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by SriKumar
03 Mar 2024 00:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5560
Views: 1509992

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

officially "cambridge" has nothing to do with it. These jokers are on a narrative building spree, trying to build up the dimwit dynast's "reputation" as an intellectual I had no doubt in my mind. If it had turned out out that any department in Cambridge Univ. in its formal capac...
by SriKumar
27 Feb 2024 06:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773113

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

What's interesting about Dr. Kaul's saga is that she had no clue of what was to come, until she landed. And she spent the next 48 hours at the airport, and flew back to UK. Some OCI walas, particularly in Canada, will now start wondering about how they determine if they might meet with the same ummm...
by SriKumar
14 Feb 2024 06:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773113

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

:D Well, I had to give it a PG13 spin (chakka) in this august forum; and glad to return the favor, Sir. Your own earlier BRF handle was a source of occasional mirth for me when it had the letter P in it. Please to excuse but once when a poster referred to you as KLPD ji, I lost it. Too bad there is ...
by SriKumar
14 Feb 2024 05:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773113

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

sanjaykumar wrote: 14 Feb 2024 01:30 What is the connection?
PErhpas the farmer said 'gaantht' (to rhyme with can't) which means knot (as a knot in a thread). The connection with chakka could be the spinning wheel (Gandhian one, used to spin cotton into threads). Maybe a knot in the thread is a way of saying something is off/awry.
by SriKumar
09 Feb 2024 05:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773113

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

^^^Whats on your wish list for 3.0 bhailog? ;) Top 5 please... 2 international, 3 domestic ? My guess on 'big decisions' is that they will relate to internal policies (i.e. not UNSC or external affairs). Maybe the constitution.... I have only one: reform judiciary such that cases that the common ma...
by SriKumar
02 Feb 2024 05:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773113

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

^^^ fikar not mere yaar. Kamal Hassan (the great south actor) tried this stunt of southern unity a few years ago and lost the elections in TN. Southies do not have a common language (each is proud of their own mother tongue, and of course, we all are), some are neutral to Hindi (TG) and some anti- H...
by SriKumar
31 Jan 2024 08:06
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Replies: 4234
Views: 1188710

Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir

Yep, I forgot. How did you know.
by SriKumar
31 Jan 2024 06:44
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Replies: 4234
Views: 1188710

Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir

Imran Khan, the Pakistani Vazir-e-azam who had Abhinandan in his custody and in jail, is himself now in a jail 5 years later. Wheels of fate.
by SriKumar
03 Jan 2024 09:25
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6030
Views: 1214083

Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

All passengers and crew survived. I think the evacuation took less than 2 minutes. A miracle of orderly evacuation if there was one. The cabin crew must have reacted as soon as they heard the collision with Dash 8.
by SriKumar
02 Jan 2024 07:06
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Know Your India
Replies: 602
Views: 214379

Re: Know Your India

It does make sense to me that Indus Valley Civilization (Harappa) - IVC (with its yet undeciphered script) should pre-date Sanskrit and Vedas (and Mahabharata story) as well. Sanskrit language and the Vedas are of the 5000 B.C. vintage or earlier and arose in the exact same geographic area of about ...
by SriKumar
28 Dec 2023 23:54
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6030
Views: 1214083

Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

Traveled out of Mumbai airport this week. Great facilities, however found a couple of oddities - 1. The WIFI at the airport, although technically free requires an OTP sent to an active mobile number to sign in. This is not feasible if you're trying to use a laptop or don't have a working mobile num...
by SriKumar
25 Dec 2023 20:38
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Judicial System
Replies: 9
Views: 3486

Re: Indian Judicial System

Good thread, tandav. It is unimaginable pain for someone unfortunate enough to get tangled in the justice process which can take anywhere from 5 years to 30 years- people are born and die over such timescales. The new bills, as I understand, are to replace the current system of laws- a very major st...
by SriKumar
20 Dec 2023 03:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8678
Views: 2231111

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

It just struck me that Modi's speech was scheduled and then cancelled by U Penn (Wharton) in 2013; and Subramanya Swamy was removed from his adjunct (?) teaching post at Harvard a few years ago- for similar types of reasons. Perhaps the same forces were at play then.
by SriKumar
02 Dec 2023 09:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 855
Views: 2896945

