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Jan 29, 2022
शनिवार, जनवरी 29, 2022
New novel of Ashok Pande
About 2 weeks back the new novel of Ashok "Lappujhanna" has hit the stands. It is also trending in Amazon as the first edition was sold out quite fast.
Here is the front page of the novel. One can read an article about Ashok and this novel on India today at this link.
best wishes Ashok,
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Jan 29, 2022.
रविवार, जनवरी 23, 2022
ऋणं कृत्वा घृतं पिबेत् (Materialistic outlook in ancient India)
Here is a Sanskrit shlok , I came across (referred as that of Rishi Charvak)
यावज्जीवेत्सुखं जीवेत् ऋणं कृत्वा घृतं पिबेत् । भस्मीभूतस्य देहस्य पुनरागमनं कुतः ||
It appears to be the popular sentiment of those times among the public.
Literally it says
'As long as the person is alive, s(he) must consume the best possible, as after the death one can not get the body back'.
Interesting.
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Jan 23, 2021
शनिवार, जनवरी 08, 2022
Third wave of Covid 19
The 3rd wave of Covid19 virus started in Dec 2021 from South Africa. Its sharp 'delta function' type of wave named as Omicron variant of the Covid 19.
As on date (8th Jan 2022), its surge can be seen in India. The expected peak is some where in middle of Feb in various cities. Sunday lockdowns and night curfews have returned back. Partial lockdowns are on the cards.
The Omicron variant is reportedly milder, and does not infect the lungs. However, there is a fear that it can mutate in a more dangerous virus, once it spreads.
We are becoming more careful again, with more COVID-appropriate behaviour.
It is to be noted that India is already 85% vaccinate with one dose, 50% vaccinated with 2nd dose. Teenagers from 15-17 years are also getting vaccinated from 3rd Jan 2022. People above 60 years (Seniour citizen) with comorbidities, can receive 3rd 'precautionary dose' of the vaccine from 10th Jan 2022. Several counties have no vaccines yet, but some people in some countries have already taken 4th dose as well. Thats where the term 'vaccine equity' has originated.
Best wishes and stay safe,
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Jan 8, 2022.
शनिवार, जनवरी 01, 2022
प्रोफेसर वसंत नटराजन : श्रध्धांजलि
जाने माने वैज्ञानिक प्रोफेसर वसंत नटराजन पिछली २९ तारीख (दिसंबर २०२१) को चल बसे. कई सालों से बीमार थे | वसंत सुलझे विचारों के, अच्छे व्यक्तित्व के धनी व्यक्ति थे | मुझे उनकी प्रयोगशाला में एक बार जाने का, और उनसे मिलने का मौका मिला था - प्रयोगशाला में प्रयोग चल रहे थे ; और उनके शोध छात्र ने मुझे "लेजर कूलिंग" का प्रयोग दिखाया था |
उनके ही एक भूतपूर्व छात्र ने उनके लिए एक श्रध्धांजलि लिखी है :
प्रेम
जन 1, २०२२
सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा
Nice way o start the new year! सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा
The logo of IIT Madras contains as usual in many logos a piece of Sanskrit "shlok". I always wondered what it meant and which book it must have been referred to? [About 3 decades back, finally while graduating from NainiTal, we came to know about the correct meaning of the logo of Kumaun university (सर्वं ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते ).]
In 2000 when my father in-law visited us at Chennai- he was quick to express that fact that this is the 12th shlok of 4th addyaay of Bhagwat Gita! Wow- you know where it comes from. Mr. Pandey was well versed with Gita and similarly other religious books of his time.
कांक्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्ते इह देवताः |
क्षिप्रं ही मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा || १२|| (४)|| IIT Madras logo (at bottom portion) has this : सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा . You can see it at www.iitm.ac.in.
I see the meaning of this similar to this one:
कर्मनेवाधिकरास्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन
मा कर्मफल हेतुर्भुर्मा, ते सन्गोत्सवकर्मनि|
मा कर्मफल हेतुर्भुर्मा, ते सन्गोत्सवकर्मनि|
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Jan 1, 2022
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