I’ve wanted to blog about a lot of things I’ve been up to recently such as publishing papers and contemplating a book and reading several books, including Ashok Banker’s Ramayana series and a bunch of mathematical experiments with the binomial...

I just got my Google Wave invite, and this being one of the most sought-after things in recent weeks, I am beginning to wonder if Wave is just more hype than utility. I have several reasons to not like Wave, and I’ve listed some of my reasons...

Yesterday’s attacks in Mumbai on the IBN television channel’s offices are just another incident in a long string of events that have marked dissonance breeding within our society. Two of India’s greatest threats from within are the regional and...

I played a bit of Reetigowla and recorded two numbers, two of my favourites in Tamil film music. They’re in the sidebar. Check them out and comment! If you want to access them outside of the sidebar, here are the links: Rama Kadhai Kelungal (from an...

What makes great friends and sworn enemies? How useful is an island of peace in which we can while away our sometimes senseless and pointless existences because we have a place called home, for love and friendship? Very useful, you think. In fact, you...