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

deejay wrote: 01 Dec 2023 18:21 I had said Indian Military will order 500-600 LCAs at least, long back. This is a step in that direction.
Welcome back. I still recall the story about your friend who went and bought an elephant from the Sonepur mela... :D (am still not sure it was real or what).
by SriKumar
26 Nov 2023 04:12
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 855
Views: 2896945

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

The pilots of 2 Tejas squadrons will be pumped up with this event. Flight must have taken weeks/months to plan out....
by SriKumar
25 Nov 2023 19:05
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 855
Views: 2896945

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

….probably a first for any GOI leader to fly in a single engine aircraft. Not even republic day parades have Tejas flying.
by SriKumar
18 Nov 2023 22:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society
Replies: 644
Views: 152464

Re: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society

Pretty remarkable - Bernier says the same, almost word for word, back in 1650: 200+ years before Swami Vivekananda. It was the women themselves who insisted on burning themselves on the pyres of their dead husbands. The Brahmins would do their utmost to dissuade the women from doing that. But if th...
by SriKumar
18 Nov 2023 20:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society
Replies: 644
Views: 152464

Re: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society

sudarshan- you can follow this up.

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Comp ... Country%3F

Vivekananda responds to a reporter's question, from what I understand. Crocodile story is mentioned.
by SriKumar
18 Nov 2023 19:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society
Replies: 644
Views: 152464

Re: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society

^^^ I think the stories if Indian mothers dropping their babies to crocodiles (a variation of what you have written above) are a complete fabrication; done by religious missionaries to denigrate India and Hinduism. Vivekananda had to respond to these stories by reporters in the US (on many occasions...
by SriKumar
28 Oct 2023 04:36
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8411
Views: 2875842

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Not sure what thread this falls under but these B. Tech graduates are applying for peon jobs and taking a cycle test. Sounds weird....
In Gods own country...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ind ... s?from=mdr
by SriKumar
25 Oct 2023 22:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406632

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

Looks like Canada blinked. they have seemingly taken measures on diplomat security. Indian missions resume operations but not Canada. Net-net a loss to Canada. Their missions in Chandigarh, Blore and Mumbai cannot resume operations now due to the massive reduction in their diplomatic staff. And this...
by SriKumar
21 Oct 2023 20:05
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Replies: 1010
Views: 591952

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCfEDlNPTP0&t=3s The ISRO video shows good technical data. I wish the DD commentators do not talk over the mission callouts. From the relative velocity vs time plots the capsule sees significant shocks a few times during the drogue chute operation. With astronaut...
by SriKumar
11 Oct 2023 20:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1225
Views: 1579502

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

Some sanity ... This Nepali Harvard Student has second thoughts and retracts his shameful earlier statement he issued , and issues an apology .. I think neither group has any idea of what's actually going on. The Nepali retraction seemed more thought out. The ghunguroo group still waffled in their ...
by SriKumar
09 Oct 2023 21:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1225
Views: 1579502

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

It seems there is military action now on the Lebanese border as well. Gaza will be difficult. There will be numerous tunnels, many of new and constructed recently for which maps may not be there. They prepared meticulously. Am expecting tunnles to be booby-trapped. Separating civilians/children from...
by SriKumar
08 Oct 2023 06:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1225
Views: 1579502

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

The videos are crazy....this was a suicide assault on a massive scale, with hostages being taken. They took women and children as hostages- I'll bet this too was all planned carefully.
by SriKumar
21 Sep 2023 08:46
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542270

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

They said Pragyan (or Vikram) was tested for cold temperatures. I assume it must have been soaked in liquid nitrogen or something colder. Both have to survive.
by SriKumar
09 Sep 2023 19:04
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308676

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

^^^ Wish I had seen this yesterday in time. I watched the movie and it was very difficult to sit through it after 30 minutes. Predictable and over-dramatic. The message was clearly political... farmers' suicides, loan forgiveness etc. Coming 8 months before an election, it tries to be neutral about ...
by SriKumar
07 Sep 2023 05:37
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542270

