Tayur’s miscellany: April 7-13, 2026
Obviously, the title of this post is a riff on: A Mathematician’s…
Obviously, the title of this post is a riff on: A Mathematician’s…
Great Expectations is a 1998 American romantic drama film. A contemporary…
An Academic Capitalist savors his unfashionable pursuits.
Sheldon Pollock’s magisterial work of scholarship, a winner of The Coomaraswamy Book Prize,…
I suppose this is my version of John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight….
Had a great trip to the SF area! The weather was perfect….
In 2010, after a dinner conversation with Baris Ata, I came up with…
It was so exciting to receive a box (on February 9th, 2017)…
Idli or idly (/ˈɪdliː/; plural: idlis) or iddali or iddena is a type of savoury rice cake, originating from South India,…
The Social Network is a 2010 American biographical drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin….
Before I get to it (here are the links for 2021, 2022,…
Makar(a)Sankrānti (Sanskrit: मकरसङ्क्रान्ति, romanized: Makarasaṅkrānti), (transl. Capricorn Festival) also referred to as Uttarāyana, Makara, or simply Sankrānti, is a harvest…
As I mentioned to my (quantum-research) colleagues from Portugal – Claudio, Gabriel…
What triggered this post is this recent event: Live Updates: Police Chase…
3 Idiots is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film. Upon its…
10 is a 1979 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Blake Edwards and starring Dudley…
Obviously, I am riffing on Poets & Quants. Let me open with…
October 7, 2024: Over the last few months, I have been reading…