Author Archives: Tarun Rattan

Book Review – The Ideology of India’s Modern Right

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Tarun Rattan

Subramanian Swamy is like a Rasputin of Indian politics, nobody is more courageous or bolder than him in contemporary India. In this book he strives to articulate the ideology of the India’s modern right and summarises it as Virat Hindutva. … Continue reading →

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We.trade blockchain platform goes into live production

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Tarun Rattan

The we.trade blockchain for trade finance platform established by a coalition of nine banks is gaining momentum, conducting seven live trade transactions by ten companies via four partner banks. Powered by Hyperledger Fabric, we.trade makes use of smart contracts to … Continue reading →

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Problem With People

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Tarun Rattan

   

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कर्म फल

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Tarun Rattan

ओ३म् किमपि कर्म फलविहीनं न भवति। = कोई भी कर्म फल बिना का नहीं होता है। यद् किमपि वयं कुर्मः तस्य फलं तु मिलति एव। = जो भी हम करते हैं उसका फल तो मिलता ही है। कर्म विना कोsपि … Continue reading →

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Book Review – A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Tarun Rattan

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini 4 of 5 stars Khaled Hosseini has certainly made Afghanistan proud by capturing the contemporary life in his beautifully crafted second novel. I’d read Kite Runner when it came out and was spellbound … Continue reading →

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Mathematics – Head of All Knowledge

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Tarun Rattan

 

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‘Kindly adjust’ to our English – Shashi Tharoor

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Tarun Rattan

I have long immodestly considered myself the inventor of the term ‘prepone’. I came up with it at St Stephen’s in 1972, used it extensively in conversation and employed it in an article in JS magazine soon after. Prepone, as … Continue reading →

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Book Review – We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Tarun Rattan

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie My rating: 5 of 5 stars I went to hear Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at the Convention Centre, Dublin as part of the International Literature Festival 2018 #ILFDublin2018 and bought the book … Continue reading →

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Lakshmi: Vedic science of Wealth

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Tarun Rattan

Wealth is defined in modern English as “an abundance of valuable possessions or money” or “a plentiful supply of a particular desirable thing.” Father of Capitalism – Adam Smith – in his book “The Wealth of Nations”, described wealth as … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Trinity by Leon Uris

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Tarun Rattan

  TrinityLeon Uris 5 of 5 stars Trinity has as big a canvas as Exodus, another recounted tale from the same author about the misery and glorious fightback of Jews. Arguably exodus forced on the Irish was not as brutal, … Continue reading →

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