Author Archives: Purnendu Ghosh

 We have two views: one view assumes the convergence of the global, political, and economic systems, and consequently of values; the other view predicts continued differences. One view suggests ‘societal convergence’, while the other view sees ‘clash of civilizations’. One suggests psychological uniformity, while the other suggests continued divergence in habits of thoughts. According toContinue reading “CONFORMITY IN DIVERSITY”

Happy Birthday, SiR! Today is your 100th birthday. Let me recall a small event. I saw you at one of my cousin’s marriage reception in Kolkata. The year was 1979. You were sitting among the invitees. It seemed to me as if you were looking with deep penetration into the minds of people surrounding you.Continue reading “MAY 2, 2021: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU SiR”

We get angry when frustrated, when we experience failure. We can be angry due to ‘fairness instinct’ and ‘Robin Hood mentality’. More than ‘relative deprivation’, ‘inequity aversion’ makes us angry. Vented anger gives rise to forgiveness. Concealed anger, on the other hand,  hardens into revenge. Some can remain calm amid intense and frustrating activity. TheyContinue reading “ANGER IN THE CUT-THROAT WORLD”

No one likes anyone to move too close to give an uneasy feeling. This ‘buffer zone’ is like the ‘second skin’ hardwired into our DNA, and brain computes this buffer zone, writes Michael Graziano.  Brain computes the personal space largely unconsciously, depending upon the context. The size depends upon our social interactions; how we understandContinue reading “THE BUFFER ZONE”

The most interesting interdisciplinary conversations are held with the self. These conversations keep our mind vibrant. Inside the mind both idle gossip and cerebral discussions are practiced. How we conduct our talks with ourselves is therefore important. We ask ourselves many interesting as well as foolish questions. We build castles in the air. We putContinue reading “PACKING MIND SENSIBLY”

Silencewww.profpghosh.com Silence speaks silently.Silence thinks loudly.Silence makes noise.Silence breaks heart.Silence heals.Silence is experience.Silence is saying nothing,yet understanding.Silence is interpolation.Silence is extrapolation.Silence grows in silence.Big bang broke the silence. Big crunch will bring the silence.Don’t search for silence;silence comes, nevertheless.

If you have a working head,  you will get plenty of opportunities to eat someone’s head, and also give others ample opportunity to eat your head. If you are not working, don’t think you are spared of this problem. And never give someone an opportunity to think that you are totally useless; most importantly toContinue reading “DON’T EAT SOMEONE’S HEAD”

We are becoming overwhelmingly dependent on the Internet. Some say, the Internet helps us to move ahead in life. Some others say, it depends on how much and for what purpose we use the Internet. The Internet is shifting our cognitive functions, from searching for information inside the mind to searching outside the mind. TheContinue reading “INFOBESITY”

Has the world stopped producing geniuses? Some agree and some obviously don’t. For the emergence of a genius, some think the world must fall into some kind of a crisis. The good thing is that our world is always in the midst of some crises. Dean Simonton says that ‘raw genius’ is generally a necessity,Continue reading “ARE WE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER DARWIN?”

I was once a great cricket enthusiast. My enthusiasm did not wane even when Pankaj Roy, the opener, was caught by wicket keeper Alexander on the first ball of Wesley Hall time and again, or when Bapu Nadkarni bowling 25 overs (out of which 23 were maidens) giving three runs and taking no wicket wasContinue reading “Powerful hits and fiery bowling”