( The fortunate and unfortunate events that shaped the lives of Kent Evans, Bill Gates, and Paul Allen. It highlights the one in a million chance of luck and bad luck they experienced.) One in a Million chance of Opportunity Out of one million and some odd number of High schools listed in 1967 allContinue reading “Luck and Freewill ?”
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In Search of the Sun.
Homo sapiens have always migrated towards east ? Out of Africa, the earliest migrants came to Asia, not to America. Out of the Steppes, they marched towards the Hindukush and Iran and colonised the Ganges valley. No wonder, the early Indians of the eastern coast of India have huge maritime relationship with java, Sumatra, BaliContinue reading “In Search of the Sun.”
Age was just a number: John B Fenn
John B Fenn was 85 when he won the Nobel and his Nobel winning paper was written at the age of 74. John B Fenn was born in 1917. He was working in the Chemistry department of Yale University and retired in 1987 at 70. He thought he was fully active at 70. The UniversityContinue reading “Age was just a number: John B Fenn”
Kahana, Pana & the Sadhaba Economy
( Is Karshapana a distant precursor of the modern word Cash ??) 1 kahana = 16 Pana ( ପଣ) 1 Pana = 20 Ganda (ଗଣ୍ଡା) Ganda = 4 Kowries (କଉଡି) Ancient Kalinga was a strong Maritime Economy. It had international trade relationship throughout the South East Asia and Indo-china. This necessitated an early graduation fromContinue reading “Kahana, Pana & the Sadhaba Economy”
Aruna the Transgender
Aruna the Charioteer of the Sun God is Male or female or a transgender ? Although he is externally masculine, In Ramayan and Puranas, it is said that she is the mother of Vali and Sugriv who are fathered by Indra and Surya. In our Puranas, Aruna is described as the charioteer of Surya. HeContinue reading “Aruna the Transgender”
