Every month, I receive a copy of Rasna, a Sanskrit magazine published in Palakkad. It is an incredible effort by a few enthusiasts to keep alive a language that is no longer in common use. The magazine reaches me through Prof. Gangadharan Nair, a retired professor of Sanskrit from the ลrฤช ลankarฤcฤrya University of Sanskrit, … Continue reading HOW THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF A MACHINE MIND SHARES MY LOVE OF VALMIKI RAMAYANA
WAIT. HOW DOES YOUR GPS WORK?
You decide your target, say a hospital or a barber shop in Ottapplam. Tuck in your seat belt, switch on the mobile phone, and click the GPS button. it asks you where you want to go. You search and find it or type its name and major address detail The name and address of the … Continue reading WAIT. HOW DOES YOUR GPS WORK?
HOW OLD WAS SITA WHEN SHE MARRIED LORD RAM?
AN INTERESTING INTERACTION WITH MICROSOFT COPILOT Microsoft Copilot is a large Language Model (LLM) of Artificial Intelligence. (AI). It stores a vast amount of data and the algorithm(s) that are needed to pick the right solutions. It is capable of fishing out data on virtually any topic from the Internet when it canโt find the … Continue reading HOW OLD WAS SITA WHEN SHE MARRIED LORD RAM?
FOLLOW THE VEDIC CULTURE, SAYS WHO
India is the capital of the earth, says these world Gurus. Why not? A conference of the 'Muslim scientists" declared long ago that Mecca is the centre of the universe and that the Kaaba radiates an energy that permeates the entire universe. Physicists have since (or had earlier) discovered that yes, such an energy does … Continue reading FOLLOW THE VEDIC CULTURE, SAYS WHO
Artists and Authors, Make Way. Artificial Intelligence is on the Job.
I was inspired by a couple of articles on Artificial Intelligence I managed to coax out of my grandson, Arnav, for a local magazine I helped edit. Arnav in his current life breathes Python and exercises with AI as if the two letters were dumbbells. I wanted the articles written โFor the wise Oldiesโ who … Continue reading Artists and Authors, Make Way. Artificial Intelligence is on the Job.
JESUS AND MATTHEW – A CONFIDENTIAL DIALOGUE
(Only partly recorded in the Bible) When Jesus was speaking to the crowd, someone said aloud: โLook, Lord, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.โ Visibly offended, Jesus replied, โWho is My mother, and who are My brothers?โ Pointing to the crowd of followers, He said: โThese are my Mothers and my brothers.โ Then Matthew said : โLord, here … Continue reading JESUS AND MATTHEW – A CONFIDENTIAL DIALOGUE
WHY A GROUP OF YOUNG MEN CHUCKED ME OUT
WHY YOUNG Spiritualists chucked me out My young friend, Dr. Shankar, wrote to me: "I want you to join a WhatsApp group called Young Thinkers. They are very interesting. You'd like their short but brainy blogs on the WhatsApp." " Beautiful, and why not," I wrote back, "I could even hone my own blogging techniques … Continue reading WHY A GROUP OF YOUNG MEN CHUCKED ME OUT
Indiaโs ย Shaky Existenceย Under Modi
(I am, for the first time, quoting from an eminent writer in the hope that he shan't mind; this is not for making money. I believe that what Shreekant has to say, India needs to hear.) โWhen we talk of export of smart phone, s, we do not mention that we only assemble components, which … Continue reading Indiaโs ย Shaky Existenceย Under Modi
Why are Lawrence Krauss, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennet, Julia Sweeney, and Richard Dawkins preaching if atheism is not a religion?
Quora.com/vishu-menon-1 Last Updated Jul 15, 2018 Originally Answered in Quora.com: Why are Laurence Krauss, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennet and Richard Dawkins preaching if atheism is not a religion? This is a question that is being asked of me often enough by well-meaning friends and correspondents. When I sent out the same question as a test case in … Continue reading Why are Lawrence Krauss, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennet, Julia Sweeney, and Richard Dawkins preaching if atheism is not a religion?