Mohammad Rafi : His faith and beliefs
Rajesh Kochhar There are two little-known widely- separated anecdotes about the celebrated Hindi film playback singer, Mohammad Rafi, which I try to connect here to reveal some thing about the…
News item ‘‘Vikrami calendar needs rectification’
The Tribune Jalandhar edition 1 March 2009 National Science Day ‘Vikrami calendar needs rectification’ Dharmendra Joshi Tribune News Service Kapurthala, February 28 Man-made activities including rapid industrialisation and deforestation pose…
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…
Scriptures, science and mythology:Astronomy in Indian cultures
Invited review presented at International Astronomical Union /UNESCO Symposium 260 : The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture, UNESCO Paris, 19-23 January 2009. Rajesh Kochhar CSIR Emeritus…
Provider, donor and up-bringer
Recently New York Times ( 1 January 2009) carried a sensitive op-ed essay “My secret life” by Ellen Ullman http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/02/opinion/02ullman.html. Ellen Ullman says “There are adoptive parents and biological parents, surrogates…