I like to write about technical education in India, but I may write about other issues as well. Monday, February 26, 2018. Changes in IIIT Hyderabad Admission Process. I was at IIIT Hyderabad. If you are not in the admissions market this year, you can avoid reading this. Also, everything I say here is already on their admissions website.

Friday, April 13, 2012. Of the many things that i admire in New York City three stand out. American Museum of Natural History. Monday, October 10, 2011. This morning when I saw the news that Jagjit singh passed away, it felt very sad. Thursday, June 09, 2011. The following is a conversation Amrapali heard today at the post office.

The title of this blog is my homage to a writer and a journalist, a man considered by many to be the conscience of his generation, Eric Blair aka. George Orwell - his crystal clear prose, his felicity of language, his incisive grasp of contemporary issues. It strives as language as a clear pane of glass. And this blog is an attempt, perhaps deeply inadequate, in that direction. Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Picture taken by the New Horizon spacecraft.

A Search for Beauty and Truth Through the Love of Hedgehogs. Sunday, September 28, 2014. The urge to write about the strange mishmash of things which occupy my mind at different times and to share the results with the world seems to have died. I have just started another blog, about education. If you want to join in, please head over to A New Alcuin. Tuesday, July 1, 2014.

Sunday, July 12, 2015. I just landed in Dubai, on my way back to India after a beautiful trip to France. The Sunday Mint also carries an editorial. Hats off to the .

Science, Society, Life. Saturday, August 01, 2015. While attending these conferences one picks up a lot of funny snippets during the talks. At this conference I learnt of a molecule called Coprostenol. The meaning of its name is interesting. Tuesday, July 28, 2015.