Author: B Shantanu

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...

On meetings, secret reports and good neighbours

Even as “normalisation ” of relations with Pakistan continues apace (meeting of leaders in Russia, followed by Foreign Minister’s meeting in Italy followed by a meeting of Foreign Secretaries sometime soon, likely to be...