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DNA File Name: GurudevAddictions: Blogging, Thinking, Trekking, Science and Technology, Books, Gadgets, Playing-listening-composing Music
Hate List: Negative attitude, Alcohol, Smoking
Food habit: Vegetarian by chance and choice
Theme of Life: Celebrate once in a lifetime festival called LIFE!
My favorite pastimes are investigating the functioning of this universe, searching for new knowledge, wandering in the midst of nature, forests, valleys, listening, playing and composing music, etc.
I love Science. In fact, I live for science. For me Science is like a beautiful girl who is both attractive and explorable. Attractive bcos I like what I know about her and explorable bcos I know that I don’t know everything about her, which, nevertheless I would like to know.
Thanks to Quantum Mechanics and Relativity, life is quite interesting to me. If GOD grants me a wish, I would like to be a full time researcher, roaming the world and doing research on the unsolved mysteries of life and universe. But I also do understand that GOD helps only those who help themselves. So let me press F1 for myself. God gives us what we need, not what we want.
I love music. Music is what feelings sound like. My music past time includes not only listening to those longitudinal wave vibrations, but also composing and playing in my synthesizer. I listen to all kinds of music from old classicals, devotional, carnatic, hindusthani, western rock to indi pop, remixes, ghazals, folk songs, etc in almost any language – tamil, telugu, hindi, kannada, english, arabic..
Enter Computers in my life, the power of this greatest technological product has had a tremendous influence on me. Only a powerful combination of computer chips and human brains can further our understanding of the universe. Artificial Intelligence and Robotics are my favorites. Long live Asimov’s laws.
‘Do not tamper with Mother Nature’, cries thy heart. ‘Genetics and Biotech is inevitable’, rules the brain. Bionic Man Shall Come.
Why should we go to tomorrow as everyday passes? Can’t we go back to yesterday? If that happens, will I meet another Me or will I end up in a parallel universe with a parallel history? While Quantum Mechanics preaches non-locality, General relativity points towards wormholes. Is time travel possible? Well, I do believe in believing things till they are disproved. If not, science would not have evolved from Aristotle to Hawking.
So, why do I have this website? Well, I badly needed a platform to share my views with the rest of the world, and the views of the rest of the world with me. Knowledge is infinite, knowing that we dont know is true knowing.
What does hitXP mean? Well, tell me what Schrodinger’s equation means and I shall tell you what hitXP means.
Anyway, here is a phrase which can be abbreviated to hitXP. I thought about this after my site was up and when people started asking what hitXP meant!
HITXP = Human Intelligence To-solve X-treme Problems.
Anything else? Yes, of course! INDIA – my Motherland, the greatest of all nations with the oldest and richest culture. Home for 1/6 of the entire humanity. Birthplace of the largest number of religions. The only nation where the culture of its ancient civilizations (Indus valley and Saraswati civilizations) continue to be deeply rooted in the day to day life of its people. A nation whose ancient science and philosophy is being seen as the only available solution to the mysteries of present science by a large number of physicists.
A nation where mathematics and science was born, the concept of place values and the invention of zero in Einstein’s words We should be grateful to Indians who taught us how to count without which no worthwhile scientific discovery would have been made. A nation which achieved its independence solely by means of non-violence. A nation which has never invaded any other country, but was itself invaded throughout its history by many others throughout history starting from Alexander, the Not So Great to jehadi terrorists funded by its hostile neighbour who still continue to target this nation which is secular by spirit and culture.
A nation known for its UNITY IN DIVERSITY, home to people of all the religions and faiths, where more than 1500 languages and dialects are spoken. This world’s largest democracy today with a fast growing economy stands high as one of the leading nations, especially in the field of Information Technology. India shall be the future superpower not by mere military, economy and technological might, but also by the message of love and friendship which it believes in. The concept of ‘VASUDAIVA KUTUMBAKAM’ (the entire world is a single family) and ‘SARVE JANA SUKHINOBHAVANTU’ (may all the humans live happily and prosperously), was preached and practiced in India ever since the birth of civilization here thousands and thousands of years ago.
“India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of tradition.” – American Writer and Humorist Mark Twain
“In India I found a race of mortals living upon the Earth. but not adhering to it. Inhabiting cities, but not being fixed to them, possessing everything but possessed by nothing.”- Apollonius Tyanaeus, Greek Thinker and Traveller 1st Century AD
“Many of the advances in the sciences that we consider today to have been made in Europe were in fact made in India centuries ago.” - Grant Duff, British Historian
“India was the motherland of our race and Sanskrit the mother of Europe’s languages. India was the mother of our philosophy, of much of our mathematics, of the ideals embodied in Christianity… of self-government and democracy. In many ways, Mother India is the mother of us all” – Will Durant, American Historian
And Finally,
At the close of this century, the world would be dominated by the West, but that in the 21st century “India will conquer her conquerors.” – Dr. Arnold J. Toynbee – British Historian
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48 Responses to “Who?”
