Mumbai. I have lived in this city for more than two decades. It is a place I call home. Unfortunately, it is a city full of garbage, bad stench, polluted water bodies. The problem of solid waste management is an urgent one here (and in general in India, I think.) The other day I was traveling from Borivali to Powai at 7am in the morning. The streets were already buzzing with people out of their homes traveling to reach their work places. A middle aged woman waiting at the bus stop, a young kid walking in his school uniforms, a well-dressed man adjusting his hair in the rear-view mirror of a parked rickshaw, an elderly gentleman cycling with a pile of news papers rolled behind on the carrier. They were out on the streets to earn their living. They would probably return home after another 12 hours or so. A population that works so hard hard deserves a better life. For that matter, healthy and clean environment is a right for any population. I think as a citizen of a Mumbai, which ho...
I turned 35 today. So not in my prime anymore! I will be back in my prime when I turn 37 though! :) (Sledge hammering the joke for the benefit of the reader. :P Also, joke courtesy S.) I wonder what the world would be like in another 35 years! If I were to bet on the following, here's how I would do it. (I am willing to spend maximum Rs 100 on any bet and I know inflation will make it negligible, but just play along, won't you?) Humans on Mars? Rs. 50 Machines >> Humans? -Rs. 100 No way Machines can match humans. I hear whispers from ML researchers saying "Challenge accepted" :) NP vs. P question resolved? Rs. 0, but at least 10 other central questions in complexity theory resolved? Rs 100. Time travel? Rs. -100. Isn't there some paradox there? A better society for women? Rs. 50 One hopes. See how sure I am about Humans on Mars!! :) Men being able to have babies. Rs. 100. There you biologists, go for it! In you I trust! Being gay (or for that ...