May, 2016

• 31 May

  “Sairat”: Review of a Marathi movie that I watched in Dubai with Arabic subtitles; ignorant in both these languages!

  

  While the larger section of Bollywood still delves into formulaic 100-crore movie recipes and all the biggest stars domineering over the oh-so-rare realistic cinema with an almost dictatorial flare, the independent regional movies in India have effectively taken over the reins of a much needed cinematic renaissance.  Or at least …
• 12 May

  Find Mr. Right or Your Dream Girl Through Dating in the Virtual World

  

  Several online dating websites and mobile applications like Tinder and OkCupid where people aim to find ‘love’ have gained huge success. People seem to enjoy it and condemn it as well. In the case of Indians, the social media websites have turned into dating websites, like Facebook and SnapChat. But ever …
• 11 May

  Virtual Reality: A Lay Man’s Perspective

  

  The influence of the virtual world in our real world can be seen in any setting you go to. For instance entering a place such as a restaurant, you see most of the people are busy taking selfies, others “checking in” on the location and few calling and texting about something …
• 10 May

  Virtual Reality and Education: Redefining Experience-based Learning Part-1

  

  When I remember my time in school and inside the classroom, I am touched by a weird sensation that I can only describe as “nostalgic regret.” Kind of sounds paradoxically, but the nostalgia stems from the fact that there were times during classes when I actually had a lot of …
• 9 May

  What is Reality?: A Conversational Precursor for Virtual Reality

  

  Do you believe that what you see, feel, hear and smell is all real? Do you actually think that you are interpreting and understanding everything around you in a complete and wholesome way? Do you believe that you even know what real is? Well, if by “you”, the association is …
• 8 May

  Cryonics: Resurrecting The Dead

  

  It is time for Civil War. Choose your sides. Do you want to be the cool Tony Stark or be the immortal Steve Rogers? Can’t choose? Me neither! Fret not. We found a way just for you. This is a chance for you to freeze yourself for as many as …
• 7 May

  Pages off the Diary of Aruna Shanbaug – The Survivor who perished

  

  The following is a hypothetical account of the life of Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug, the nurse who worked at King Edward Memorial Hospital in Mumbai.  In 1973, she was sexually harassed by the ward boy in the hospital during her night shift which left her in a persistent vegetative state for …
• 6 May

  The Medicine that was Condemned: Is Marijuana the Answer?

  

  I was in the 9th grade of my schooling. The bell rang and it was time for my most favorite class, English. The teacher entered and the students were ready with textbooks in front of them. A new chapter began and the teacher recited the lines in it. We listened …
• 5 May

  South India: Evolution of Siddha Medicine

  

  Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of diseases. The practices under Traditional Medicinal System (TMS) have been a companion to the mankind to fight against diseases and to lead a healthy life. Indigenous people have been using …
• 3 May

  Evolution of Ayurveda: From Faith to Commercialization

  

  Imagine going to an Ayurvedic doctor and now you’re expecting a wise, old man – probably look alike of Dumbledore or Gandalf (just the Indian version) sitting on a platform under a tree, a few disciples below the platform and a couple of apprentices paying apt attention to the Vaidya’s …