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sainath says:
Below link I got from some adv. flashing on your site
http://www.cosmicfingerprints.com/audio/newevidence.htm
Gurudev
Please listen all in above link if you have not already read/listen to it Q & A and all.. I m sure you will have a lot to say on it…..
Waiting for your reply ..
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Thanks Nayan, I read some of the pages in the site. Existence of DNA cannot be the proof of creation theory, but the existence of life itself is still a mystery! How does a particular combination of chemicals which otherwise have no life can give rise to life? Most probably every single electron, atom, all have life – only what we call as living beings have the ability to express and interact with the surroundings, others dont.
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Lisa says:
very interesting article! Can you please direct me -where in the Vedic writings can I find your source comparing God and the physical universe to a spider and a spider’s web?
thank you,
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Sure List, it is the verse 7 of the first Khanda of the first Mundaka in the Mundaka Upanishad where this description can be found.
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Sachin Purohit says:
Koenerad Elst.. a famous indologist on Ayodhya
http://koenraadelst.bharatvani.org/articles/ayodhya/foundnlost.html-
Thanks for that link Sachin. In my opinion the excavations done in India are not even 1% of the actual amount of potentially available sites. I say 1% to indicate the insignificant amount of historical research and archealogical excavations we have done. There are thousands of so clearly mentioned geographical locations, their history and importance and even period in almost all of our historical texts including but not limited to the vedas, ramayana, mahabharatha, puranas etc. If this had been the case of any other western country by now we would have had a detailed history of the entire country’s past starting from the vedic age to the current date detailed in their textbooks, I mean a history of not less than 5-6 thousand years in continuity.
But in our case we simply see them as stories!! Such a shame. Just look at the pathetic state of ancient structures in many parts of the country, and we have something called ASI in this country. Every year we should have been flooded with new excavations and results. We are busy building more concrete structures, swallowing forest land, converting agricultural land into industrial land, not protecting the nature and animal species in this country, ruining our rain forests.
One can go on and on.. no use. What should be done will be done.
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Since you are inclined towards Modern Physics and you can comprehend what I mean when I say “observed reality” and “objective reality”, here’s a question that had always bothered me since childhood but always thought I am a fool to have such a stupid thought. That is till I became aware of uncertainty and Copenhagen Interpretation. Still I try not to ask something of this kind to other friends and colleagues. The last time I did, I had become a joke!
We perceive our world through our senses. Sight is one of them and colour is the “reality” that it perceives. When I see the red apple in front of me, I know that I am seeing some colour and I call it red. No one else, who sees the apple disagrees with me in that the colour of apple is red. But is there some experiment (it may as well be practically infeasible experiment like say, brain-transplant, etc) that can prove whether the other person is seeing the same colour that I am seeing? Could it be possible that other’s observed reality is completely different than mine and yet since we had been told since the early learning age that whatever colour of the apple we are seeing is red, and hence we both agree that it is red. What’s more – all other objects of the same colour is also red and hence we never disagree with each other.
Could it be that what I am seeing as Red may look to you as my Yellow and yet we both agree with each other because we have come to uniquely recognize our individual “observed reality” of what is Red.
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Its definitely possible Sachin. To say in a simple vedic line, “It is what you think it is”
About 2 years ago I had written an article on similar lines
http://www.hitxp.com/articles/science-technology/universe-world-virtual-reality-light/Color is a creation of the brain – not a property of the object being observed. Infact none of the visible world objects have any properties of their own, all properties are mappings and interpretations of observed information and observed information does not contain that information which cannot be observed, and if that information which cannot be observed can be observed then the observed interpretation becomes quite different than the current one.
