Nomad Scholar

  People going hungry is a classic case of ecological overload. In any ecosystem, the carrying capacity is limited and if the population exceeds the capacity, imbalance creeps in. The excess population will either immigrate to a different place or will die out. But we humans do things differently. We don’t expel people from our community or let them die so easily. The scientists have taken it upon themselves to bend the laws of nature and make sure the ever-growing population stays fed. However, they have their limitations and can increase the produce only so much. The population is increasing rapidly and upsetting the delicate balance of nature. A large part of the produce gets spoilt during transportation or fails to reach the market due to the under-developed market facilities. If the natural reasons were not enough, some of us decided to stock up agricultural produce and sell them at higher prices when demand goes up. We can tweak our approach a bit to make sure that lesse...

  We live in the age of technology and information. At one click, we have more information available at our fingertips than ten libraries put together. With information, comes a burden and for us, it is the overwhelming plethora of choices. Indians had only neem twigs to use as brushes back in the day but today we have innumerable brands and different price ranges to choose from, not to mention the variety in toothpaste. The privilege of choices has both good and bad aspects and a conspicuous gray zone which seems to be quite troubling. As humans, we’re programmed to look for choices as that allows us to filter the best. With only one option, we’re not allowed to compare thus resulting in lesser satisfaction. Earlier the administration used to be led only by the monarch but today we have democracy and hence parties to choose from. In this case, choice is obviously a good thing. Today, we have a wide variety of dishes to choose from and that’s obviously a treat to our taste buds. ...