India, June 10 -- I strongly feel that Google and the miracle of digital technology, WhatsApp, are greatly contributing to educate people and widen their knowledge on every subject under the sun. Talk of self-education? These are the two no-cost, all-time tools. A doctor friend of mine was so annoyed with his lady patient who began to spew her Google knowledge about her problem, he simply asked her to leave.

Yes, in a way I am also a beneficiary of WhatsApp as it has provided me many subjects to write this column, including this one.

A friend sent me a WhatsApp message about Jewish people, wantonly, knowing that I am a Kodava from Kodagu. Otherwise, there was no need for him to write below the video clip a note as follows:

"What a grea...