Voice of Sachin Kumar

  The 2008 financial crisis was one of the worst financial disasters in modern history, and its impact was felt around the world. The crisis was caused by a combination of factors, including subprime lending, the housing bubble, and complex financial instruments. However, at the heart of the crisis was greed, corruption, lack of transparency, and incompetence. The crisis exposed the fact that institutions could not always be trusted, and that the public needed to be vigilant and informed in their financial decisions. One of the most shocking aspects of the crisis was how certain individuals and institutions profited from it while investors were bleeding. For example, Goldman Sachs made a profit of $3.7 billion by betting against the housing market, while investors lost their homes and savings. CEO Lloyd Blankfein received a $67.9 million bonus in 2007, the year before the crisis hit, while his company was selling toxic mortgage-backed securities to investors. Similarly, the CEO of ...

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine is a tragic example of how political agendas and geo-political interests can drive nations to war. The conflict is primarily a battle for control over Arctic resources, with Russia and Ukraine being the main players. However, the involvement of NATO, the United States, and other external actors has only added to the complexity of the situation. The conflict in Ukraine dates back to the Orange Revolution of 2004, which undermined the legitimacy of Ukraine's democratic institutions and opened the door to further interference by external actors. Ukraine's aspirations to join NATO were also a major factor that led to the conflict. Russia has long seen NATO's expansion as a threat to its national security, and Ukraine's accession to the alliance would have been seen as a direct threat to Russian interests. The annexation of Crimea in 2014 was a major turning point in the conflict. Ukraine could have avoided this outcome by finding a peaceful s...

Today, I am happy to announce that my new book is now published and available on Amazon in two formats - Kindle and Print edition. You can help children suffering from Kidney Disease conditions by sharing information about this book.  They are only ‘rare’ until it happens to you or your loved one. — Bob-Longhorn Nephrotic Syndrome is a kidney Disease which impacts every 16th child per 100,000 worldwide. This book answers the following questions in a language that we all can understand. 1. Is there a cure for Nephrotic Syndrome? 2. How to prolong remission duration? 3. What are medication side effects, and how can they be reduced? 4. What are alternate treatment and their pros and cons? 5. What herbs are useful for Nephrotic Syndrome? 6. Who will be your best advisor? TESTIMONIALS I am sure other parents will find your book very helpful when dealing with their children with Nephrotic Syndrome  – A child paediatrician in Milton Keynes University Hospital I’m sure f...

I love reading and knowing about the human mind. Any opportunity to know thy will take you closer to Thy. In my voyage to know more about myself, I am happy to share my learning when I read Sigmund Freud. This article presents key ideas which will help one to know more about their actions and thinking. If you like to connect on ideas or discuss such a topic with me, please feel free to message me. Our everyday mind Everyday mind or more precisely (every second mind) is your conscious mind. As per Freud, the conscious exists at "superficial level" (or I will call "Maya"), to which we have easy and immediate access. Beneath the conscious mind lies the powerful dimensions of the unconscious. All our active cognitive state and behaviour are dictated by this powerhouse of the unconscious mind. Every thought originates from your unconscious mind. Not everything becomes consciously known; much of what is unconscious remains there. Memories that are not in our every day ...

We are under lockdown due to COVID-19. People are not going out from almost 60 to 90 days. All these conditions raising questions related to Air Quality or Pollution. Did pollution really go down due to less mobility in different cities across countries? I was trying to find the answer to this question and came across mobility dataset, congestion dataset and air pollution dataset which has been made public by Google, Tomtom and Plumelabs.  In this article, I will present the analysis and link to these datasets. If you want to analyze this information for your city or country you can visit the referred sites in this article. Google mobility data is available at the following link  -  https://www.google.com/covid19/mobility/   The data from India looks like below.  Mobility has drastically reduced in the last 6o days and if you believe these mobility numbers, it will definitely foretell the future of the country or world economy. You c...

Recently I was reading " No Self, No Problem " by Chris Niebauer. Chris is a professor at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. He specializes in neuropsychology and offer classes on mindfulness, consciousness, left and right brain differences.  His other books include " The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment " and " Catching up with the Buddha ". In this article, I am happy to share my learning from " No Self, No Problem " around the ideas that shape us and how we can use our left and right brain to live in harmony with all beings. I hope these five points will help you reshape or reboot your brain. 1. The left brain is an interpreter and a story maker, and not all interpretations or story are always true The right side of our body is controlled by the left side of the brain and vice versa. In one of the most famous split-brain experiment, the researcher showed a patients left brain (right eye) an image of a c...

Last week I was reading Joyful from writer Ingrid Fetell Lee. I am happy to share some insights which I learn after reading Joyful . Before I begin I first want to introduce you to Fetell Lee. Ingrid Fetell Lee is a designer and the founder of the blog The Aesthetics of Joy. Although I am not a designer. I really loved the concepts and idea in her book.  You too can find Joy in everything -  be it nature, your office space, office building, tube station, park, museum, your own home, trees, urban setup etc. What she emphasized in her book Joyful is to observe the day to day things and find joy in it. You can enjoy the beauty of lined up trees of the same size on the sideway walk. Enjoy the trimmed grasses on your lawn or in the park Look at the shape of different tiles along the pavement See the grandeur design of open space in public places such as Train Station, Airport, Museums, Aquarium etc. When at home, notice how your home interior is structured - T...