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Basab Dasgupta New Delhi

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Where do transgenders fit?

US president Donald Trump has brought the discussion about transgenders to the forefront by announcing that there are only two genders, male and...

04.02.2025 20

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Basab Dasgupta New Delhi

The physics of relationships

There are striking similarities between how elementary particles come together to form atoms, molecules and eventually various materials and how a...

24.01.2025 20

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Fanaticism in the name of science

My first industrial job after graduating with a PhD in theoretical physics was that of an R&D engineer at RCA, which at the time was a major...

14.01.2025 10

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My memory and I

Writing has become a wonderful way for me to pass idle time during my retirement years. I write just about everything: short stories, novels,...

03.01.2025 3

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Chain migrations which Donald Trump opposes

I learned about the concept of chain migration from others on student visas like me soon after I arrived in the USA. Student visas had several...

27.11.2024 5

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The, often inscrutable, ways of the Japanese

Working at Sony gave me an opportunity to closely observe how the Japanese communicate. This essay is a summary of my observations which could be...

21.11.2024 3

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Benefits of an Indian undergrad education

I was surprised to learn that, according to an Oxford index tracking global student mobility, 69 per cent of Indian students who want to study...

13.11.2024 20

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Not just ‘make’, why not create in India?

My mother was worried sick when I was coming to the US thinking about how I would do my domestic chores all by myself. Concerns about who would...

04.11.2024 1

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Paying tribute to my hero

I often wonder who among all the great men I have read about in history books or seen in the news during my lifetime I consider to be my hero:...

02.10.2024 3

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Save or spend, the eternal conundrum

Almost all Indian immigrants who come to the USA become successful in establishing themselves with decent education, professional jobs, comfortable...

20.09.2024 7

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What the world can learn from India

India is a very unique country. Even though the country is divided into multiple states, each with its own language, food, attire and local...

12.09.2024 1

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Political compatibility as a factor in marriage

Whether it is an arranged marriage organized through traditional matchmakers or a Western-style wedding planned by the couple themselves after...

01.09.2024 4

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In mathematics lies the answer

Much to the dismay of the socialists, rich people keep on getting richer, and the poor get poorer. A recent report from Oxfam indicates that the...

17.08.2024 1

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Some stray thoughts on India’s sporting journey

The world is getting ready for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris which starts later this month. As a young boy growing up in post-independence India,...

12.07.2024 5

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