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Knowledge
Recently, someone asked me to describe the process of acquiring knowledge. Now that I am home, having returned after nine months, every other person who knows me, comes home to ask me about America and her ways. Of all the questions, this one was least expected. I said a few words only to realize thatContinue reading “Knowledge”
Untimely Meditations
“No one can build you the bridge on which you, and only you, must cross the river of life.”
New
The word “New” has magic in it
Number
After entering, I saw an Old man in his late 60’s sitting inside the classroom. It was Measure Theory class. “Mathematics is a young man’s game”-writes G.H.Hardy in his book “A mathematician’s Apology”. I dwell upon these words for some seconds. During the introduction, he said that he was not supported by the department andContinue reading “Number”
“Why” and “Struggle”
…I want you to learn “to struggle”….
Letter from Houston
“It is your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you but no one can walk it for you” As the Etihad Airbus EY-203 prepared to take off towards Chicago from the Chatrapati Sivaji Airport, it felt real. Until then I knew I was leaving but I was not ready. Or wasContinue reading “Letter from Houston”
The Value of Struggle
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The train slowly leaves the station. The final horn had signaled the end of my stint at IIT-Bombay. It was only a fitting end to a journey which started two years back on the same train. The faces … Source: | tattwamasi amrutam on WordPress.com
The train slowly leaves the station. The final horn had signaled the end of my stint at IIT-Bombay. It was only a fitting end to a journey which started two years back on the same train. The faces of people who have touched my life over this period flashed before my eyes. I just embracedContinue reading
यथा ह्येकेन चक्रेण न रथस्य गतिर्भवेत् । एवं पुरुषकारेण विना दैवं न सिध्यति ।। 