Destination of feelings.

मौत यूँ आती है जैसे आदमी कुछ भी नहीं l ज़िंदगी सबकुछ है वैसे ज़िंदगी कुछ भी नहीं l - शकील आज़मी 

- Nitin Pratap Singh,  Views are personal  Today, the philosophies of Chanakya and Sun Tzu face challenges from algorithms of digital warfare, and our focus has shifted from the quiet richness of a quality of life (QoL) to the digitally amplified pursuit of a 'standard' life on social platforms. Materialism, with its insatiable and accelerating appetite, is devouring human values at an alarming rate.  In an age where artificial intelligence, virtual, and augmented realities captivate us, the old stories of stone and steel, of wooden wheels and iron engines, feel like echoes from a bygone era.  In today's world, even history itself seems to revolve less around the lessons of events and more around arbitrary days and dates on a calendar. On similar line, yesterday, the global community celebrated World Environment Day with great enthusiasm and high energy. Newspapers were filled with articles, poems, editorials, and reports from environmental conventions a...

The recent news that India now reportedly leads the world in ChatGPT usage, surpassing the U.S. with a user base around 13.5% of global monthly active users, is a significant marker of our times. It’s a testament to India's eagerness to embrace the new AI era, a sign of a nation willing to engage with tools promising unprecedented efficiency.  Yet, as we immerse ourselves in this AI-driven world, a crucial question looms: "what is the cognitive cost of this convenience?" While national pride swells at this landmark achievement, a curious undercurrent exists. Many including mysel, find ourselves verifying even this news using AI chatbots, seeking to substantiate our pride in a kind of  "pseudo state of numeric happiness."  This very act highlights a growing concern: our increasing over-reliance on AI poses a tangible threat to our minds' inherent learning processes and capabilities. We are witnessing a subtle yet profound shift. The traditional pu...