budthu Archive
Independence day thoughts of a budthu
August 15, 2014
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I love my native village with some of my love for my country; and I love my country with part of my love for the earth, all of which is my country; and I love the earth will all of myself because it is the haven of humanity, the manifest spirit of God. I have
Interview of Dr.Chandra Shekar-One of the giants from whose shoulders I could see
July 21, 2014
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Dr. Chandra Shekhar, Director, CSIR-CEERI Pilani was interviewed by Gauhar Raza for a programme “Eureka” and was telecasted on Rajya Sabha TV Channel on Saturday, the 19 July 2014 at 6:00 p.m., and Sunday, 20 July 2014 at 5:30 p.m. In this programme leading scientists are interviewed to showcase scientific contribution of individuals and
My lamentations-Reposted from old blog
July 21, 2014
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(I do not have better words to express my grief so borrowing words from Gibran.but thoughts are mine too ) THE LAST WATCH:Khalil Gibran “At high tide of night, when the first breath of dawn came upon the wind, the forerunner, he who calls himself echo to a voice yet unheard, left his bed-chamber and
LIFE -A SERIES OF FAILED ATTEMPTS !!
July 12, 2014
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When you have crossed more than half of your lifespan it is quite natural that you tend to look back and see the path you had come. Of course life is not linear and you cannot extrapolate your tomorrow from today nor you could have extrapolated from yesterday and reached today. This is one fact
WHY I STARTED LOVING THE GITHA?
July 11, 2014
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Even though I live in a place where this scripture was supposed to be originated (If you go by the epic Lord Krishna has delivered Geetha in Kurukshetra. The natives have even preserved the banyan tree which witnessed this celestial inspirational message!!( Of course, I find it difficult to believe, on two counts firstly,
Now science is there to explain why I failed in most of my missions
June 19, 2014
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In life I ventured in to(still not finished and it is an ongoing process) into many ventures-I may write separately about them.The main commonality in all of them is/was that none of them achieved the intended objectives-another way of saying it all failed.Why? One answer could be here. You Are Less Beautiful Than You Think(Scientific
Creative Communities Are Key to Innovation -reposted from Scientific American magazine
June 19, 2014
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The best actors, directors and screenwriters receive Oscars; the top scientists, Nobel Prizes. Society doles out a multitude of awards every year to celebrate the creative achievements of individuals. Such events feed a popular conception that creativity is a gift only certain people possess and constitutes the apotheosis of individuality. Albert Einstein once observed, “Everything
Lamentations of an old patriot!
June 15, 2014
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During my school days I have been an ardent patriot greatly influenced by Gandhi and his auto-biography “My experiments with truth” and many other factors.Partially this spirit might have influenced my decision to stay back in this country and share/endure with fellow brethren rather than pursuing my first passion-pursing science/research.This feeling changed my life
An idiot’s comment on 3 idiots movie
June 15, 2014
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Watched this movie twice. Normally I won’t see a commercial movie twice. This because of the theme and because of Aamir. I am a great fan of him.Secondly the theme. It is too relevant today. Our education system may collapse because of too much emphasis on mugging and less motivation for creativity or original thinking.
