ALL TIME VIEWS CROSS 150000

 

When all time views of this blog crossed 150000 mark on 18 June 2026 Wednesday,   the happy news  was relayed to my mentors, Rev. Dr. C.I.David Joy and Rev.Dr.Santy.S.Paul, the Principal and the Registrar of the KUT Seminary, Kannammoola, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Rev.Dr. C.I. David Joy is the President of the Senate of Serampore. 

"All time views, today, at the moment is 150762. I am indeed grateful to my viewers, when I observe that  all time views have surged to 150762 on June 18, 2026.

The journey had taken 15 years to reach 50000 mark.

However, from 50000 to 100000 it was a 6 months' hop.

Capping it, in a leap of 44 days, the views have exploded from 100000 to 150000

I praise God for enabling me travel this far.

I am indebted to the viewers for accepting me"

It evoked this wonderful response from Rev.Dr.Santy.S.Paul

That's indeed a recognition that what you share makes sense to those who read and hence it is  well received.

1.5 Lakh views for a blog is not that easy (even for a video content, it is difficult)

I am really happy for you.

Keep going.

You are indeed an inspiration

And I replied

"You are indeed an inspiration," has bowled me over.  Thank you for the elevating and invigorating compliment. I had no idea on the probabilities of blog viewership when I had commenced.  I was pleasantly surprised when it began to rise across the globe. It's the encouragement you have given that urges me to prod on with vigour

Prof. Babu Zacharia had recently told me, he liked what he had read. He said he found it conveying from heart to  heart. 

The well known Professor had taught English at the Marthoma College, Tiruvalla. 

CABO VERDE IN FIFA WORLD CUP 2026

 CABO VERDE IN FIFA WORLD CUP 2026

Cabo Verde's exploits have become a universal moment of inspiration for ordinary people.

When Cabo Verde, ranked 67, played Spain,.ranked 3, in the World Cup, it was like eleven men playing with the passion of outgunned soldiers taking a last stand. It brought back  the rapture of romance and power of dreams to the World Cup. Spain emerged from the game with a point and an early lesson. 

Never underestimate your opponent.

The game had unfolded like a thriller.

Cabo Verde proved that talent is omnipresent. They committed just one foul in the 90 minutes, the lowest in a World Cup game since 1966. .They showed poise with the ball. They attacked with gusto to the best of their ability. They achieved their goal without scoring one. No neutral fan needed goals in the goalless game. 

Cabo Verde forgot that their opponents were tipped to win the World Cup.They forgot that their opponents were elites from Barcelona, PSG and Man City.They played rivals, not million dollar babies. They replaced productive algorithms with unpredictable heat. There was more to their game than despertately guarding their citadel. There was a rising degree of desperation in the Spanish team. 

Cabo Verde's dream run continued on Sunday, 21st June 2026. Their players were again undaunted by the reputation of their opponent. They scored first in the match. They held the two time world champions, Uruguay, to a 2 - 2 draw. 

Helio Varela, who scored the final goal in the match to make it 2 - 2 said,"I had dreamed of this. But I never imagined it would happen this way.. Scoring my first goal for the national team on my World Cup debut is incredible. I have no words."

Cabo Verde coach summarised the teams's attitude, " Once you are on the pitch, a lot of things become equal."

Weaving magic in their two appearances on the World Cup stage, Cabo Verde teaches us that the challenges in life are never insurmountable.

They are there to bring the best out of us. 

The composition has as its base the wonderful article'World Cup's Already  Found Romance' by Avijit Ghosh in the Times of India of June 20,2026 and reports in The Times of India of 21,22 and 23 of June 2026.                 

FEASTING ON SCAPEGOATS

 

Barbosa was the Brazilian goalkeeper who conceded the decisive goal that led to Uruguay's 2 - 1 triumph over hosts Brazil in the 1950 World Cup final.

50 years after the game, a woman in a shop spotted him. 

"Look at him", she told her son, "He is the man that made all of Brazil cry."

Unfortunately, the newspapers and  the TV news channels in Kerala are moving heaven and earth on a drive to feast on scapegoats. For them, the rulers of the State on date are the convenient scapegoats.

They feed on negative news. They feed negative news. The gullible public toe their line. They depend on ventriloquism. They make people sing their songs. 

