Observing laws

"...that the laws of the world were somehow created to produce the observer."

- WIRED Article

Graduates of Life

"... Because when you're in college it's very clear what you have to do to succeed. And I imagine here everybody knows exactly the number of credits they needed to graduate, where they had to buckle down, which introductory psychology class would pad out the schedule. You knew what you had to do to get to this college and to graduate from it. But the unfortunate, yet truly exciting thing about your life, is that there is no core curriculum. The entire place is an elective. The paths are infinite and the results uncertain. And it can be maddening to those that go here, especially here, because your strength has always been achievement. So if there's any real advice I can give you it's this.

College is something you complete. Life is something you experience. So don't worry about your grade, or the results or success. Success is defined in myriad ways, and you will find it, and people will no longer be grading you, but it will come from your own internal sense of decency which I imagine, after going through the program here, is quite strong…although I'm sure downloading illegal files…but, nah, that's a different story.

Love what you do. Get good at it. Competence is a rare commodity in this day and age. And let the chips fall where they may.

And the last thing I want to address is the idea that somehow this new generation is not as prepared for the sacrifice and the tenacity that will be needed in the difficult times ahead."

- Jon Stewart
In his Commencement address in William and Mary University

Shakti de Maa

was feeling broken
suddenly the song "shakti de maa" echoed in my mind.

while searching for it, I got to hear Begum Abida Parveen, the sufi music goddess.
and then listened to "Shakti de maa" by Chandrashekhar Gadgil whom many of you might not be knowing.

To know about such occasional and lesser known singers, just visit this page.
Even our dear Pancham Da too maintains a great site for indian music.
To get songs related to maata raani, visit this site which seems to be maintained by a devotee.

merely searching for Begum Abida Parveen might not help you.
here are some links that I got containing the melodious voice
Kabir dohas - http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1442521939598427810
rumi - http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2299609665370606339 (doesnt have Abida ji's voice)

Looping Research

X researches on economy, finds packaging can boost it.

Y gives a solution, invents plastics.

Z researches on environment, says plastics is an environment hazard.

After all the letters get there Phd they have realised how much destruction they have done...

Now they are doing R&D to build "TIME MACHINE" to return to olden days.

One of my online friends in response to the above gamil status of mine

she: Make a lot of mistakes is a job of a Scientist and then say ..i did not fail 100 times i just invented 100 ways how not to make bulb.
me:  [its similar to saying ] @ the end that they now know what all can destroy earth .... atom bombs, plastics, Smoke, CFLs etc.

 

A better way to say that

 

Edison said: i did not fail 100 times i just invented 100 ways how not to make bulb

Future Scientists will say: We didn't fail in making earth a better place. We just got better informed about what all things can destroy earth - atom bombs, plastics, Smoke, CFLs etc.

 

We say we are growing developing moving ahead....

 

Ending on a relevant quote from the movie Gandhi

 

Nehru: Bapuji, the whole country is moving.

Gandhi: Yes. but in what direction?
 

Liquid Stages of Life

Credit: JustElite

Beauty under shadow

Credit: Halcyonic

Work Efficiency Graph

Originally uploaded by rahulgupta.

Credit: my classmate Ritwik Kumar

Prof. Arvind Kudchadker

Prof. Arvind Kudchadker
Originally uploaded by rahulgupta.

Our World Class Directeur :)

He is the person who best knows how to market a university.

Prof. Asim banerjee

Prof. Asim banerjee
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Bakar ji - That's we call him with both love and hatred.

He has answer to any question you ask and he can question any answer you give. Uff!

I was able to appreciate his effort as a faculty in software engineering only after joining the industry. His course covered quantity with quality. Though we had a lot of problems because of it in the semester and many of my batchmates might differ from my above statement but an equal an equal %age would also agree.

Taj Mahal - Not as clear as it seems to be in the photo

Taj Mahal - Not as clear as it seems in the photo
Originally uploaded by rahulgupta.

Is Windows really a disease?

Is Windows really a disease?
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Sam Chat - The Evergreen Professor

Sam Chat - The Evergreen Professor
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Being a single hasn't stopped him enjoying life to its fullest :)

My Lecture Theatre

My Lecture Theatre
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Love in CEP Building

Love in CEP Building
Originally uploaded by rahulgupta.

They are just a tip of the iceberg. There's a lot to write about CEP and its surrounding gardens that provide private space to lot of our college couples. :)

Theatre Group from Delhi

Theatre Group from Delhi
Originally uploaded by rahulgupta.

They gave a wonderful performance that DAIICTians will never forget especially the fat girl in light blue kurta whose laugh was really unique like "en hain hain" :D
They used female voice to make the right kind of noises in the street play.