Times of India (TOI) today featured a front page article on why market driven undergraduate specialisation courses are defunct and of minimal value to the students.
Three premier institutes for science and research in India, namely The National Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy and Indian Academy of Sciences are of the view that courses [...]
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10 Jul
Undergraduate Specialisation Degree Courses – Yes or No?
5 Jul
A rainy day romance
The haze covered everything from the myopic vision right under my nose till the farthest extent that filled my sights. At a little distance the warm yellow of the sodium vapour lights hanging on the lamp post highlighted the rich density of the rain drops falling per square unit of the tarred road below it.
As [...]
19 Jun
Why the term ‘lazy bones’?
Is laziness permeating our life to an extent so much so that the fabric called life has become visibly frayed? Well most probably it is and not only is it limited to fabric, but also permeates our skins & flesh and hence the deep within hidden lazy bones are clearly visible on the surface – [...]
18 Jun
Shri Ballaleshwara at Pali & Sarasgad – Mobiking
I had a leisurely bike ride (a bit too leisurely) and a small hike to the hill-fort of Sarasgad near Pali last week. Shri Ballaleshwara Ganapati at Pali being one of the sacred Ashtavinayak deity, the religious sentiment attached couldn’t be underplayed.
The group comprised of 6 riders and 5 pillions, most of them more of [...]
14 Jun
Biker and mo-biker
Being a passionate mo-biker and biker in not easy. Why? Read on..
I keep on tapping the right pedal with my toe whenever I intend to brake the bike.
I frantically search for the button on my left handle bar to turn on the indicator before taking a turn; however later just extend my arms out and [...]
13 Jun
Cycling – Cadence vs Gear Ratios
Just had an interesting 45 minutes -
Did 8 Kms of cycling in 30 minutes flat; time inclusive of some idiots who pay no heed to approaching cycle thus disturbing the rhythm, cadence and energy and some suffocating traffic for about 5 minutes that stagnated the pedalling.
During the better part of the ride I managed to [...]
12 Jun
WordPress Timestamp
Very often a blogger faces a situation wherein he foresees himself busy for the next few days and is very well aware that he cannot post new contents to his blog. This is where the Timestamp feature of WordPress comes in handy.
It allows the user to compose a blog post anytime and then post it [...]
11 Jun
Why do I blog?
Since the time I started analyzing the blog stats vis-a-vis the topics on which I wrote, I found it intriguing that more popular the topic like iPhone 3G S or latest controversy or news like Mumbai attacks and so on, the more hits my blog received.
The point of concern is that more popular news / [...]
10 Jun
Strings attached? Elasticize them!
One of the most pertinent dilemmas in an outdoor enthusiasts life is to balance the outdoor activities and domestic responsibilities. This becomes even more of an important issue in country like India where domestic bonding and attached responsibilities stake a greater claim on ones life than everything else. How many times do we find a [...]
