Do you say you act not?
There lies the act!
Do you say think not?
There lies your thought!
Do you say you’ve forgotten
What you have known?
there’s knowledge and forgetfulness!
Do you say that Linga
Is absorbed in your anga?
Even there is anga!
Do you say you are
Divorced from the flesh?
There is the taint of sense!
Do you know ‘I am I’?
Then you [...]
Dear Readers, it has been somewhat frustrating to merely comment on everyday faltu matters, be it the recent Reservations struggle in India or Immigration and other assorted battles here in America. Some of my recent notes on Rajkumar films, Kannada writers and geneal history themes have not found their way here. It is also not [...]
From Wikipedia, here is an entry for our general education: Bushism.
Entertaining. Educative.
Some day soon, a student of Michael Silverstein’s will write a nice dissertation on the semiotics of Bushisms. And take the joy out of reading these. Until then, enjoy, especially the poem at the end.
Disclaimer: I am huge admirer of Prof. Silverstein and I [...]
Here is an example of a really neat way to reach a broader, popular audience: ‘Discovering the Quantum Universe‘ (pdf). It begins by referring to the nine key questions that define the field of particle physics. Here are some links that some of you might find interesting: Discovering the Quantum Universe and International Linear Collider.
Thanks [...]
Dana Milbank profiles Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama in the WAPO. We know he isn’t in favor of immigration legislation that Senate is expected to approve tomorrow but read this excerpt:
Forecasting a mass immigration of 73 million to 92 million over the next 20 years, Sessions described the process in extraordinary detail: “The nuclear family [...]
I have been meaning to comment on the recent protests in most Indian cities against a Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) proposal to extend reservations in IIMs and IITs. Sixteen years after the initial protests against the Mandal Commission recommendations, this issue has come up again. Not surprisingly, Indian intelligentsia has weighed in.
While much [...]