Hindu sacred texts vis-a-vis archaeology
Rajesh Kochhar Thoreau very wisely wrote that ‘A man is wise with the wisdom of his time only, and ignorant with its ignorance’. When people draw conclusions and make observations…
The Yogi and the Kumbh: Tampering with tradition for no reason
Rajesh Kochhar For more 1953 Kumbh pictures see http://time.com/3640172/gathering-of-the-faithful-life-at-indias-colossal-kumbh-mela-1953/ UNESCO has announced its decision to include the Kumbh Mela in its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage…
Rajputs, their women, & Muslim rulers
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/rajputs-their-women–muslim-rulers/524111.html A casteist outfit, the Rajasthan-based Sri Rajput Karni Sena’s objection to the movie ‘Padmavati’ is somewhat surprising because the Rajputs acquitted themselves honorably in this period. The Delhi Sultanate…
Google’s thoughtless doodle on Nain Singh, the 19th century camouflaged trans-Himalayan explorer
As a gimmick, Google temporarily amends its logo to commemorate events, anniversaries, and the like. It calls the altered image a doodle, Google must have a research team at…
Government College University Lahore: Book Review
This is an enlarged version of the Book Review published in TheTribune(Spectrum) 22 October 2017 http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/books-reviews/making-of-an-institution/485000.html BOOK REVIEW Khalid Aftab (2017) Against All Odds: Institute Building in the Real World…
INDIA-BORN US ASTROPHYSICIST Chandra observatory: tribute to a legend
The Tribune Edit page 27-July-1999 INDIA-BORN US ASTROPHYSICIST Chandra observatory: tribute to a legend by Rajesh Kochhar The recent X-ray observatory launched into space by the USA has been named…
Remarks on Prof Yash Pal (1926-2017)
Prof Yash Pal Memorial Meeting Panjab University Chandigarh 10 Aug 2017 Remarks Rajesh Kochhar Panjab University Mathematics Department [email protected] Prof Yash Pal passed MSc Honours School in Physics in 1949…