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 …
Read More »Internet of Hearts? What does big data suggest about the future of IoT!
(This is Article #3 in the series. All 3 articles are in continuation, I suggest you read the previous two articles before starting with this one. Click here to read Article #1 Click here to read Article #2) *In the first & second articles, I have presented ideas on how your ‘smart’ day …
Read More »How your 24 hours will look like in the future with IoT: Evening to Night
(This is Article #2 in the series. Click here to read Article #1 before you read this.) *This article looks at how your ‘smart’ day will look like in not many years from now. Morning to evening schedule is described in Article #1* — You’re heading back from office! The …
Read More »How your 24 hours will look like in the future with IoT: Morning to Evening
Well, get ready to throw away all the devices that you own, if you wish to stay ‘connected’ with the technology. In a few years from today, you will be living inside a smart home, working in a smart office, driving on a smart road in a smart car, enjoying …
Read More »Oscars 2016: Roadmap, Predictions, Spoilers & Trends
Understanding the trend of last few years in Oscars, it would be safe to place your bets on smaller Davids of the industry rather than the gargantuan Goliaths. Smaller but more difficult to make are the pictures that have outdone their behemoth counterparts. 2011: “The King’s Speech” trumped bigger competitors …
Read More »Loss of Cultural Knowledge #3: Destruction of Nalanda; Decline of Sanskrit!
This is article #7 – part of deep trip series on Sanskrit. Before you proceed, please read the previous articles in the series. Click here for Article #1… Click here for Article #2… Click here for article #3… Click here for article #4… Click here for article #5… Click here for article #6… This …
Read More »Loss of Cultural Knowledge #2: Library destroyed, Scientist murdered in the name of religion!
Alexandria, the city named after Alexander the Great, once hosted over a million scrolls at the Great Library of Alexandria. The library was created in 3rd century BC by King Ptolemy I, the successor of Alexander. Hypatia, the first female mathematician of the world, was born in the very same …
Read More »Loss of Cultural Knowledge #1: Did an Atomic War destroy Mohenjo-daro?
The Indus Valley Civilization was arguably the most advanced ancient civilization that we know of. However, the sudden end or destruction or abandonment of the Indus Valley Civilization and Mohenjo-daro is a mystery. Built around 2500 BCE, Mohenjo-daro was one of the biggest urban settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization. …
Read More »Game of Drones, S02E01: Singularity! Drones that will fly you to work!
Sit inside a cockpit, put your backpack in the trunk of the copter, switch on the engine propellers, turn on the 12-inch tablet display provided inside, enter your location in the app configured with a map, press the take-off button and relax to enjoy the flight! You can maybe turn …
Read More »Funniest Book Bans in India: A Meme Storyboard!
While books are the ultimate form of knowledge sharing & immortality of ideas, not all the books provide accurate accounts of reality. Each person is entitled to different perceptions of the reality that surrounds him & it is strictly no one’s business to impose his/her reality as the only triumphant …
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