April 29, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Hi all from JP’s place. No sooner do I arrive in Edison, NJ that the NY Times calls it a place where Indians (now New Jerseyans) thrive. [Hat tip: Maria] Oak Tree Road [in Edison, NJ], which runs through this … Continue reading
April 23, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Go. Profit from exile. To see, listen, walk, pause beside wisemen; question savages and madmen; and listen to stories. It is always pleasant and, sometimes, improves you. – Jean C. Carriere in his play based on the Indian epic The … Continue reading
April 21, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Did you know that 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy? It will be 400 years since Galileo Galilei, the starry messenger, demonstrated his telescope to the world (actually, Venetian politicians) in August 1609. To commemorate that event, IAU and … Continue reading
April 21, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Big Change on a Tiny Screen is the title the editors of Indian Express chose for my column on the mobile phone I did for them today. The greatest technological advancement of the modern world, after the personal computer, has … Continue reading
April 19, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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I received an email from a list that I am on. The basic tenor of the email was that India is somehow better than China. Well, I certainly hope so because I want India to be better than China, of … Continue reading
April 18, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Previous posts: Part 1, Part 2 Reservations in educational institutions for specific groups are essentially a flawed response to a problem. It is flawed for a number of reasons. The first and foremost is that it does not even begin … Continue reading
April 17, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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I was listening to a lecture “Alan Watts Teaches Meditation” (mp3 format) and I thought that I would share a bit of what he said on this blog. I enjoy listening to Alan Watts. Thankfully, there is a lot of … Continue reading
April 16, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Time for a little diversion, don’t you think? Of late this blog has been too involved with serious matters and I think it is time for something entirely different. Many of you regulars know that SSRS — a.k.a Sri Sri … Continue reading
April 15, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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A magazine article in the New York Times of April 13th has the rather mistaken and misleading title “Can the Cell Phone End Global Poverty?” (Hat tip: Abhishek Sarda). The article title is misleading because it doesn’t even remotely attempt … Continue reading
April 15, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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The April 12th, 2008 Wall Street Journal has an article, “The Rise of the Mega Region” (Hat tip Pankaj Kumar) which argues that rather than entire countries, the proper unit of analysis in the context of economic growth and competitiveness … Continue reading
April 14, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Shubho Noboborsho
April 13, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the … Continue reading
April 13, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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I am leaving on a jet plane. This time to the east coast of the US. I will be there for a couple of weeks starting April 26th. Places I am going to be: NY, NJ, Delaware, Boston, and Chicago.
April 12, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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The garage at 367 Addison Avenue in Palo Alto which transformed Santa Clara County into the Silicon Valley. Bill and Dave worked here when they first started. Read the story here. I worked for HP in Cupertino in their Computer … Continue reading
April 12, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Previous post: Part 1. I find it hard to comprehend very large numbers. For instance, when I consider that India has 1.12 million schools (primary and secondary), I am dumbstruck. I have to translate it down to relative numbers because … Continue reading
April 12, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Neil Diamond sings his Longfellow Serenade: I’ll weave his web of rhyme Upon the summer night We’ll leave this worldly time On his winged flight Then come, and as we lay Beside this sleepy glade There I will sing to … Continue reading
April 11, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Yesterday morning I got to the Pune railway station early because I had yet to buy a ticket for Mumbai. A notice at the ticket counter informed me that the train – Deccan Queen – was full. Disappointed, I walked … Continue reading
April 10, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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There’s this black guy asking for change. Some people, I tell you. [Off to Mumbai. See you there today.]
April 8, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Penn and Teller are pretty amazing. I especially like their debunking videos. They are iconoclasts and have a lot of fun letting the air out of some of the high and mighty. They have done the usual ones. YouTube has … Continue reading
April 7, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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The other day I sat down to have a conversation with the spirit of Dr Adam Smith (1723-1790), professor of moral philosophy at the University of Glasgow and Fellow of the Royal Society of London and Edinburgh. A stellar observer … Continue reading