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Category: Books

  • Instrumental Lives : A Cautionary Tale for Indian Science

    Instrumental Lives : A Cautionary Tale for Indian Science

    This book is a must read for scientists, science journalists and amateur science fans. Hopefully, it will also serve as a cautionary tale for the big names who sit on funding committees, allocating funds to their favorite groups and then lament about the poor quality of science in India.


  • Broke Heart Blues by Joyce Carol Oates

    Reading Broke heart Blues, I felt an emotion that does not have a word. I felt nostalgic about a past that I had not experienced personally.


  • Most Important Question About Art : Is It Engaging?

    The minimum expectation from any work of art is that it should engage the viewer. Note that engaging does not necessarily mean entertaining. Engaging simply means that the viewer is committed to sit through the performance.