Prof. AK Raychoudhri, one of the doyens of the Indian Physics Community, passed away in June 2005. He is probably one of the most under-recognised scientists of his time. Frankly, I had not heard about him till I learnt some Gen.Relativity. The famous “Raychoudhry Equation” is a crucial tool to understanding GR and played an [...]
Archive for December, 2005
Remembering Prof.Raychaudhuri
Posted in Physics, Science on December 31, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Attack on IISc
Posted in Indian Politics, Science on December 31, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
shA horrendous attack in the IISc campus has led to the death of a retired IIT Delhi Prof. I did not know about the attack till Friday afternoon, as I was travelling by train. I was shell shocked to see the front page of Hindu carry a pic with blood in the IISc campus. Abi, [...]
Links!
Posted in Link Fest on December 22, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Err… Another unintended break from the blogosphere. I was caught in the floods and had to vacate my house. My travel plans went a bit awry. No time for a detailed post on any issue. So here is a bunch of links! ..
The Einstein year is coming to an end! Its 100 years since he [...]
Fingers Crossed!
Posted in Personal on December 2, 2005 | 4 Comments »
Well.. It has started raining and cyclone “Baaz” is expected to cross the coast in the next 24 hrs.
I have a train to catch on the evening of Saturday. I just hope that the rains don’t force delay/cancellation of the train.
