Subramanyan Chandrasekhar - an Astrophysicist Par Excellence

#14, #16

Yaaran,

It is quite futile to wipe my tears and console my wounded self-esteem! All the towels in the world will fail.

You all have taken that viscous stab on my plain and humble gentle Bihari soul just one step too deep.

You have done the damage!

It has been lacerated – all cut up – that noble Bihari heart! The blood gushes out in bucketfuls – more blood than I ever realized I carried.

I see red. Nothing but red!

There has been damage!!! Severe damage, at the cruel, thoughtless, vindictive and conniving hands of those creatures the rest of the world refers to as the fearsome South Indians!

It is perhaps beyond recovery – at least at some point in time in future when I get to sample some delicious South Indian food cooked by a South Indian lady.

Of which my own sister-in-law is one – and much more so than present day pretenders like old Harry Moe could ever aspire to be!

Naturally, I do not take things to the heart – the heart has already been taken – or at least my brother’s heart has been taken – taken in broad daylight!

And that crime is strictly a South Indian doing – you have my word on that!

Those creatures will stop at nothing, I tell you!

Re: # 17

Don`t worry bjK!
Bihar was the place to go study in the old days in the great university of Nalanada where great scholars from the South and from China arrived to study and teach.

I hope it is only a temporary down turn for a short time!

Kam

Ref kamath #9

[Re: # 4
Harimau: You left out Jaya Lalitha next to Vyjayanthimala! Is it deliberate?]

I don`t know if Jayalalitha was as popular a movie star in Hindi heartland as Vyjayanthimala was. However, her rotund figure did appeal to the Masanamuthus of Tamil Nadu who swooned over her.

Jayalalitha was appreciated for her work as chief minister more in the Hindi heartland than in Tamil Nadu. Of course, when one has Lallu Prasad Yadav, Mayavati or Jyoti Basu as the yardsticks to be compared against, you can say it was a cakewalk for Jayalalitha.

Maybe Soysauce/Asli Masanamuthu can write an article on Jayalalitha. Anyone who has the guts to dismiss 175,000 state government workers for going on strike deserves a page on Chowk.

Ref soysauce #15

[#3 Bihar has produced some well-known mathematicians... ]

You might want to say Madhya Pradesh rather than Bihar.

After all, the Chennai Mathematical Institute in Chennai, Tamil Nadu is affiliated to Bhog University in Madhya Pradesh so they can avoid the inevitable political pressures that would be brought to bear to award degrees to unqualified persons solely on the basis that they have names like Tamil Arasan or Tamil Ars@#le and are related to Doctor Artist Leader Chief Minister the Fund of Compassion.

Ref bjkumar #17

[It is perhaps beyond recovery – at least at some point in time in future when I get to sample some delicious South Indian food cooked by a South Indian lady.

Of which my own sister-in-law is one – and much more so than present day pretenders like old Harry Moe could ever aspire to be!]

Harimau does NOT aspire to be a South Indian lady.

He revels in the fact that he is a male chauvinist.

In fact, he goes beyond that and holds all people who are not TamBrahms to be creatures worthy of his compassion and pity.

Re: # 16

Kamath,

>>>One should have sense of humour to survive! <<<<

I agree to this. I guess u guys wrote ur posts with no intention to be malicious.

>>>BTW Gautama Buddha was born in Lumbini in present day Nepal. So Nepalis have a claim on him first and possibly a `Gurkha` !!!! <<<

Nepal and Bihar are border regions. In the days of Buddha, these borders are not as they are now. Moreover all the Buddhist monuments were in Bihar and Buddha got his enlightenment in Bihar. Infact Bihar is a variant of Vihara i.e. country of Buddhist monastaries. Pl dont forget Nalanda, the famous ancient Budhist University, where people of faroff lands came to study.

Dear Kamath, not all Nepalese are Gurkhas.

>>>Nowadays Railwayminister Lallu has really taken over Emperor Ashoka! <<<

Lalu was a tragedy when he`s the CM BUT as Railway Minister he`s a superhit. I hope Lalu keeps away from Bihar forever:)

If my post has offended u in any way. I am sorry. I apologise.

