500 years ago, on 18 May 1498, Vasco da Gama had arrived at Calicut. The Ancient Spice Route The ancient spice route between Europe and the malabar Coast of India was severed by the 200 years of Crusade ( 1095-1291) between the two religions.. Vijayanagara,- A great city In the 15th century AD, Vijayanagara, theContinue reading “A sea route to India”
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The Rinderpest- Measles story
(It is now established that the Rinderpest disease in the cattle and the measles in humans are one and same virus.) Measles virus diverged from the ancient Rinderpest virus in the 6th century BCE.Rinderpest is a German word. In German, Rinder means cattle and Pest means plague. It is also known as the small pox ofContinue reading “The Rinderpest- Measles story”
The old house by the river Kathjori
“As houses get bigger, families get smaller.”… _Anonymous Once upon a time, 4 of us, my siblings would share one bed with our mother. My father was posted in a different state. My mother and four of us would stay in an old house by the river Kathjori. We all would sleep in one largeContinue reading “The old house by the river Kathjori”
Malaria Therapy- 1927 Nobel Prize for Medicine
Each degree rise of body temperature reduces the viral load in our blood by 200. This is much better and safer than a dose of the toxic anti viral chemicals that we use today. Please don’t laugh. This has won the 1927 Nobel Prize for Wagner-Jauregg of Austria. This beneficial effect of fever was recordedContinue reading “Malaria Therapy- 1927 Nobel Prize for Medicine”
Protected: Torah to Balfour Declaration- a Hindu Perspective
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