Bats observe sound waves clearly, their interpretation of the world is different, though the world remains the same. Lobsters observe the magnetic field of the earth, and so their observed interpretation of the world is different.
which is why the vedic texts say that “world is an illusion which doesnt exist outside our thoughts”, quantum mechanics says the same thing though on different lines.Coming back to color, humans are trichromatic ie our eyes (cone cells to be specific) can distinuish red, green and blue wavelengths and what we observe hence is a combination of these wavelengths. The more number of wavelengths we can observe uniquely, the more colorful will be the world. Now, upto 10% of women are tetrachromatic ie they can observe an additional wavelength as a primary color (ie they have four types of cone cells) which means they can observe 100 million different colors compared to the normal 1 million different colors observed by trichromatic eyes!! There are animals which have pentachromatic range and beyond too. Well, just like the way for us who live in 3D it is difficult to comprehend 4d and above, so is the case of thinking how tetrachromatic or above color ranges would look like
Good topic, will write another detailed post on this
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does this mean “Good News” is floating around
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Very true sainath. If the brain refuses to see and understand what the eye is observing, then such a brain will be called “Mad”
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http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article§id=2&contentid=2009122820091228005311624207d353e§xslt
Sanskrit singalong -
Hubble telescope shows earliest photo of universe
http://www.in.com/news/entertainment/fullstory-hubble-telescope-shows-earliest-photo-of-universe-12320887-8a17636e67132767f8d69cd054bedfd950e16352-1.html
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Wow..I finally stumbled upon the blog I was searching for. I was just curious to find out how crazy is my belief that a stronger rupee and not a rupee that devalues against a devaluing dollar, is what India really wants. Googling on “stronger rupee” led me to one of your articles. You have very well articulated your views on this. This is precisely what I believe in.
Wanting to know more about you, I read this introduction of yourself. It turns out that I found an exact replica of me in terms of likes and dislikes!
Physics and especially, Modern Physics has always been my first love, too. Seems like I would become a regular visitor to this blog.
Thanks Guru Bhai!-
Good to know about you Sachin. This blog is a way of expressing my thoughts, sharing whatever I know, popularizing little known facts especially about ancient India, its culture and ancient world history, interacting with people exchanging ideas and so on. Welcome aboard
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Abhishek says:
Guru bhai!! Why have you stopped blogging?? Your articles were such a huge source of inspiration!!! Hope you resume it from Jan as said!!
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Not stopped Abhishek ji, just had a large pause.. was a bit busy, have resumed it now and will be regular
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Vineet says:
Awesome collection of brilliant analysis and ideas!!! kudos to u for posting such stuff that is so relevant for us right now…
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K says:
Arre Guru bhai, kitna din ho gaya, ek blog posts bhi nahi?
I used to read your blog on blogger and wordpress ad it was amazing.
Now, you got a new domain and you have become busy with life
When i was checking my bookmarks, i found the article “Heights of Weight Loss”. Looks like it has become loss in the re organisation of the website.
Are you ill or something or plain busy
Keep us updated. (To be read: One blog per week
)Thanks.
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Sorry K ji, bahut busy ho ga tha.. not any more.. will write regularly here after and add more stuff to the site
Hope you have subscribed to the RSS feed
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Vinchez says:
Thanks a lot Gurudev 4 ur reply. u seem pretty busy implementing new plans!
Anyways, I already had opted for Plan-B, i decided to quit job (not too concern bout financial aspect) & started preparing for Masters. I want 2 thank u once again to make me feel confident on decision i took.
I wish u’ll b able 2 post regular blogs by start of new year.
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Dear Gurudev,I am one of the avid believers of Hinduism. And very much impressed with your spiritual activities. Here are my some queries about which I am having nagging doubts. I shall be thankful to be enlightened by you for u have good deal of Vedic knowledge .
1. According to the Bhagavad Gita, 33/13-chapter, there is mention of one Sun that illuminates the entire universe. How can one sun illuminate the infinite universe? Because there are trillions of stars in the universe which are many times bigger than our SUN. Are not the trillion stars visible in the sky are Suns with their own individual solar systems?
2. Is there any mention in the Hindu scripture that there are many solar systems in the universe?
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Dear Salil,
Yes it is possible for a single sun ie a star to outshine an entire galaxy containing trillions of stars. This phenomenon is called Supernova explosion and only massive stars can under go this phase during their life cycle. The minimum size of a star to undergo supernova was calculated by another great Indian scientist Chandrashekar and is called the Chandrashekar limit.
Yes, Rigveda talks about other solar systems existing in this universe.
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shree says:
gurudev you are brilliant … you made the notes for songs.. expecting more from you buddy … get me “hungama hai kyon barpa” by ghulam ali sahib if possible .. keep up the great work ..
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Anita Raj says:
Hi Gurudev,
Very impressive work. I just stumbled onto your site while I was looking for any article which talks about the Vibrio cholerae bacteria eating bacteriophage present in Ganges, which I saw it in a show “Regenensis”.
Wishing you a very interesting life and may all your dreams come true.
