It's been a while since I posted a book review here. It's not that I did not start reading one, but it took time to finish the one I picked. I had chosen a humongous book named "A Promised Land" by Barack Obama. Its 800 pages of written content as hardcover or 29 hours as … Continue reading Book Review – A Promised Land by Barack Obama
Category: Culture
Father of Surgery
This post is a continuation of the previous one titled Three Stages of scientific discovery. At this age, we have an abundance of information on the origin of plastic surgery or surgery in general. In fact, I do not even need to give you a reference to ancient Indian scientists who adequately documented surgical procedures, … Continue reading Father of Surgery
Three stages of scientific discovery
"There are three stages of scientific discovery: first, people deny it is true, then they deny it is important. Finally, they credit the wrong person" - Billy Bryson. This quote is often credited to Alexander von Humboldt as well. That is an irony to the quote itself. If that were accurate, then we have an … Continue reading Three stages of scientific discovery
Siddis of Karnataka
How many of you knew of the existence of a significantly sizable African community in India? I am guessing not many. There is extraordinarily little awareness of their presence, location, and culture in the media in general. That is probably because it is not a very influential community, and also, they don't seem to participate … Continue reading Siddis of Karnataka
Flesh eating crows and other songs
Nope, this title is not clickbait. I indeed have this weird topic to cover, and you may find it intriguing as well, just like I did. This is mainly to do with Bollywood lyrics related to the title - the crows eating human flesh! Be aware that I am not trying to connect Bollywood to … Continue reading Flesh eating crows and other songs
The Bach 