We thank our teachers in September. September also has days for engineers, daughters etc. So basically a month filled with thankless roles in our life. Apparently, it also has translation day, language day and so on. Overall, it's a dull month. Thank God, it is over now. BTW What's the relation of sin with cos? … Continue reading Don’t let a school stand in your way of education
Category: Culture
MISHA – Nostalgia and conditioning
What is your the most "nostalgia evoking" possession which shaped your childhood/teen? Let me know. I have a whole bunch of stuff in store room. I own hundreds of Audio Cassettes with that magical device which can RECORD. I have a PC with 20GB HD and 56 MB RAM running in WIN95. But, one thing … Continue reading MISHA – Nostalgia and conditioning
Bollywood, the casting couch and narratives
Question: According to you, what is the most corrupt entity in Independent India? Please ignore all the 100 bucks you slipped under the table for a file to be moved to next table. I am talking about the big stuff. The Corruption at a level of the complete collapse of the moral values and the … Continue reading Bollywood, the casting couch and narratives
Blue-light eyeglasses scam
Snake Oil (e.g. Homeopathy) the central theme of scams dominated our previous few centuries. However, during the last couple of decades, a new theme has emerged, and the trend is 'Filtering scams'! The basic premise of this scam is to filter good stuff and make it better. For some unfortunate reasons, 'we the gullible' can … Continue reading Blue-light eyeglasses scam
Kalash – the lost tribe of Vedic India ?
This post is more of a note rather than a blog post. I fact, I wasn't even looking (or heard) for Kalash tribe. I stumbled upon this while I was researching on 'India connection' of Romanis and Yezidis Get this. Apparently, Kalash is the 'smallest minority' of Pakistan. We all know what that phrase means. … Continue reading Kalash – the lost tribe of Vedic India ?
The Bach 