Published in Rukmini Iyer·19 hours agoThe Human Cohesion Project — 25 Mar 2023It has been a long day at work with the contexts and conversations ranging from neurology, corporate learning systems, conflict resolution, gender and patriarchy, to finally wrapping up with a lecture on techno-religion for a course I teach at a university. …2 min read2 min read
Published in Rukmini Iyer·1 day agoThe Human Cohesion Project — 24 Mar 2023About a fortnight ago this month, on the full moon, the Hindu festival of Holi, the night of Shab-e-barat in the Islamic tradition, the Jewish Purim and the Tibetan butter lamp festival came together, while Lent was already on. …3 min read3 min read
Published in Rukmini Iyer·2 days agoThe Human Cohesion Project — 23 Mar 2023This is the fourth Ramadan with The Human Cohesion Project. It began, intuitively and impulsively in Apr 2020 as the first wave of Covid-19 raged, and against the backdrop of the first lockdown, and what ended up being one of the largest human migrations in history, with over 10 million…2 min read2 min read
Published in Rukmini Iyer·Mar 7The Human Cohesion Project — 7 March 2023Celebrations abound this full moon across traditions! In what has perhaps already been a tough year for the world, only two months in, with a continuing war, devastating earthquakes, increasing nuclear threat, floods, etc. …Rukmini Iyer3 min readRukmini Iyer3 min read
Published in Rukmini Iyer·Feb 18The Human Cohesion Project — 18 Feb 2023Two beautiful celebrations from diverse traditions come together today. Like all religious celebrations, they nudge us deeper into our connection with life. In the Islamic tradition, this day (the 27th of Rajab on the Islamic calendar) is Shab-e-Meraj. …Rukmini Iyer2 min readRukmini Iyer2 min read
Published in Rukmini Iyer·Feb 1An evolutionary fork in the roadSeveral areas of interest and concerns collided in my head when I saw this ad as I was browsing through my Facebook feed last month. As a tech enthusiast, I have been closely following developments around machine learning and artificial intelligence over the years. That included playing with ChatGPT in…Rukmini Iyer3 min readRukmini Iyer3 min read
Published in Rukmini Iyer·Sep 28, 2022The Human Cohesion Project — 27 Sep 2022The second night of Navaratri invites us to invoke an aspect of the feminine called Brahmacharini. While the first day asks us to draw down the new aspects of our consciousness that have evolved in recent times and are ready to come into form through the invocation of Shailaputri, the…2 min read2 min read
Published in Rukmini Iyer·Sep 26, 2022The Human Cohesion Project — 26 Sep 2022It is the first day of Navaratri this year, and also Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. There is the backdrop of violent unrest in Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini earlier in the month, while the Ukraine war rages on. …3 min read3 min read
Published in Rukmini Iyer·Aug 7, 2022EnergySensing — 7 Aug 2022#EnergySensing A portal opens on 8 Aug 2022, into a storm. Whether you are swirled a bit, or flung around wildly, or out altogether, depends on where you have located yourself in the last two years. Some of the human species chose to bend and not break through the pandemic…Energy Sensing2 min readEnergy Sensing2 min read
Published in Rukmini Iyer·Jun 28, 2022Whither development?It’s been an intense, interesting couple of weeks, of witnessing contrasts. From the swanky Dubai offices of a client, a retail major, where people struggled to find time for learning while being caught in the whirl of work, to spending a week with grassroots socio-political leaders from around India who…Rukmini Iyer2 min readRukmini Iyer2 min read