High up in the Andes, in the deepest forest of South America, Locals had brewed tea from the bark of a wild tree for ages to cure fevers. Along with Christopher Columbus, Spain had occupied half of South America and had also imported one of the deadliest curse Malaria to Europe. Caucasians have zero immunityContinue reading “Gin and Tonic”
Author Archives: Dr. Ramakanta
Cars Gen NeXt
25 years back, I had my first car. It was white, a Maruti petrol. Today also my car is a Maruti petrol but Red. Nothing much has changed in the technology. I sit behind a steering wheel, put the ignition key and have pedals under my feet to run it. Technology are supposed to beContinue reading “Cars Gen NeXt”
Dipak Banerjee
These were difficult times for Indians, especially ambitious young Indians like Dipak. In 1955, Professor Lionel Robbins was the chairman of the BSc (Econ) examination committee of LSE. He was very old-fashioned, almost pompous, conservative to the core. The rumor is that he did not like Indians very much and was not in favour ofContinue reading “Dipak Banerjee”
How do you select your Surgeon ?
Why Bill Clinton is alive & Steve Jobs is not ? It depends how do you select your surgeon and Hospital. Assuming you are sufficiently rich and powerful how do you hire the best finder to find the best ? As per information available in public domain: Steve Jobs was diagnosed with Pancreatic tumour andContinue reading “How do you select your Surgeon ?”
2019 Chemistry Nobel
Li-ion battery gets the 2019 Nobel prize in chemistry. … I am writing this post using one Li-ion battery and you are reading them with one Li-ion battery in your Mobile or Laptop. Elon Musk drives his Electric Car with another Li-ion battery. The future of earth depends on Li-ion battery. Surprisingly, the Li-ion cellsContinue reading “2019 Chemistry Nobel”
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