Background Context This post will focus on the origins of Enigma, and bird's eye view of it's functioning. The subsequent posts would have more explanations, deep-dives, and progress towards the cryptography and cryptanalysis, and last but not the least - timeline. Origins Contrary to the popular belief, the Enigma was neither created by any military … Continue reading Enigma: Introduction
Minerals visible by normal light. All minerals have the ability to reflect light. That is what makes them visible to the human eye. Some minerals have an interesting physical property known as "fluorescence." These minerals have the ability to temporarily absorb a small amount of light and an instant later release a small amount of light of … Continue reading Fluorescent minerals
Background The Knight Bus The filming set of the night bus seen in 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'. The Dre Head's Jamaican accent, and delirious laughter stole the show.For those who prefer to watch videos than reading, the video I recorded might be interesting: https://youtu.be/Gr-wFd2uH0I?si=7ce3P_dG-49PP9WJ Demonstration of the Knight Bus set. They obtained … Continue reading Harry Potter behind-the-scenes: The Knight Bus
Ramayan is perhaps the oldest and most popular Indian epic. It is hard to find an Indian who isn't aware of it, and the masses have been learning it in form of tales for centuries. IMHO, Ramayan is still considered as solely a source of spiritual knowledge and worshipping value rather than one of most … Continue reading Ramayan: A Historical Perspective
रामदासांची हनुमानगाथा हनुमानास नुसते वेशीवर न ठेवता मराठी जनमानसात स्थापण्याचे काम केले ते समर्थांनी(रामदास). मारुतीस्तोत्र, मारुतीची आरती(इतर अनेक देवतांच्या लोकप्रिय आरत्या समर्थांनी रचल्या) अनेक शतके महाराष्ट्रात घरोघरी मुखोद्गत आहेत.समर्थांच्या अफाट वाङ्मयात हनुमानाचे वर्णन अनेक ठिकाणी आढळते. ते एका संकेतस्थळावर असावेत ही इच्छा. जय जय रघुवीर समर्थ! भाग-१ ऐका मारुती चरित्र | ऐका मारुती चरित्र | … Continue reading काव्यरुप हनुमान चरित्र
Life is about being kinetic 