NS Rajaram on the Bamshad Study:
http://members.tripod.com/naimisha/new_page_6.htm
Prabir Purkayastha delivers the "imperialist" response:
http://www.delhiscienceforum.org/science17.html
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- 27 Aug 2002 05:11
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Genealogy of Castes and Tribes
- Replies: 22
- Views: 21397
- 23 Aug 2002 23:52
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Ancient (and recent) Indian Mathematics
- Replies: 38
- Views: 32836
Re: Ancient (and recent) Indian Mathematics
karana>>"we should not forget the invaluable contribution of rosary matric"
karana:
Thanks for reminding us! My heart-felt salutations to their "contributions", many many times.
karana:
Thanks for reminding us! My heart-felt salutations to their "contributions", many many times.
- 22 Aug 2002 23:03
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Ancient (and recent) Indian Mathematics
- Replies: 38
- Views: 32836
Re: Ancient (and recent) Indian Mathematics
Pennathur, Ponniyin Selvan: Thanks for the interesting bit of trivia about the PS Institutions. Didn't the PS family hold a majority stake in Enfield India (or Royal Enfield as it used to be called). Apart from cranking out those fabulous OHV 350ccs, looks like they also did a lot for education. No ...
- 10 Jul 2002 03:12
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Women's status in Indian society
- Replies: 138
- Views: 82513
Re: Women's status in Indian society
Aditi, Gyta, Ponniyin Selvan: Great, insightful posts. Jarugn>>"I have been looking for data on India and I can say it is very hard to find." Try the fire service department records or local crematorium records. Most of the cases involving "kerosene stove explosions" or "gas...
- 13 Jun 2002 06:22
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: The Definition of Worlds
- Replies: 24
- Views: 21742
Re: The Definition of Worlds
Kedar: Great post. SK Mody: You asked,"I was hoping for a rough explanation of how PPP is calculated." Please read the article on the Big Mac Index from The Economist, that I alluded to (and linked) in my last reply to Abhijeet_V. There is an "enlargable" inset in the same articl...
- 09 Jun 2002 01:14
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: The Definition of Worlds
- Replies: 24
- Views: 21742
Re: The Definition of Worlds
Abhijeet_V: Tropicana OJ or something else, PPP is based on what is generally referred to as the "Law of One Price" - that an identical basket of goods and services should cost the same regardless of location, because (in the long-run) any price-differential would be "arbitraged"...
- 07 Jun 2002 23:43
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: The Definition of Worlds
- Replies: 24
- Views: 21742
Re: The Definition of Worlds
Guru D>>"I see no reason why we should let others write the "rules". I bet when India climbs the per-capita ladder, other measures will be found to verbally punish and abuse it by the haw-haw Lords in London. honorary whitedom can be a hard animal to catch." Guru D: If that is th...
- 07 Jun 2002 04:17
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: The Definition of Worlds
- Replies: 24
- Views: 21742
Re: The Definition of Worlds
It is my observation (which is quite definite usually ;) ), that The Economist demarcates the world into "rich" and "poor" (or "developed" and "developing") using membership in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development - The OECD, as the defini...
- 06 Jun 2002 02:38
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: The Definition of Worlds
- Replies: 24
- Views: 21742
Re: The Definition of Worlds
Guru D: Check the following link: http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/General/ThirdWorld_def.html Excerpt: THIRD WORLD -- the economically underdeveloped countries of Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America, considered as an entity with common characteristics, such as poverty, high birthrates, and ec...
- 18 Apr 2002 05:40
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Lost City found off the Mahabalipuram coast
- Replies: 86
- Views: 57915
Re: Lost City found off the Mahabalipuram coast
Ramana>>"Very interesting that the Manimekalai is the daughter of Kannagi and Kovalan." Ramana: I must confess that I erred in describing Manimekalai as the child of Kannagi and Kovalan. My apologies for the rather significant error. Manimekalai was the child of Kovalan and Madhavi. I will...
- 18 Apr 2002 00:43
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Lost City found off the Mahabalipuram coast
- Replies: 86
- Views: 57915
Re: Lost City found off the Mahabalipuram coast
Narayanan: That sounds like the Mariamman Theppakuzham in Madurai. Were you there for the Chithirai festival? :) kr sai and Narayanan: Ella postai-yum kavana-maka padiyungal, saar! :) Firstly, there are no direct or indirect links between the disappearance of a good section of Mamallapuram and Koval...
