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Millenium Bat Awards

Filed in Science, January 30, 2008, 10:44 pm by Priya Raju ,

Dear Readers, I’ve been thinking. And that should make you very nervous - almost as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. So far, I’ve wrought nothing but mischief with my thinking. This is a fair warning: I’ve been using the spaghetti between my ears.
There are so many awards given [...]

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The Real History of India Part 1 - The Gond-Australian Aborigine Connection?

Filed in General Interest, January 27, 2008, 11:07 am by Sukumar , ,

Updated Feb 16,2008: JK from Varnam.org has included this post in their history carnival. Thanks JK. We are honored.
Updated Feb 2, 2008: This post has been Desipundited. Thanks a lot Patrix.
Updated Jan 30, 2008: Thanks everyone for the great discussion. Ganesh, Karthik and Senthil raised some important points on genetics. Based on some more [...]

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Blood on the streets? You must be kidding ..

Filed in Management, January 25, 2008, 9:57 pm by Sukumar , ,

 
Please welcome Sridhar Iyer back after a long time. He is a financial industry expert, working for the company that loves urban landscapes - Sukumar

“It’s mayhem out there,” cries the CDO trader to a fat cat investor on a long distance phone line. We could get 20p to a dollar if we are quick [...]

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Diary of an Atheist

Filed in General Interest, Science, January 24, 2008, 5:26 am by Priya Raju ,

I never start anything with an apology. What the heck, I’ll set a precedent here & get the queasiness out of the way. My Mea Culpa: This post is auto-biographical & I’m not at all sorry about that. I’ve compulsively & maladroitly changed the names of all the characters. But they are all from real [...]

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Filed in General Interest, January 21, 2008, 1:16 am by Ganesh Vaideeswaran

“True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.” – MLK Jr.
January 21 2008 is Martin Luther King Jr. day and I took this opportunity to learn more about him. Here are some things that I learnt during the past week [...]