I was watching “Enemies of Reason” of Richard Dawkins yesterday, again. In the second part he explores the possibility of Chakra’s being logical. He doesn’t, that’s why he calls them enemies of reason. His point is, If there is any logic in it, why don’t any of these chakra experts prove it to scientific community … Continue reading Chakras and Enemies of reasons
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..even in his dreams!
I recall this from high-school days. This was written a couple of millennium ago, obviously they had too many fearless lions roaming around. So, every poet dreamt of being and living like a lion. Who knew they will(going to) become extinct so soon, to make this irrelevant. एकोहमसहायोहं क्रुषोहमपरिच्छदः स्वप्नेप्येवम्विदाचिन्ता म्रुगेन्द्रस्य नजायते I don't know author, no internet presence for this bit (that's the … Continue reading ..even in his dreams!
I was a part of Wikipedia logo fix!
Alright, here is the story. Some four years back New York Times wrote about Wikipedia logo, reporting two symbols rendered were not correct. One of them was Japanese and the other was our own Devanagari used by many Indian languages including Sanskrit and Hindi. That was the first time probably someone had a good look … Continue reading I was a part of Wikipedia logo fix!
Another Typo in Wikipedia’s Logo Fractures the Kannada too
I know Devanagari but I never noticed this typo., never until I dug this story. Its a zig saw puzzle , with "wi" written all over its block with different languages Wikipedia supporting in their own script. NYTimes said "this time, however, they are not examples of vandalism at the user-created site but typographical errors … Continue reading Another Typo in Wikipedia’s Logo Fractures the Kannada too
Keep your words sweet
Keep your words sweet - you may have to eat them sometime. There is one very similar subhashita in Sanskrit, which always been my favorite. प्रियवाक्यप्रदानेन सर्वे तुश्यंति जंतवः | तस्मात्तदेव वक्तव्यं वचने का दरीद्रता || (To read: priyavAkyapradAnEna sarvE tushanti jantavah tasmattadEva vaktavyam vachanE ka darIdratA ) All living creatures love listening to you, … Continue reading Keep your words sweet
The Bach 