- 17 Apr 2002 04:43
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Lost City found off the Mahabalipuram coast
- Replies: 86
- Views: 57915
Re: Lost City found off the Mahabalipuram coast
Some links on Poompuhar: From the TN Tourism Dept: http://www.tamilnadutourism.org/poom.htm From the NIO website: http://www.nio.org/marinearc/poompuhar.html Excerpt (Apropos the "myth"): On the east coast, south of Madras, Poompuhar is believed to be a flourishing port in the beginning of...
- 12 Apr 2002 09:27
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Lost City found off the Mahabalipuram coast
- Replies: 86
- Views: 57915
Re: Lost City found off the Mahabalipuram coast
Ramana: My sincere apologies. It was me who jumped the gun and assumed that you took a jab at me. Not very good. I will remove that post ASAP. Please forget the proverb as well, I will explain it some other day. Sorry again! Now to the "myth" part. I have visited Mamallapuram several times...
- 12 Apr 2002 05:41
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Lost City found off the Mahabalipuram coast
- Replies: 86
- Views: 57915
Re: Lost City found off the Mahabalipuram coast
James Bund>>"Given the putatative antiquity of the site in Cambay,I suppose the same question can be posed of you. I have a little doubt of your stand." Mr. Bund: Try me! I am not pre-disposed to one position or the other. I didn't fire the first shot :) . What do you make of Ramana's jab?...
- 12 Apr 2002 05:20
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Lost City found off the Mahabalipuram coast
- Replies: 86
- Views: 57915
Re: Lost City found off the Mahabalipuram coast
k r sai: There is adequate evidence of sea and wind erosion in Mamallapuram. You can see it even today. The fabled shore temple's profile has been greatly altered by the saline air and the erosion that has happened over more than a thousand years. Villagers of Mamallapuram will tell you without any ...
- 12 Apr 2002 02:39
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Lost City found off the Mahabalipuram coast
- Replies: 86
- Views: 57915
Lost City found off the Mahabalipuram coast
From the BBC, some exciting and interesting news for archaeology and history buffs. For years, there has been a strong belief that a submerged, ancient city exists off the Mamallapuram coast. It appears that a recent expedition has confirmed that. Similarly, it is also believed that the spectacular ...
- 16 Jul 2001 12:40
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Aerospace Industry Developments
- Replies: 50
- Views: 30464
Re: Indian Aerospace Industry Developments
Shiv>>"Project "Vetrivel". An interesting name - because it is straight from Tamil. I hadn't heard the word until I learned some Tamil. Don't know if it is just a name - "Vetri" means victory I think."<P>Shiv:<P>"Vetri" indeed means victory. The term "vet...
- 12 Apr 2001 07:46
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Census India - 2001
- Replies: 43
- Views: 35201
Re: Census India - 2001
Sagar>>"Caste and communal rivalry acts as a disincentive against population control."<P>Sagar:<P>I am quite intrigued by the above statement. Do you have any anectodal information if not actual data to support your observation? Even from your "Bihar-heard on the street" techniqu...
- 10 Apr 2001 07:47
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Census India - 2001
- Replies: 43
- Views: 35201
Re: Census India - 2001
Hi Imtiaz:<P>Thanks for the effort. Superb, diligent work as always.<P>Imtiaz>>"The cow belt is under represented while the south is over represented."<P>This revelation came as a complete surprise to me.
- 31 Mar 2001 09:28
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Census India - 2001
- Replies: 43
- Views: 35201
Re: Census India - 2001
Calvin:<P>Here it is:<P> <A HREF="http://www.censusindia.net/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.censusindia.net/</A>
- 28 Mar 2001 00:26
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Census India - 2001
- Replies: 43
- Views: 35201
Re: Census India - 2001
From the post by Acharya:<P>"Uttar Pradesh continued to be the most populous state in the country with 16.17% of India's population followed by Maharashtra (9.42%) and Bihar(8.07%)." <P>"Kerala continued its lead in the literacy race with 90.92% followed by Mizoram (88.49%) and Laksha...
- 01 Dec 2000 02:31
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Police Affairs in India
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16664
Re: Police Affairs in India
Sunil:<P>Did we lose the original thread initiated by Imtiaz on Local Govts., policing, etc during the recent outage that appears to have wiped out a lot of other threads? I hope someone archived that thread. Imtiaz or our police specialist - Sachin, have a back-up?