Author Archive for Gopinath Mavinkurve

When visiting government offices, one expects a grumpy-faced, never-in-the-mood, fastidious person at the desk. But when you find a radiant, smiling, cheerful person bursting with energy and enthusiasm sitting in his place, one begins wondering whether you have arrived at the right place or not?! It is this very characteristic effervescence that prompts bosses in [...]

Well, I am not referring to the one that is being commonly used to express surprise, shock, anger, awe or all of it at the same time. I am talking about the other 4-letter F-word, which is about the emotion that we all experience at some time or the other: Fear! Why do we fear, [...]

To find out how other Ticklers and readers responded to these questions click here. If you would like to take this interview as well, mail us your answers at interview@tickledbylife.com. (we will publish only the best responses) What is God? Gopinath: God is a creation of man, born from the imagination and created when all [...]

When I ask myself what good I did last year, I do proudly say, “Much more than I ever did in the past.” So have I turned a new leaf and taken to philanthropy or social service last year? No, nothing of that sort. Why then, this proud reflection of the year gone by? I [...]