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On the passing of E.O. Wilson

E.O. Wilson, one of the great biologists of the age, has fallen to the noose of the king, the black son of Vivasvān. He lived a long, productive, and eventful life, just 8 years shy of a century. He was … Continue reading

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A note on tales of fratricide, warfare, cannibalism and incest

The Osman conqueror of Constantinople, Mehmet-II, bothered by the civil wars his predecessors had to fight to take the throne, institutionalized the system of fratricide. In this system, the rival brothers of the sultan, who took the throne, were all … Continue reading

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The caves

The exam to qualify for pre-university college was just over and a long vacation lay ahead. Vidrum was drained by the huge mental effort he had put into the exams to earn a seat at a respectable college. It was … Continue reading

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The first farmers

nIchaiH khananty asurA arusrANam idaM mahat | tad AsrAvasya bheShajaM tad u rogam anInashat || Deep down the Asura-s bury this great healer of wounds: that is the drug for diarrhea, which verily destroyed the disease. upajIkA ud bharanti samudrAd … Continue reading

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