As a kid, I read this book in Marathi, and later in English. Absolutely amazing to find it online! Especially all the wonderful illustrations!
See A little page of Russian Resources for more!
Now only if I could find all the other wonderful books from Mir Publishers, Moscow. Especially the science books! Ya Perelman's books on Physics and Mathematics.. and the wonderful stories of the discovery of each element in the Chemistry texts!
This is another reason why Free Culture is so important. Amidst the massive changes around the globe, little treasures like these books are easy to lose. Relaxing copyright control, and allowing digital archives might help save these.
June 24, 2004
June 23, 2004
मायबोली मराठी
बरहाच्या कृपेने आता इंटरनेटवर मराठीतून लिहिण्याची चांगली सोय उपलब्ध झाली आहे! त्यामुळे आता मराठीतून काहीतरी लिहीनच!
(For clueless, english-only readers of my blog - this entry is my first attempt at blogging in Maraathi, my mothertongue. Going forward, I expect to write several Marathi posts)
(For clueless, english-only readers of my blog - this entry is my first attempt at blogging in Maraathi, my mothertongue. Going forward, I expect to write several Marathi posts)
Copenhagen
Just read this wonderful play by Michael Frayn. The play features only three characters, the legendary physicists Niels Bohr and Heisenberg, and Bohr's wife, Margrethe.
It is centered around the philosophical and moral questions raised by the atomic bomb, and each individual's response to them. It would be fabulous to see a performance of this play!
It is centered around the philosophical and moral questions raised by the atomic bomb, and each individual's response to them. It would be fabulous to see a performance of this play!
Affirmative Action in Higher Education
An issue that has intrigued me for quite a while now.
Prof. Tom Weisskopf from the University of Michigan presents his conclusions from a comparative review of the Affirmative Action policies in the US and the "reservation policies" in India.
A really important issue. His book "Affirmative Action in the United States and India: A Comparative Perspective" (Routledge, London, 2004) contains more details.
Prof. Tom Weisskopf from the University of Michigan presents his conclusions from a comparative review of the Affirmative Action policies in the US and the "reservation policies" in India.
A really important issue. His book "Affirmative Action in the United States and India: A Comparative Perspective" (Routledge, London, 2004) contains more details.
February 12, 2004
Night Song
A collaboration between Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Michael Brook. An absolutely fabulous album.
January 04, 2004
Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb
Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, and Peter Sellers' wonderful performances - he plays 3 different characters! Irony and satire in every frame of the movie, and yet, the same debates, and the same words are still being used to justify terrible war.
November 11, 2003
Buena Vista Social Club
This is a fabulous recording. Lovely songs by an older generation of Cuban singers. They come from varied backgrounds, and have wonderful stories to tell. I first got the Audio CD from the Public Library, and then ended up purchasing the DVD. The DVD is a simple documentary that has interviews with the singers, interspersed with shots of Cuba, and with recordings of their performance in studio and concert settings.
Thank you, Ry Cooder, for bringing to light this great music.
Thank you, Ry Cooder, for bringing to light this great music.
October 09, 2003
Magnatune
Magnatune is a very intriguing experiment. A combination of the Creative Commons License, some good music, and a simple online distribution scheme that minimizes marginal costs might actually make this idea viable.
The music from Magnatune that I have listened to so far seems wonderful. Indian Classical Sitar, and Bach Violin Sonatas.
May be John Buckman will turn out to be the Linus Torvalds for music. Wait and watch!
October 05, 2003
Remember Shakti: Live in Chicago
I made a quick, one-evening trip to Chicago for the Remember Shakti concert at the Chicago Theater. John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Selva Ganesh and U. Srinivas are touring the US.
Their previous albums include "Saturday night in Bombay" and "The Believer".
It was a more typically Indian concert than I thought it would be. The string players U. Srinivas (mandolin) and John McLaughlin (guitar) were in the middle of the stage with the percussionists , Zakir Hussain (Tabla, Drums) and Selva Ganesh (Kanjira, Mridangam, Ghatam) sitting across from each other on the side. They played some tunes from the 2 albums for the first hour or so. New compositions and some "jugalbandi" playing was the remaining hour.
Nice concert.
Their previous albums include "Saturday night in Bombay" and "The Believer".
It was a more typically Indian concert than I thought it would be. The string players U. Srinivas (mandolin) and John McLaughlin (guitar) were in the middle of the stage with the percussionists , Zakir Hussain (Tabla, Drums) and Selva Ganesh (Kanjira, Mridangam, Ghatam) sitting across from each other on the side. They played some tunes from the 2 albums for the first hour or so. New compositions and some "jugalbandi" playing was the remaining hour.
Nice concert.
Taxi Driver and Raging Bull
A few days back, screenwriter-director Paul Schrader visited Ann Arbor. The film and video department at the University of Michigan had arranged for guest lectures, and a special screening of 3 of his films - Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Affliction at the historic Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor.
I managed to go for the Taxi Driver and Raging Bull screenings. Both films are considered classics, defining films in the 1970s. I had them in my wishlist for a long time!
Robert De Niro plays the title role in both films. Fantastic performances - now I understand why De Niro is considered an actor of actors! His facial expressions, voice, body movements, and everything else he does on screen make you see him as the character he's playing - the lonely taxi driver, or the proud champion boxer.
Taxi Driver captures New York in all its moods. Through the lens of Travis Bickle, the Taxi Driver, Scorsese shows the audience New York as it is - raw and beautiful in its urban, ragged form. Night time New York, in the rain, with the lights reflecting off glass panels of stores, the taxi windshield and mirrors, is by itself worth a watch.
This capped a great two weeks of movie watching - I had seen Orson Welles' classic "Citizen Kane" just the week before.
I managed to go for the Taxi Driver and Raging Bull screenings. Both films are considered classics, defining films in the 1970s. I had them in my wishlist for a long time!
Robert De Niro plays the title role in both films. Fantastic performances - now I understand why De Niro is considered an actor of actors! His facial expressions, voice, body movements, and everything else he does on screen make you see him as the character he's playing - the lonely taxi driver, or the proud champion boxer.
Taxi Driver captures New York in all its moods. Through the lens of Travis Bickle, the Taxi Driver, Scorsese shows the audience New York as it is - raw and beautiful in its urban, ragged form. Night time New York, in the rain, with the lights reflecting off glass panels of stores, the taxi windshield and mirrors, is by itself worth a watch.
This capped a great two weeks of movie watching - I had seen Orson Welles' classic "Citizen Kane" just the week before.
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