I recently read a book by IIM Bangalore Professor Vaidyanathan called "India Uninc". I am yet to finish the book, but the overall theme of the book is that the so called "unorganized", "marginalized" sector of India is far more crucial than the attention it gets. The "Incorporated" businesses cover only a small section of... Continue Reading →
I love mathematics! I always loved it since I was a kid. I also liked Physics, though not as much as Mathematics. My liking for Physics increased a lot after I left school, and later got introduced to lectures and books of Richard Feynman and few others who made Physics interesting! As a student, I... Continue Reading →
हे पुस्तक म्हणजे रूढार्थानी चरित्र नाही. तर स्मृतिचित्र आहे. चरित्र आणि स्मृतिचित्र मध्ये मोठा फरक म्हणजे स्मृतिचित्र लिहिणाऱ्याला काही मोजक्याच किंवा निवडक घटना, व्यक्ती, मते, विचार याबद्दल लिहिता येते. पण चरित्र लिहिणाऱ्याला तसे करता येन नाही. म्हणूनच कदाचित मीना खडीकर, लता मंगेशकर यांच्या सख्ख्या भगिनी (ज्या केवळ २ वर्षे लहान आहेत आणि ज्यांनी लता मंगेशकर... Continue Reading →
I stumbled upon this long interview (2 hrs 25 mins) of Anthony Deden who is Chairman of Edelweiss Holdings! He is amazingly articulate and his clarity of thought (in his domain) reminded me of Charlie Munger! Watch this interview at leisure and with full attention...and let it sink in...slowly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4_U6bS-cU4
Here is something unique and very appropriate for the Republic Day Have you ever heard a song being played on the tabla? Here is Ae Mere Watan Ke Logo played by Hemant Kirkire on Tabla Tarang! https://youtu.be/o_OlB7yarFU
I recently saw this great TED talk by math teacher and communicator Roger Antonsen on the topic "Math is the hidden secret to understanding the world". Roger starts with his definition of Understanding as "it is something which has to do with your ability to change perspective" and then he uses Mathematics as a medium... Continue Reading →
I read this interesting post on LinkedIn: Why giving 3 options is better than giving 2 options? A few weeks back I was to a local juice shop. A girl came and asked for a glass of juice, he gave her a choice of two sizes (INR 40 and INR 50). She asked neither the... Continue Reading →
I use Youtube not for entertainment but for learning, insights, and interesting, creative, thought provoking stuff...well, almost 80% of the times. I recently checked my Youtube history and noticed that it was mostly serious, intellectual, and no-nonsense videos. I did have many music videos (Indian Classical, Movie songs, Children's songs, Concerts etc), but nothing wacky... Continue Reading →
Recreational mathematics is mathematics carried out for recreation (entertainment) rather than as a strictly research and application-based professional activity. By that definition, a big part of my interest in mathematics is recreational - because I don't use it for research or professional activity. I used to solve lot of puzzles since childhood and still love solving puzzles. One of interesting... Continue Reading →
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