It all started with a Hanuman Tekdi walk. My aziz dost, Meher Gadekar, had joined the MS Swaminathan foundation – and has been posted in Jeypore, a taluka town of Koraput district in Odisha. I had missed visiting Meher in Ambikapur, the Chhatisgarh town where he had been working earlier. I decided to make amends … Read more
Arvind ji and yours truly attended the first VD Vartak Memorial lecture organised by the Botany department of Pune University on 25 Nov 2024. The speaker was Dr Madhav Gadgil. I have been a big fan of Gadgil ji – and the opportunity to hear him live was too good to pass. Madhav ji started … Read more
Number of words: 346 Jamsetji took up a job immediately after graduating, but Nusserwanji, wanting his son to gain international exposure, sent him to the British colony of Hong Kong, where he launched a company called Jamsetji and Ardeshir with three partners—Nusserwanji and two merchants, Kaliandas and Premchand Raichand. The Tatas, through this partnership, decided … Read more
Number of words: 994 Bailar and Smith published their article in May 1986—and it shook the world of oncology by its roots. Even the moderately pessimistic Cairns had expected at least a small decrease in cancerrelated mortality over time. Bailar and Smith found that even Cairns had been overgenerous: between 1962 and 1985, cancer-related deaths … Read more
Number of words: 218 There are jobs where first impressions should count. A salesperson is going to be meeting people all day. Whatever combination of charisma, appearance, and body language makes a good first impression is a legitimate factor in a hiring decision. For most other jobs, first impressions are less important. For someone who … Read more
Number of words: 261 Puns for the day 1.I bought some shoes from a drug dealer. I don’t know what he laced them with, but I’ve been tripping all day. 2.My girlfriend told me she was leaving me because I keep pretending to be a Transformer. I said, “No, wait! I can change.” 3.Thanks for … Read more
Number of words: 131 Of the newcomers who arrived in Israel between 1948 and 1962 more than half came from what used to be known as the backward countries of Asia Africa and are now more euphemistically reffered to as the less – developed countries. The former French territories of North Africa which provided a … Read more
Number of words: 199 Once an individual’s search for a meaning is successful, it not only renders him happy but also gives him the capability to cope with suffering. And what happens if one’s groping for a meaning has been in vain? This may well result in a fatal condition. Let us recall, for instance, … Read more
Number of words: 249 During World War II, numerous fighter planes were getting hit by anti-aircraft guns. Air Force officers wanted to add some protective armor/shield to the planes. The question was “where”?The planes could only support few more kilos of weight. A group of mathematicians and engineers were called for a short consulting project. Fighter planes … Read more
Number of words: 2,262 For a city that is fixated with its housing, real estate opportunities and acquiring homes with a view, finding a space to call your own in Mumbai carries its own form of trauma. If the rents and EMIs don’t knock the life out of you, it’s the negotiations on the transactions … Read more
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