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The Mathematical Crusade
It happened. Like, two weeks ago. See — that’s how awesomely fast my life is. Hence, I forgot to tell you about it. Now, I’m pretty officially also called tech.head, while Anurag is called Ac. Head. And I’ve actually abandoned most of my anger at that. Here go my “technical” contributions to this …
Why did I learn the Alphabet?
For those of you came here to just know the answer, very bluntly put — I don’t know.
That perhaps why I asked the question in the first place. Also because the question troubles me. When I used to do it, I never even thought about it. Just like I never thought about anything I did at …
I Had A Road Accident! :D
Oh yes! Fifteen days ago. And not just a random accident. One in which I was hospitalized for three days! And I got to miss all my half-yearlies. Truth be said, I could’ve given the last two HY exams, but why put the effort when I have the option not to!
It …
The Opinion Paradox
An opinion of mine:
All opinions are spurious, and delusory. Believe in this opinion of mine.
Have fun dealing with that one!
It seriously pains me, how every body opinionates on every other thing, person, and activity. The worst part perhaps, is how even I, despite being conscious of this terrible habit, fall prone to it often.
I want to …
Hitopadesa — A Penguin India Classic
I registered for this “blog a Penguin India Classic”, got the book, and didn’t manage to complete it for nearly two months. That goes nowhere to say how good or bad the book was, but does go to say how callous, distracted and shameless a person I am.
Well, I finally managed to read …
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
A story. Yup. That’s all it is. Minus the adjectives.
Life-changing, memorable, and most influential; unforgettable and really thoroughly awesome. Of course it would only be self-flattering to say any such thing on themselves.
It is about a seagull with the name of Jonathan Livingston. I could go about telling you the whole story, considering its just …
The Art of Adjusting
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man persists in attempting to adapt the world to himself. All progress in the world, therefore, is dependent on the unreasonable man.
–G.B. Shaw
We Indians (yes, call me a racist here, but I still plod on) are not taught this when we are kids. We are told the story of the king.
Once there …
Does History Repeat Itself?
Q. Prompt:
“History repeats itself. This is a testimony to the stupidity of man.”
–Adapted from Edith Hamilton
“History does not repeat. It rhymes.”
–Mark Twain
Assignment: Does history repeat itself? […] Write an essay.
A. Does History Repeat Itself?
No — in my view, History does not repeat itself. I would concur with Mark Twain — ‘It [history] rhymes’.
It has been recognized since …
