Wednesday, August 19, 2009

collected quotes by others

In our acquisition of knowledge of the Universe (whether mathematical or otherwise) that which renovates the quest is nothing more nor less than complete innocence. It is in this state of complete innocence that we receive everything from the moment of our birth. Although so often the object of our contempt and of our private fears, it is always in us. It alone can unite humility with boldness so as to allow us to penetrate to the heart of things, or allow things to enter us and taken possession of us.
This unique power is in no way a privilege given to "exceptional talents" - persons of incredible brain power (for example), who are better able to manipulate, with dexterity and ease, an enormous mass of data, ideas and specialized skills. Such gifts are undeniably valuable, and certainly worthy of envy from those who (like myself) were not so "endowed at birth, far beyond the ordinary".
Yet it is not these gifts, nor the most determined ambition combined with irresistible will-power, that enables one to surmount the "invisible yet formidable boundaries" that encircle our universe. Only innocence can surmount them, which mere knowledge doesn't even take into account, in those moments when we find ourselves able to listen to things, totally and intensely absorbed in child's play.
-- Alexander Grothendieck

"The best thing for being sad", replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then -- to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn."
-- T.H. White, The Once and Future King

Give me two hours a day of activity, and I'll take the other twenty-two in dreams.
-Luis Buñuel

The beauty of the mathematical formalism ("M") is so that sometimes when you are completely clueless about the physical behaviour of the process, the "M" leads you on the way to unroll the mystery of the physical process, & then I admire calling it ("M") as a natural science in itself, not just a tool.
- s.rawat


There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.

There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
-Douglas Adams

"It is easier to reach God by playing football than reading scriptures" - Swami Vivekanand

Monday, August 17, 2009

a quote by rawat on formalism

The beauty of the mathematical formalism ("M") is so that sometimes when you are completely clueless about the physical behaviour of the process, the "M" leads you on the way to unroll the mystery of the physical process, & then I admire calling it ("M") as a natural science in itself, not just a tool.
- s.rawat

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

youtube complaints

1. I cant search my own favourites
2. Sorting doesnt work properly.
3. Comments dont follow their original tree structure. If I reply to a comment nested in a series of replies, it should appear like that, but that doesnt happen, unless you open the seperate comment page(Video doesnt show).
4. I cant customize and categorize my favourite videos.
5. I cant play a video in a loop
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10. There is no *easy* feedback/suggestions/contact-us something on the youtube site.

Friday, June 19, 2009

pyar par bas to nahi

This is a lovely song by Talat Mahmood, from the movie
'सोने की चिडिया' . And its picturised on Nutan! yayyyyyyyyyy!
Music: O.P.Nayyar Lyrics:Sahir Ludhianvi

Good quality audio





Nice Lata song(Saagar Kinaare):

bas me hi nahi warnaa hum ud ke chale aayen:(

This is a song "जो हम पे गुज़रती है"
from 'मोहब्बत इसको कहते हैं'.
Music by Khayyam, lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri
and sung beautifully by Suman Kalyanpur.
I love her voice, very peaceful!



जो हम पे गुज़रती है
तन्हा किसे समझाएं
तुम ही तो नहीं मिलते
जाएँ तो किधर जाएँ

समझा है ना समझेगा
इस गम को यहाँ कोई
बेदर्दों की बस्ती है
हमदर्द कहाँ कोई
जो सिर्फ तुम्हारा है
वो दिल किसे दिखलायें
वो दिल किसे दिखलायें
जो हम पे गुज़रती है
तन्हा किसे समझाएं

जब जान-ए-वफ़ा तेरी फुरकत ना सताएगी
वो सुबह कब आएगी वो शाम कब आयेगी
कब तक दिल-ऐ-नादान को हम वादों से बहलायें
हम वादों से बहलायें
तुम ही तो नहीं मिलते
जायें तो किधर जाएँ

आ जा कि मोहब्बत की मिटने को हैं तस्वीरें
पहरें हैं निगाहों पे और पाँव में जंजीरें
बस मैं ही नहीं वरना हम उड़ के चले आयें
हम उड़ के चले आयें
बस मैं ही नहीं वरना हम उड़ के चले आयें
हम उड़ के चले आयें

जो हम पे गुजरती हैं
तन्हा किसे समझाएं

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

water wars

Read this excerpt from a book by Vandana Shiva:


Also read about


Shame that the respect for our holiest river is superficial!
Jai ho hypocrisy!