Best Books of 2021 as per Audible.in Well.. Duh ! and some useless stats I failed to meet the 2021 resolution - finished with just 18. Two best authors I enjoyed reading in 2021 and report from GoodReads.com
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Movie Review : Garuda Gamana Vrushabha Vahana
Garuda Gamana (refers to Vishnu) and Vrushabha Vahana (refers to Shiva) are appropriately named after two childhood friends who went on to become an underworld outfit of the city of Mangaluru (previously called Mangalore). Then, there is a police officer who orchestrates the events during the latter part of the storyline and, hence, appropriately named … Continue reading Movie Review : Garuda Gamana Vrushabha Vahana
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
The Bach 