The Story of Penguin Books And Indian Crow

I studied in Marathi medium school till 7th standard and semi-English from 8th standard onward (i.e. Science and Maths were taught in English. History, Geography etc were in Marathi). I started learning English in as late as 5th Standard (Age 9 yrs). Till then I didn't know even A,B,C,D...it sounds strange now but yes that's... Continue Reading →

Math Humor in Hindi

For those who didn't get it: पाय लागू ताऊ जी (Pi Log u Tau g) जीते रहो बेटा (Zeta Rho Beta) P.S: It's said that "It"s not funny if you have to explain the joke". But in this case if you had to read explanation, you are "mathematically challenged". The joke IS funny!

मागास होण्याची शर्यत…

सध्या मराठा मोर्चाचे (हिंसक) आंदोलन चालू आहे. गेले १.५-२ वर्षे शांततेत मोर्चे काढल्यावर आणि त्याला योग्य प्रतिसाद मिळाला नाही असे जाणवायला लागल्यावर आता हे मोर्चे हिंसक झाले आहेत. निवडणुका जवळ येत आहेत हेही त्यामागचे एक कारण आहे. पण ह्या ब्लॉग चा विषय राजकारण हा भाग बाजूला ठेवून लिहायचा प्रयत्न आहे. नुकताच BBC मराठी ने घेतलेली... Continue Reading →

Danger of A Single Story

This is too good, and very relevant in today's world of relentless propaganda through Social Media...and increasing tendency of typecasting people and being judgmental about everything.

Twitter Art

I like Art. Be it music, or dance, or photography, or sculpture or painting/sketching. I consider myself a curator of Art...in fact curator of good ideas and thoughts (refer Thought of The Day initiative) and good things in general. I like to explore the art material on internet, particularly Twitter. Here is a collection of... Continue Reading →

Namaskar, Secularism and Hindu Pakistan

My sage-like friend, who I respect not just because of his age, but experience and wisdom, sent me below video highlighting the importance of Namaskar (नमस्कार:) in Hindu culture. While I understood and liked the video in principle, I found it flawed at multiple levels, and thought of writing my views because it serves as... Continue Reading →

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