“It’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” – Neil Armstrong, July 20, 1969, from the Moon. Earth, birthplace and home of mankind. This phrase is a mere burlesque version of our present state of being. Of the over 4.5 billion years of the existence of our planet, we have inhabited it for…
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The Great War – Prelude
“One day the great European war will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans” – Otto von Bismarck (1888) The earlier twentieth century did have a lot of talks about the outcome of the great European war – A War to end all Wars. This was derived from the ambitions of military…
International Docking Adapter – The Gateway to Democratization of Commercial Space Transport
The installation of the International Docking Adapters (IDAs) on the International Space Station (ISS) is one of the most significant moments in commercial space transport. This is NASA’s metaphorical gateway into a future in which it’s crew goes to the ISS on America’s own space vehicles, unlike aboard Russian vehicles as they did till this point. The International…
The Greatest Duels of Ice and Fire
With the Battle of the Bastards and Tower of Joy, we saw clashes of warriors that would surely be a matter of ease for the bards to sing. In our 12000 year old history of Westeros, several great duels have taken place that, in all their bloodiness, are a spectacle for the eyes. Fights that…
Spotlights in the Sky
It had been over an hour since I reached Lonavala. Our transport to Duke’s Nose was late, not something I hadn’t expected. The people joining us around looked strangely familiar. I was only there because I genuinely had nothing to do. That, and because my cousin asked me to come. I sat on a pipe…
Half Remembered Dream: A Lady in Red
It was a long walk from my home to somewhere I don’t recall. It was late, very late. The air was cold; cold enough that I distinctively remember shivering even in four layers of clothes. I walked down the road as I glanced back, Hotel Preet it read. I was in Manali, I realized, walking…
‘1.04 Personal Note
And then, things start summing up, at times, you decide to be part of a conformity, and start living as a part of it. We live, we love, we work, and we die with a smile, isn’t that a dream today? Living today has been so efficiently replaced by survival! We don’t live, we just…
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