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

Sideview (YZ plane) of the 2D view from sankara.net (no issues here) https://i.imgur.com/rYyUb61.png Following three 2D images in the XY plane show CY3 approaching the moon, or rather, the moon approaching CY3. CY3 is poised at (what I believe to be) the beginning of the Lunar orbit insertion phase....
by SriKumar
06 Sep 2023 04:49
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542270

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

So is the orbit shown in sankaranet accurate i.e. did CY3 essentially traverse the same path as represented here. https://sankara.net/chandrayaan3.html The orbits shown are extremely accurate -- they are based on *actual* ISRO/JPL data. (that's why some times we have to wait till the data is availa...
by SriKumar
05 Sep 2023 07:22
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542270

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

So is the orbit shown in sankaranet accurate i.e. did CY3 essentially traverse the same path as represented here. https://sankara.net/chandrayaan3.html I am talking specifically about the lunar orbit insertion portion of it (and not the other parts) i.e. after the end of TLI and before CY3 settles i...
by SriKumar
04 Sep 2023 20:14
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542270

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

^^^ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F5K0jq7a8AAc86G?format=jpg&name=large The picture on the left has Pragyaan still on the ramp before it rolled down- no tracks. The picture on the right does not have Pragyaan and also is zoomed out. This also means that the left picture is during lunar sunrise i.e...
by SriKumar
31 Aug 2023 21:55
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542270

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

RajaRudra wrote: 31 Aug 2023 12:07 Why almost all the photos are Black and White. I'm sure there must be a reason. It will be great if we can get color videos. May be bandwidth is the bottleneck.
The videos are in color. Gold color on ISRO products is visible. Moon is black-and-white.
by SriKumar
27 Aug 2023 21:27
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542270

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

I think you are right, sir. It completely threw me off that a +ve value meant it was going deeper. So all but 3 of the measurements are actually above the ground (odd :) ). This squares with the linear drop in temperature as one goes above the ground and away from it. The temp drops from 50 C to -1...
by SriKumar
27 Aug 2023 20:51
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542270

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

Why would the temperature increase above the lunar surface relative to the surface. The heat on moon surface is entirely due to the solar radiation absorbed by the moon surface. I guess the above-the-surface measurements are being done not in shade, and are catching the sunlight directly (typical t...
by SriKumar
27 Aug 2023 19:44
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542270

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

Ye to kaam karna chalu kiya !!! https://twitter.com/isro/status/1695725102166671448/photo/1 Why would the temperature increase above the lunar surface relative to the surface. The heat on moon surface is entirely due to the solar radiation absorbed by the moon surface. I guess the above-the-surface...
by SriKumar
27 Aug 2023 19:33
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542270

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

In Surya Sidhant we are given a few different figures of length of Lunar month : (I am giving approximate values in modern (commonly know) units (All in days); (There figures are given, how many cycles it will make in a whole yuga etc.) 1 - 29.53059 days 2 - 27.32158 days 3 - 27.32166 days 4 - 27.5...
by SriKumar
26 Aug 2023 20:34
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542270

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

did isro say explicitly at any time that vikram landed in nominal orientation? From the point of view of solar energy capture, it is pretty close. If you notice the opening of the solar panel of the rover , it is almost (but not quite) normal/orthogonal to the direction of sunlight, even while on t...
by SriKumar
26 Aug 2023 18:19
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542270

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

I like these names a lot better: ShivaShakti and Tiranga. Tiranga, while meaning the tricolor flag, is an indirect reference to the people of the country rather than one person. These are names that lakhs and crores can directly relate to on a personal basis. On a technical note, it appears that the...
by SriKumar
26 Aug 2023 00:08
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542270

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

The Laser altimeter is about halfway up the Lander, so about 0.6m above the 'feet' or landing pads of Vikram. That leaves it still 3.46-0.6 = 2.86m above the surface with a velocity of -0.983 ms. If indeed that velocity is -0.983 m/s at 3.46 m altitude, then perhaps the engines cut off at this poin...
by SriKumar
25 Aug 2023 06:45
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542270

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

The reddit post on this is has a clearer image at touchdown THe altitude in this screenshot reads 3.46m at landing. time is shown as 0.00. The entire lander is only 1.1m high and yet Altitude is 3.46 m and it has 'landed'? Measurement error (unlikely, a 3 meter error is too large) or something else...