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Imagining India
Filed in Books, Reviews, April 5, 2009, 9:58 pm by SukumarUpdated 20 Apr 2009: NR Narayana Murthy has published a book as well. He talks about giving access to inexpensive English education and computers to everyone. Exactly Sir.
Updated 10 Apr 2009: Imagining India links to this review on their site. Thanks Imagining India.
Managed to read the recent book Imagining India by Nandan Nilekani – one [...]
Do bridges matter anymore?
Filed in Books, General Interest, Reviews, Uncategorized, October 1, 2008, 10:30 pm by Abdul Fakhri(On the occasion of Gandhi’s birth anniversary, I dedicate this post to the memory of late Rajnarayan Chandavarkar among the finest sons and historians of India. Raj was based at Cambridge, England.)
“We can help make the world safe for diversity. For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this [...]
Fellini’s Ghost, Save Me!
Filed in General Interest, Movies, Reviews, July 20, 2008, 10:43 am by Priya RajuI’m a movie fiend. When I watch a movie, I very thirstily & feverishly deconstruct its building blocks – Casting, Screen Play, Background Score, Dialog Delivery, Costumes et al. I’m passionately in love with movies. When I was a kid, I yearned to make movies. I used to stand before a mirror & emote, observing [...]
Crispy Dosas in the Microwave Oven
Filed in Food, Science, Uncategorized, February 17, 2008, 8:47 am by SujathaThis is a follow-up to Sukumar’s post on Why can’t you make toasted bread and crisp dosas in your microwave oven?
A week ago, I saw an ad on the television about a new microwave. Whirlpool India has introduced MagiCook 22C Grey 22Ltr Convection Microwave with a Micro Tawa option, which can make a Dosa, Pizza, Parathas [...]
The Real History of India – Part 4: A new IVC Symbology for better decipherment
Filed in General Interest, Reviews, February 13, 2008, 7:29 pm by SukumarUpdated Feb 16, 2008: Priya Raju suggested 2 more dimensions – food and attire to the framework. I have added them below.
Prolog:
I pointed to a seal in my previous post with a link to Parpola’s interpretation. He interpreted the lower part brilliantly as the Seven Sisters (Sapta Kannika) which is the “Pleaides”. And I think [...]
