Category Archives: Applied Philosophy

Marcel Proust was a French essayist, novelist and critic, better known for his phenomenal work in ‘A la recherché temps perdu’ (In Search of lost time), which was pseudo autobiographical in nature, narrated in a stream-of-conscious style. He is considered as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century by the English critics. […]

In the second part, we discuss certain conditions, proposed by Carl Rogers, which if fulfilled by a teacher present in a contemporary classroom will lead to wholesome learning!

Let’s look at the Sankhya School of Indian Philosophy and what it has to say about the Asatkaryavada – Satkaryavada Debate!

Here’s what the Stoicism, a highly practical yet insightful philosophy from Ancient Greece, has to say about dealing with stress!

Ramakrishna Paramahansa was an Indian Hindu mystic and saint in the nineteenth century Bengal. Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk and a chief disciple of Ramakrishna.

Generations of love starved men have swooned over these four lines of poetry by Omar Khayyam. Reading these lines, they dream of luscious, slim waisted, alluring woman, an intricately carved jug full of wine, a loaf of bread and a book of poetry while resting under a palm tree, undisturbed in the silent desert.

East Asia has been referred to as the Bamboo Civilisation not only because of the grass’s widespread use but also because of the symbolic qualities it represents in the region’s philosophy.

His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama (Lhamo Thondup) is one of the most loved and sought after spiritual leaders at the present. Since a young age of 16, he has tirelessly campaigned for the independence of Tibet and in the process, for global peace. His wisdom and diligence have elevated him into one of the […]

Swami Ramteerth returned from America. He had been teaching all over Europe and America about the true essence of things, and he had acquired a lot of influence. Millions of people had heard him and worshipped him. He came back to India and spent some days in the Himalayas. His wife went to meet him, […]