Category Archive

The following is a list of all entries from the General Interest category.

Can desalination be a solution for TN’s water problem

Filed in General Interest, March 20, 2006, 2:16 am by

While  reading through the March issue of Technology Review, I came upon this

article on desalination and how Spain has …

Holi – a south indian festival?

Filed in General Interest, March 17, 2006, 1:21 pm by

TweetFellow BITSian blogger Aarthi says Holi was once celebrated in South India as well, of course with a different name and a different mythology behind it! Good work Aarthi.

A $200,000 Good Samaritan

Filed in General Interest, March 15, 2006, 10:38 pm by

TweetAs they say in Tamil, its because of people like Carlos G. Rojas, it rains in this world. Read this heart-warming story Via Madville.

Steven Seagal is a tulku !

Filed in General Interest,Movies, February 1, 2006, 3:13 pm by

Here is the most interesting article I came across this year (so far) :

Steven Seagal has done it ! …

Costliest city in the world

Filed in General Interest, , 5:30 am by

TweetOslo, Norway replaces Tokyo, Japan as the most expensive city in the world. The survey was done with New York as the base of 100 (Via Priya Raju).