आज भारतरत्न पं. भीमसेन जोशी यांचे जन्मशताब्दी वर्ष सुरू होत आहे (जन्म: ४ फेब्रुवारी २०२२). आज त्यांच्या पुरस्कारांची माहिती वाचताना एक विशेष गोष्ट जाणवली. ती अशी की त्यांना चारही पद्म पुरस्कार मिळाले आहेत — पद्मश्री, पद्मभूषण, पद्मविभूषण आणि भारतरत्न! हे वाचल्यावर मी उत्सुकतेने अजून थोडी माहिती घेतली. आजपर्यंत केवळ ४ जणांना चारही पद्म पुरस्कार मिळाले... Continue Reading →
4th February 2021 "All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions." — Leonardo da Vinci
3rd February 2021 In a world of constant distraction, time isn't the most valuable asset. It's attention.
2nd February 2021 The saddest aspect of life now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. — Isaac Asimov
This year February is an exact rectangle because it starts on a Monday and it’s not a leap year. But it’s not as rare as I see people claiming (every 200 years apparently‽), it’s about every 10 years. The previous was 2010 and the next is 2027. Courtesy: Matt Parker, Mathematician
I had decided in December 202 that this year (2021) I'll not buy any new book. This is because I already have enough backlog to clear for the whole year. However, when I decided that, it was with one exception. I had already pre-ordered a book in late Dec 2020 which was going to arrive... Continue Reading →
1st February 2021 "A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it." — Albert Einstein
31st January 2021
30th January 2021 You can feel someone's pain, you can share their concerns abt the future, but you don’t need to accept their pessimism.
I wrote about How I Spent Year 2020 and mentioned my new found interest in Mallyalam cinema. This year, I continue that journey and watched the first Mallyalam movie of 2021. The Great Indian Kitchen! The movie is just amazing! Slow burn that exposes the patriarchal Indian society and the disgusting entitlements of Indian men... Continue Reading →
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