Chandrasekhar was was not one of the greatest -- he was indeed the greatest -- only an Indian Chandra could come up with the concept like ``Black Hole`` -- that swallows time and space as well -- an stuff of Indian myth-making -- that also gave the world the nothingness as thingness of a Zero.....!

great piece Dr. Gill.

``Lalu was a tragedy when he`s the CM BUT as Railway Minister he`s a superhit. I hope Lalu keeps away from Bihar forever:)

VRV -- you might as well say the same about Buddha -- Buddha was a tragedy when he was prince Siddhartha of Lumbini BUT as Buddhist Minister he was a superhit.

....now you don`t want Buddha to keep away from Vihara forever:)

#23

[only an Indian Chandra could come up with the concept like ``Black Hole`` -- that swallows time and space as well -- an stuff of Indian myth-making -- that also gave the world the nothingness as thingness of a Zero.....!]

Yaar, you realize that this wholesale generalization of a people is totally off the mark!

Are you trying to kill Indians with kindness?!! (And if you are Indian, are you patting yourself on the back?)

Or are you in a sneaky way, trying to tell us that Indians are good for ``nothing``?!!!

Re: # 25

To bjkumar:

Babuji: I am told that Indian`s contribution to science and mathematics is ZERO.

Do you agree?

Kamath

Re: # 24

Hasan,

I think I am right abt ur name.

I knew a very few people by their true colours on Chowk. I came to know abt you recently and I find ur interests to be very closer to mine.

Btw, I am in quest for truth. I think abt this question at all time. Billions b4 me cudnt find the truth, billions after us cudnt but we keep trying and that gives me deeper understanding of ourselves.

As for Buddha, I take ur comment in lighter vein.

The truth is that all great people were smirked at by their own people. Take Jesus, Mohammed, Socrates, Galileo, Plato and even Buddha is no exception.

Jesus comments once that a prophet cant get true recognition in his own land/people (sic). Ditto prophet Mohammed. Socrates cant along with his own wife, though he gave a lot of philosophy for the world and finally he had to take hemlock (tastes well but kills instantaneously). Galileo story we know.

Buddhism is not a religion but who cares! He`s worshipped as a god.

:-)

Re: # 25

BJ,

Who is the Bihari guy who was a mathematical genius but became a mad man? I forgot his name. Though he remained his mathematical talents he lives the life of penury and keeps away from the society?

Btw, thanks for ur help on UP.

VRV -- just kidding -- Buddha was Bihar`s greatest contribution to the wild wild world of yore -- that civilizied Japan Korea China and others. Bihar also prevented the conquest of whole India by Alexander -- had it not been for the super power of Maghda kingdom of Guptas.

Considering Lalu and looking at Punjab -- I don`t know if it was necessarily a good thing -- Greeks could have improved the gene pool of Bihar as well -- but anyway Lalu has redeemed Vihara in the railways....

Kamat you can say that Indian contribution is Zero -- but what a Zero..!

In the same vein you can say that the concept of `Fraction` with the decimal point before the ONE could only come from a frationated caste ridden society of Bihar and UP -- but then again what a Fraction.......!

mr gill
what are your views on the claim by an irish technology firm, that they,ve discovered free and limitless energy. my knowledge of physics is limited nothing beyond o`level.

#28 VRV

Maybe you are talking about me. Be nice, now!

#30 by aslam644

[…an irish technology firm, that they’ve discovered free and limitless energy.]

The way I understand it, they are currently looking for investors – in this sure to succeed line of business. The wave of the future!

So they want some investors.

Not the average joker investor in the street – like the ``deep pocket`` Kapurias of the world, mind you, but the discriminating type. The investor who has a sense of adventure!

The risk takers – preferably Pakistani!

In other words, someone just like you!

Kindly send your million dollar check to BJ Kumar! Do it RIGHT NOW!!! Before anybody from the ignorant chowk masses instills any doubts!

Send the check and I will take it from there.