Religion in India – Faith vs Reason
In my previous post, I wrote about the absence of scientific temper in India and the need for those well informed, to voice their opinions against superstitions and customs that…
The Scientific Edge and its conspicuous absence in India
I am almost done reading the book "The Scientific Edge: The Indian Scientist from Vedic to Modern Times" by renowned scientist Jayant Narlikar. I have had this book for an…
power off
About an year back, a large portion of the US lost electric supply and it was reported all over the globe as a major news story. That was a very…
Things and People can change
Often in India you feel hopelessly helpless as regards making any change or improvements to the system or the people. However I have felt that things can change. For example:…
e-governance in India
I have spent most of Sunday trying to be a good citizen of Pune. I wrote to a newspaper about a few issues, I used the Pune Municipal Corporations e-governance…