After the Advani episode, there has been a lot of writing on these issues in many Indian newspapers and magazines. Some of these articles changed my understanding of the whole problem quite drastically. I may be wrong in this.. but I felt that this was one issue in which the print media gave importance to [...]
Archive for August, 2005
On Jinnah , Partition and related issues – 1
Posted in Indian Politics on August 31, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Science and Art
Posted in Science on August 24, 2005 | 2 Comments »
liked that?.. that is M51 in Canes Venatici. This is taken from the entries for Princeton’s Art of Science competetion. The entire display is here. (link via badastronomy)
Wikipedia needs help!
Posted in Internet on August 21, 2005 | 1 Comment »
How many times have you landed up at a wiki after googling?? Free, good quality information is the hallmark of wikipedia… the thing that started it all. For me, the wikipedia and its off-shoots have been of immense use as a ready,quick reference. The wikipedia concept (anybody can contribute!) has been a true revolution and [...]
Sid Varad-1984
Posted in Media on August 20, 2005 | 1 Comment »
There is a new blog by Sid Varad and he calls it “November 1984″. The first post is a copy of the report of the citizens group that went into the details of the riots. It is longish and certainly worth a read.(A shorter version appeared here) Make sure that you keep tabs on this [...]
Reservation & the question of Independence
Posted in Uncategorized on August 20, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
All Political Parties are up in arms, chiding the Supreme court for its ruling on this issue. Though this is not the first time that the political spectrum has risen against the Supreme Court.. this problem has some nuances. The Supreme court seems to have taken a position with only “independence” of private institutions taken [...]
Reservation & the question of Independence
Posted in Indian Politics on August 20, 2005 | 2 Comments »
All Political Parties are up in arms, chiding the Supreme court for its ruling on this issue. Though this is not the first time that the political spectrum has risen against the Supreme Court.. this problem has some nuances. The Supreme court seems to have taken a position with only “independence” of private institutions taken [...]
The Greatest Physics Paper.
Posted in Physics on August 19, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Clifford (of cosmicvariance) has started a debate to decide on the Greatest Physics Paper. This is ofcourse a matter of preference..but a debate on such topics can be a nice way to look back at the wonderful history of Physics and Scientific Thought. So.. if u have special choices, go and comment there. Current favorites [...]
The power of blogging
Posted in Blogs on August 17, 2005 | 1 Comment »
[via Sean at cosmic variance]
Bitch PhD uses her popularity to good effect! ..to help Sarah in Chicago.
Here is the announcement asking for help and this is what happened. All of this …in a day’s time!
Hoax Alert!
Posted in Astronomy, Science on August 13, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Have you heard of Mars coming close this August?.. and looking as big as the moon? Beware!.. the email that told you this is full of rubbish. Though this is a very old ‘forward’.. it seems to have gained in popularity in the recent times..at least with people around me. There are many out there [...]
Jayalalitha and her salary
Posted in Indian Politics on August 11, 2005 | 11 Comments »
Jaya likes to make political statements by doing innovative things with her (official)salary. Last time around..she spent the five years in office receiving one rupee a month!!!!, or that is what she claims. At the end of it all ..she found herself barely managing stay afloat in a sea of cases – “disproportionate assets” being [...]