Since the supposedly  have nots far exceed the haves - though have nots are no longer have nots - the have nots are happy to vent their intolerance of rulers of the day through the media.

The media thrive on the ratings.

Sans scapegoats they can't ever do that.

TRANSFORMING YOURSELF

 

Inspire people

Improvise

Find the purpose of your life

Success is non-negotiable 

Never try to impress people

Pursue satisfaction

If you have a spiritual outlook towards life, you will be able to accomplish whatever you set out for.

IF SHE IS TALLER

 

What if she's taller, richer, older or better educated

Happy is the man who ignores it and listens to his heart

Gulf in stature is never a deterrent for those who strive without inhibition 

QUALITY // ADAM GRANT // THINK AGAIN

 

Quality means rethinking, reworking, and polishing.

One should not be ridiculed for going back to the drawing board.

He  must feel he is celebrated for that.

You have to revise your thinking based on inputs from others.

Critique the work rather than the author.

Avoid preaching and prosecuting

Show humility and curiosity.

Upgrade your own criteria 

Redefine your standards 

Discuss and debate how excellence should unveil itself.

Education is not the information we accummulate. It's the habits we develop as we keep revising our drafts and the skills we build to keep learning.

Good teachers introduce new thoughts, great teachers introduce new ways of thinking. 

Collecting a teacher's knowledge may help us solve the challenges of the day.

But understanding how a teacher thinks can help us navigate the challenges of a lifetime.

Quality alone delivers a dynamic metamorphosis.

AGNOSTIC // EXAM - AGNOSTIC

 The headline of an article in The Times of India of June 20, 2026 read "NTA goes exam-agnostic, 'blinds' its paper setters."

The sub-heading was "Deploys Larger Question Pools To Stop Leaks."

NTA is National Testing Agency.

Quoting here the first paragraph of the article by Manash Gohain

"A large question bank, more paper-setters and restrictions ensuring nobody can know or see the final question paper formed the core of the redesigned question-setting  system for the June 21 NEET-UG retest - a part of the high security process undertaken following a leak that led to the medical entrance exam's cancellation in May."

(It seems Indians as a whole wish to become Doctors and if they don't suceed in that, they wish to become Engineers through the JEE Main and the JEE Advanced)

The term exam-agnostic made me search it out as it was beyond comprehension.

Agnostic, I was familiar through enlightened debates with my friends at Sagar. We all had ended up there since we were no good for admission to the few PG seats available in Kerala at that time.

We were of three categories: 

Atheists, Agnostics and Theists

I belonged to the last.

Our debates were healthy and arguments were strong. Once we were done with we used to climb into the six wheeled tempos to reach the city and troop into a cinema theatre to watch a movie.

Our debate would go on and reach nowhere and it would go on for days together, just as the current day debates in Kerala that end nowhere.

Internet on AGNOSTIC and EXAM-AGNOSTIC:

AGNOSTIC

A person who is not sure if God exists or not.

EXAM-AGNOSTIC

The term "exam-agnostic" refers to content, platforms, or tools that are not tied to any single specific test or curriculum.

 It means the resource is designed to teach foundational skills or deliver services that apply universally, regardless of the test you are preparing to take.

Depending on the context, here is how the concept is applied:

1. Education & Prep Materials Definition:

Resources—like books, AI platforms, or coaching portals—that teach core concepts rather than memorizing answers for a specific test like the JEE, NEET, or UPSC.

Benefit: 

Allows students to build fundamental skills (like reading comprehension or math principles) that translate to any examination they face.

Examples: 

Platforms like SATHEE provide access to curriculum-agnostic learning modules and competitive exam prep via the Ministry of Education.

2. Job & Platform Matching Definition: 

In technology and data science, it means an algorithm or matching system that operates successfully without relying on predefined "examination functions" to evaluate candidates or match them (e.g., job postings on LinkedIn or dating platforms).

Benefit: 

Creates fairer bilateral matches between two parties by looking at mutual preferences rather than rigid, formulaic test results.

3. Medical & Diagnostic Context Definition:

A medical exam (like a physical checkup or an MRI review) conducted without the doctor or radiologist knowing the patient's prior history or prior test results.

Benefit: 

Prevents bias. By remaining "agnostic," a physician evaluates physical symptoms or imaging scans completely objectively, without preconceived notions.

The conclusion is left to the viewers.