- Harini excerpts B.R. Ambedkar's Annihilation of Caste. Here's how Ambedkar debunks the "division of labour" defence of the caste system:
... the first thing is to be urged against this view is that Caste System is not merely division of labour. It is also a division of labourers.
- Janet Stemwedel on science vs. politics.
- Sean Carroll on politicians and critics.
- P.Z. Myers on the trauma and the mayhem unleashed by godless Newtonism.
- The arguments for, and against, privatization of US public universities.
- Why does this xkcd cartoon work so well? [For added pleasure, do read the text embedded with the pic -- just hover the mouse over the cartoon]
Monday, March 31, 2008
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Prof. Abi,
Going by link and the nature of this post, I am sure you would have had typical hostel student kind of fun in the campus during your ITBHU days! ;-)
It's really heartening to see such kind of professors. Welcome break from the dull, morose, non-witty kind of ones(at least most of them in IIT KGP) seen here!
Nice blog.
Cheers,
Michael Sleepenerdy
Hi Abi
Thanks for the link :)
He was truly a great thinker ... such simplicity and clarity of thought ! Re reading that book is a revelation... i wish that it is more available.....
funny how I blogged about the same comic today :). I totally agree with anon1.
Also, those not using the latest Beta version of firefox may not be able to see all the text. They can right click on the image -> properties .. and read the "title".
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