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Practice patience; it is the essence of praise. Have patience, for that is true worship. No other worship is worth as much. Have patience; patience is the key to all relief. Read more
Practice patience; it is the essence of praise. Have patience, for that is true worship. No other worship is worth as much. Have patience; patience is the key to all relief. Read more
Neither the sense of acting, nor actions, nor the connection of cause and effect comes from the Lord of this world. These three arise from nature. Read more
People can do anything to attract attention - the best thing going for him was that not many people could watch him at that height barring the passengers of a jetliner flying nearby!! And he did start a controversy that could haunt him for some time in a country where the mountain is more than just a topography. A Nepalese sherpa stripped and stood naked on the summit of Everest in sub-zero temperatures for three minutes, sparking an immediate row over defiling the sacred mountain. The Nepal Mountaineering Association condemned the feat by Lakpa Tharke Sherpa, 25, on the world's highest mountain, which is known as Sagarmatha and like most Himalayan peaks has a religious significance to many Nepalese. Read more
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not understanding it. Read more
If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion. Read more
There is a benefit even in misfortune, for it is the rod With which a man can measure the loyalty of friends. Read more
One alumni of my alma mater where I did my Masters wrote this on reservation: There is lot of hogwash about reservations in cricket (the great Indian upper caste time pass). Let me tell my friends, it is not a laughing matter. In South Africa and again in Zimbabwe, we have seen sort of reservations in cricket. And look it has produced a Makhaya Ntini! Caste system is as horrible as apartheid, if not worse. Reservation debate in India runs along strictly caste lines. So I can understand the IRMAN class remaining unconvinced about the need for reservations. It comprised of primarily upper caste students. When it comes to the issue of caste, the best progressives like Murthy and Premzi shed their clothes and reveal themselves in their full upper caste reactionalry glory. Read more
British mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage conceives the ideas for the Difference Machine and the Analytical Machine in the 1820's. The proposed Difference Machine would automatically calculate mathematical tables. The Analytical Machine is intended to use loops to make decisions based on the results of previous computations. These machines are the first to be considered as computers in the modern sense of the word. Read more
In this day and age of clamour for reservations and high fees that the educational institutes charge to keep the poor out - here is a smart young kid with some confidence who has made to the top of the Civil Services Exam in India - arguably the toughest test of the brightest in the land! A story worth reading!! Babaji Sahoo's ramshackle teastall in a non-descript village of Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district has suddenly become the focus of the entire neighbourhood. Sahoo's son Manoj has done the entire area proud by finishing 34th in the Civil Services examination this year. Read more
Here is another article on India's ascendency where the author looks at the different reasons on why India might be the next super-power. Just that it doesnt look at the various structural issues like the Politics and the stupid decisions taken by our politicians regarding the future of our country. I am reminded of this poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz: "Pata Pata Boota Boota; Haal hamara jaane hai Jaane na Jaane gul hi na jaane; Baag to saara jaane hai!!" Every leaf and plant in thsi garden Knows my state Even though the flower itself doesnt realize; everyone in the garden is nevertheless privy to the knowledge! Read more
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