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Will the map of India change in 2011?
It’s been a decade since the last time the map of India changed. Whether it will change again depends on how the central government handles the demand for a separate state of Telangana. And on that depends whether the map will change again (trifurcating Uttar Pradesh?) and again (bifurcating Maharashtra?) and again (a new state in the north-east?). The Srikrishna…
Think Of Those That Love You
If someone should hurt youand say a thing unkind,Remember what I write you,and keep these thoughts in mind. For everyone that makes you cry,there are three who make you smile.And a smile will last a long, long time,but a tear just a little while. Don’t let someone who hates the worldcause you to hate it too.Behind the clouds is a…
Attitude matters
An old man lived alone in Minnesota . He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation: Dear Son, I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able…
Real Maths!!
Equation 1: Human = eat + sleep + work + enjoy Donkey = eat + sleep Therefore, Human = Donkey + work + enjoy Therefore, Human – enjoy = Donkey + work In other words, Human that don’t know enjoy = Donkey that work Equation 2: Men = eat + sleep + earn money Donkeys = eat + sleep Therefore,…
My One True Weakness
Night, when the world sleeps, I find myself awake Wondering if her thoughts are to match mine at that moment If the beats of our hearts are as in rhythm as the essences of our souls I long for her soft touch and her warm smile I need it as a warrior needs his sword or a king his crown…
First Chapter!!
We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.
2010 saw both highs and lows on science front
Controversy was the flavour of the year for science as top academies got the flak in the heated debate on commercialising genetically-modified crops and mishandling of radiation sources by universities that resulted in the death of a person in the capital. The year gone by also saw the country’s atomic power plants generating more electricity as the crucial uranium fuel…
Can apps help us follow New Year resolutions?
Today there is an app for almost everything, from losing weight to finding a job. Can any of them help us keep our New Year’s resolutions? Yes and no, says Ananda Mitra, professor of communication at Wake Forest and the author of ‘Alien Technology’ and several other books on digital media. He says an app can make things simpler, but…