Science behind Indian festivals

Chief guest’s address delivered at Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala   on National  Science Day, 28 February 2009   Science behind Indian festivals   Rajesh Kochhar CSIR Emeritus Scientist Indian…

Slumdog Millionaire

There is a delicious irony in the commercial and critical success of Slumdog Millionaire.Upper India has been desperately seeking Oscar recognition for its Hindi movies.Here is a movie with Mumbai-based…

Mahatma Gandhi , Frank Buchman , need and greed

Mahatma Gandhi  ( 1869-1948) is far more relevant today than he was in his own time.Leading a simple  life, living within  your means,  buying out of your past savings rather than…