The Scientific Indian

This is a list of observations that were made after reading the stories submitted to our yearly Scifi Contest over the last three years. If these observations help a young writer to anchor her thoughts on the essentials, then the purpose of these observations would be fulfilled. ...

by Selva. Published on Jan 15, 2008:
"There were nights when the Moon was full and very, very low, and the tide was so high that the Moon missed a ducking in the sea by a hair's-breadth; well, let's say a few yards anyway. Climb up on the Moon? Of course we did. All you had to do was row out to it in a boat and, when you were underneath, prop a ladder against her and scramble up" - The distance of the moon, Italo Calvino, Cosmicomics (1968)
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by Selva. 27 Dec, 2007.

Measuring the world is a novel by the young Austrian writer Daniel Kehlmann who has been hailed as one of the most promising new generation of writers. This novel is the first of his to be translated into english (by Carol Brown Janeway) and has become an international sensation. ...

An English Experience: B&B in Whitby. Read by ...

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Once upon a time in a queue. Just the ...

by Selva. Published on 24 Sep 2007:“An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one. At week-ends an Englishman queues up at the bus-stop, travels out to Richmond, queues up for a boat, then queues up for tea, then queues up for ice cream, then joins a few more odd queues just for the sake of the fun of it.”-George Mikes, How to be an Alien (1946) ...

Published on 23 August 2007: This is the first essay in the Science Essays 2007 series. Sunil has a PhD in Molecular Pharmacology. His present research has taken him into the innards of the biochemical mechanisms of metabolism. You can read more of Sunil's writing in his blog balancing life where he expertly balances his varied and colorful interests. In this essay Sunil invites you to hitchhike around this universe of knowledge with nothing but a towel and a toothbrush in your ...