVE HAD FOUR EPISODES OF CANCER. IN ADDITION, I HAVE HAD TWO BIOPSIES WHERE THERE WAS NO CANCER, SO SIX BIOPSIES AND 14 SURGERIES OVERALL. I have been almost blind twice and been through five corneal transplants. When someone donates eyes, it helps people like me to see. I have had two surgeries for glaucoma,...