The entire cosmic creation begins from the point of the Pancha Bhutas or the 5 elements, according to Indian philosophy. They are Prithvi or Earth, Jal or Water, Agni or Fire, Vāyu or Air, and Akash or Space. Now, the first four elements contain five characteristics. They account for the five faculties of Shabda(sound), Sparsha(touch), …
2022 : Chaos amidst new beginning
The year 2022 was a year quite different from the last two years. 2020 was the year of Covid. Most people were experiencing a global pandemic for the first time. The primary damage was caused by the suddenness of the event. The effect of 2020 trickled into 2021, and the main damage was caused not …
Can hemp save Sundarban ?
The islands of Sundarban are on the brink of complete annihilation due to extreme weather events and sea level rise. How can we save Sundarban?
Prashant Kishore and the Solution to Unified Field Theory
Big Bang Theory is one of my favourite shows. For those who don't know, The Big Bang Theory is a sitcom with nerds at the centre. It's a story about a Jewish astronaut, Indian astrophysicist, American nerd scientist and Another obnoxious scientist. The obnoxious scientist is married to a Nobel laureate, the Jewish astronaut is …
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Sustain Delta Project is live
We are the second year into the pandemic. But this year it's different. The new year 2022 brought hope. No matter how fragile it may look, the world does come together when there is a crisis. There may be a war going on at multiple places but at the same time, we managed to send …
Are we taxed incorrectly ?
Nobody wants to pay taxes, but taxes are essential for the development of the community. With the changing of the time we often see tax reforms and like everything that happens in the world, you will find people in support or against the tax reforms. In 2017 India introduced the biggest tax reform(as claimed by …
Year of Covid, Delta, Omicron etc
Finally, after 2 years, I am writing my yearly piece again. 2020 was a year that would change the course of the future in a way that's really hard to imagine. In January 2020, I was attending an event organized by Deutsche Bahn(Germany Railways) on the usage of artificial intelligence for traffic planning and route …
We don’t value resources…
After living in two different cultures, one thing I realized, we in India don't value our resources. It simply clicked on my mind, so thought of writing it down and re-activate the blog. I know what I am about to write could be controversial, but I will present some of my observations. Things which I …
Schrecksee: The Frightening Lake of Germany
Schreck in German means fright or scare and the lake is aptly named as the way to reach this heaven is frightening at the best. We started our journey on Friday the 23rd afternoon, excited and happy. The four of us were travelling to hike/trek to Schrecksee. Schrecksee is located in the Allgäu Alps and …
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St. George and the dragon meets Bhima and Bakasura
Living in a foreign country involves meeting interesting people and learning interesting stories and cultures. Recently, I came to across such an interesting story. It's the legend of Saint George and the dragon. There was a dragon living in a lake in the country-side of a kingdom. It was venom-spewing. To prevent it from affecting …
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Jeet Biswas 