In his famous letter, Srinivasan Ramanajuman Aiyangar, the prodigy from Madras, a mathematics genius wrote to Godfrey Harold Hardy as: "Dear Sir, I beg to introduce myself to you as a clerk in the Accounts Department of the Port Trust Office at Madras on a salary of only £20 per annum.". I repeat, he 'begs' … Continue reading Begging with a thousand apologies
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The Spelling Bee, Asian linguist Kings and Mendeleev table – Part2
(In continuation from my previous post) Story of the Thai script is quite the opposite of that of Korean. The only similarity is It was also created by a Thai King (Rama Khamhaeng the Great ขุนรามคำแหงมหาราช). I really can’t provide you with an explanation on why any royalty gets into the business of creating the … Continue reading The Spelling Bee, Asian linguist Kings and Mendeleev table – Part2
The Chronicles of Snake Charming
I have a theory on "why India was stereotyped as country of snake charmers". Let me walk you through that with some history, a book review, and eventually, the reason will reveal itself. For almost 15 centuries the Middle-Eastern Merchants (Jewish, then Arab) meticulously monopolized the stuff that flows into Europe from India (and SE … Continue reading The Chronicles of Snake Charming
Ikigai, 42 and Robotic Automation
Ikigai, 42 and Robotic Automation
WTF Wikipedia!?!
Do you know why Kannada Movie star is an Icon? Because he inspired someone to sell pickles! (WTF! Right?). It is there in Wikipedia: Vishnuvardhan was a good personality. A living example to this is Vardaraja Pai and the Yajaamana Uppinakayi. Vardaraja Pai is Mangalore based businessman and he is an ardent Vishnuvardhan fan. His father … Continue reading WTF Wikipedia!?!
The Bach 