Monthly Archive: July 2009

Sushruta and Plastic Surgery

I was alerted to this by a reader…quite remarkable: Sushruta lays down the basic principles of plastic surgery by advocating a proper physiotherapy before the operation and describes various methods or different types of...

Placeholder for Saraswati-Sindhu script

This is a placeholder post for various references and resources related to Saraswati-Sindhu Script. Dr Kalyanaraman-ji’s work: http://sites.google.com/site/kalyan97/mlecchitavikalpa http://sites.google.com/site/kalyan97/indus-script http://sites.google.com/site/kalyan97/a-new-decipherment-paradigm http://sarasvati97.blogspot.com/ . Varnam’s posts and research: http://varnam.org/blog/2009/05/undeciphered-scripts/ http://varnam.org/blog/2009/04/indus-script-a-formal-language/ http://varnam.org/blog/2009/05/hostile-reactions/ http://varnam.org/blog/2009/05/indian-history-carnival-17/ . Asko Parpola’s works:...

Why the “heart” always wins…

Fascinating excerpts from “Dems, You Gotta Have Heart” by Drew Westen, written almost two years ago (emphasis mine): *** Excerpts Begin *** To understand why Democrats have had such a hard time winning the...

Quick notes from Indore

Landed just after rains had hit the city…It is cool with a light breeze…could not have asked for better weather… Spoke to two groups this morning and several conversations on  the side…This can be...