Take care
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Hi Guru,
I think I call you Guru very aptly, coz I get to learn things reading your blogs.
I write this to thank you for sharing your noble thoughts with us. A few with your kind of thinking can make our nation, our world a better place for living.
I do love science verymuch. Only regret I could not learn the in outs of quantumn mechanics but do try to try to understand a bit theoritically.
May you will blessed with abundant wisdom. May all your dreams come true.
Cheers!
robert udyavar
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Thank you very much for your comments Robert. May all your wishes come true too. There is a book called the ABC of Quantum Mechanics published by the russian Mir Publishers. It is an ultimate guide to the technical depths of quantum mechanics in a largely non-technical language. Read it if you get a chance to.
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overall good site structure… but how long you are going to keep this one
.. or another few months to revamp again and no blogging
you might have seen
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/videoshow_ted/5231080.cms-
Thanks sainath. Not this time
Will start writing regularly from Jan, just taking some time off for new plansYes I’ve seen that, quite interesting.
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Mukesh says:
Thanks for educating us. Please post links to know veda (its spiritual and scientific aspects)
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Vinchez says:
Hi Guru,
I read what u’ve written under “who?” tab. The purpose 2 write, is the thoughts u displayed here r very much in sync with mine. (epecially ur view on bridging modern physics with Vedic philosophy. Here i’ll also take the opportunity to mention the coneptual analogy of balckholes to Shri Krishna’s Vishwarup Darshan ref-Bhagawat Gita). Only thing i want 2 ask u is, r u a physics researcher/scientist. Why am asking this question is I also want 2 persue research in particle physics (major in Theoretical Physics). But considering my B.E (EXTC) degree & exp. of 2 yrs in Telecom industry how can I achieve it. If u can, give me your say or word of advice. Beside this, if possible, keep me posting about latest blogs & comments via email coz i find this place very interesting.-
Thanks for your comments Vinchez. By profession I am a software architect. But if your passion is something different (particle physics in this case) then still you should be able to pursue your interests without compromising on your profession. If you finally want to take up your passion as your profession (which most of us want to do), the best bet would be to come up with a plan to make a switch, say for instance earn enough to sustain yourself for say 1-2 years and then switch your profession to your passion, or even better earn enough in your current profession to make sure that you save enough for your future and then switch to your passion permanently.
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SALIL says:
—- I read ur interesting blogs. . May i share with u something worth-knowing, maybe which u already know ?
Indian philosophers’ subtleties make most of the great
European philosophers look like schoolboys.T. S. Eliot, one of the greatest modern American writers
What we shall find
in Modern Physics is an exemplification,
an encouragement and
a refinement of old Hindu wisdom.
Julius R. Oppenheimer –(1904-1967), One of the world’s greatest physicists, known as ‘the father of the Atomic bomb’
One sentence of the Gita is worth the State of Massachusetts many times over
— Henry David Thoreau,
Also Visit URL:
http://www.slideshare.net/sgewali2000/what-is-india-current-b-1615487
It has already been published in book form.
May i have your comments?With regards,
S Gewaliemail: sgewali2000@yahoo.co.in
sgewali@gmail.com-
Its simply amazing, a real great collection which should be made part of the school syllabus. Wonderful quotes
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Sonu says:
Hi Guru, I love visiting your website from time to time, like yourself I too love and want to live for science.
I like your thoughts , your language as well your view upon issues related to science or religion or any other issue at all. It always sound convincing .
The topic above also clarify how patriot you are towards our country. I some time criticize India and its politicians but forget about the good things and the best luck god gave for making me part of and the citizen of India.
If we the young generation start to think and share our good thoughts for our mother land India with each other, it will take some time, but there will never be any problem in lives of people of India.
Keep it up.
Thanks A Ton…….-
Thanks Sonu. Well its good to criticize when there is a reason behind it, but we also should then look whether we are part of the problem or are offering a solution. In the case of the problems with our country we are as much part of the problem and hence should also take adequate meaures so that we just dont end up criticizing without doing anything on our own. Simple steps like not paying bribe, voting in all elections, following cleanliness in our surroundings, helping poor children to get better education, etc. We are a country with 600 million who are below 25 years of age or so and this is bigger than the entire population of united states, so I guess there in lies the opportunity.
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Hey i have wondered how much you would to set your design up on my weblog for me, because i really like the look of your internet site but i don’t know how to build such a great theme.
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pi says:
Give it a shot when you have some time. Might be an interesting read.
Riddles in Hinduism
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Have you read Ambedkar’s Annihilation of the caste and Riddles in Hinduism?
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