Even on non-rainy days, Thilagavathy teacher would come with a yellow umbrella. On the first day of the class, she asked us “After finishing your studies, what are you going to become? Kavitha and Vanitha who never leave the first bench to anyone said “Doctor” in a chorus. Today Kavitha is standing in the ration […]
Is Horse hair stronger?
We would think thick hair is stronger but research shows that thin hair tends to be stronger than thick hair because of the way that it breaks. Thin hair from a child is stronger than thicker hair from an adult. Horsehair, obtained from the neck and tails of horses is coarse, strong, lustrous, and resilient. The hairs […]
Help from unknown faces!
Anecdote 1 December 2007 – It was a journey in India from Chandigarh to Bengaluru for attending Millipore training program. The plan was to travel from Chandigarh to Delhi by road and from Delhi to Bengaluru by air. I and my colleague started the trip from Chandigarh to Delhi by road and we were running […]
Can’t hear your whisper!
A man goes to the doctor, concerned about his wife’s hearing. The doctor says, “Stand behind her and say something and tell me how close you are when she hears you.” The man goes home, sees his wife in the kitchen, cutting vegetables. About 15 feet away he says, “Hi, what’s for dinner?” Nothing. He […]
God becomes small before these great mothers!
Kiruba is a girl, we do not know the age of her, but she is one year old in her heart. She laughs at everything and she has no worries. Her mother is always near her, wiping her mouth, as she is not aware of the saliva coming out. 20 year old Venkatesh is taken […]
Father’s day surprise!
It was a pleasant surprise for me, this father’s day. My daughter had sent a tribute to Rediff.com about me on father’s day. I was elated to see her article published when she showed the rediff page under “Get Ahead” and I was surprised to know, when her tribute was published. I read the article […]
Micro-organisms, A boon or a curse?
This blog has the video link of interview with Iamsekar YouTube channel. It is about the basics of Microbiology for the understanding of a layman and also about the applications of Microbiology, Vaccines-its type and about Corona. The discussion will help the layman to understand the basics of Microbiology. Thanks for watching.
Failure – a door of opportunities!
An Austrian did what others in life would not do. Whenever we observe a failure, generally we don’t go deep down to look into the failure for the reason. Failure, in fact teaches a lot and gives an insight to great success. Few great personalities in the earth do that! They spend lot of time […]