Why We Die by Venki Ramakrishnan

When I read the title of Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan's latest book, "Why We Die", I was immediately captivated. I am currently reading two other books because of which I could not explore Venki's book. However, I came across a nice lecture by him with the same title which explains the core idea of his... Continue Reading →

Science and Logic Behind Devnagari (Marathi / Sanskrit Language) Alphabet

Devnagari script (used by Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi languages) is very scientific and logical. In my Marathi language curriculum in school, we never studied those scientific aspects. Unfortunately, even most teachers are not aware of these. However, I had read about Varna Mala (वर्णमाला) in some grammar books and was fascinated by the richness of it!... Continue Reading →

INDIA @ 2024

General Elections in India have been rather long. 7 phases spanning more than 60 days and if you consider campaigning, it's more than 100 days! Today was the end of campaigning for the last (7th) phase and voting will take place tomorrow (1st June). I am eagerly waiting for 4th June, the counting day and... Continue Reading →

‘निवडणुकांचे लोकशाहीकरण’ – एक परिसंवाद

 भारताच्या राजकारणात आणि विशेषतः महाराष्ट्राच्या राजकारणात सध्या अभूतपूर्व अशी उलथापालथ चालली आहे. तुम्ही संघोटे असाल तर तुम्हाला तसं वाटणार नाही. पण मी सुज्ञ आणि विचारी लोकांबद्दल बोलतोय.  राजकारण गढूळ झालंय आणि त्यात २-३ ठळक मुद्दे आहेत. पहिला: भारताचे संविधान, घटना, भारताचे निधर्मी प्रजासत्ताक हे अस्तित्व धोक्यात आहे. दुसरा सध्याच्या संघी हुकूमशाहाकडून सर्वोच्च न्यायालय आणि एकूणच न्याय... Continue Reading →

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