The Peace Blog

Vignesh D. is a second-year queer non-binary medical student pursuing an MBBS degree at a medical college in Tamil Nadu. I met them at the Second National Symposium on LGBTQI+ Health in Delhi from December 9 to 11, 2021. They spoke about their experience as a queer medical student concerned about queerphobia in the curriculum. They are … More Interview with Vignesh D: A Queer Medical Student from Tamil Nadu

My nine year old niece, Maitreyi, and I like to collaborate on projects. This year, for Hiroshima Day, I told her about the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons which came into force on January 22, 2021. We looked up its main provisions and we looked up the signatories. None of the countries we … More Because we can, because we must

September 21 is observed as the International Day of Peace. On this occasion, I share my prayers with you. May I prioritise ethical conduct in all interactions. May I bring hope to people in despair. May I engage in mindful use of time, water, food, money, and other resources. May I stop seeing people as … More Prayers for Peace

(This book review was first published in Business Standard on 2nd September, 2020.)

Leading with Feeling How to nurture emotional intelligence in children  by Pavithra Jaivant Emotional Intelligence at Home When I was in business school nearly two decades ago, one of the books that was compulsory reading and constituted a few lessons in our ‘Human Behaviour in Organisations’ course was Daniel Goleman’s ‘Emotional Intelligence’ (EI). At the … More Leading with Feeling