Basudev Biswal

We need to address the elephant in the room: science has theological roots. researchgate.net/publication/37…

In the zero hour today raised the issue of judicial over reach in the case of banning Professor Michel Danino and two academics from any role receiving public funds for including a chapter on judicial corruption in NCERT Class 8 textbooks

@ARanganathan72 @narendramodi @ugc_india Relating crime to identity is a dangerous game. It has never ended well anywhere in the world.

Dear @narendramodi. The @ugc_india Equity Regulations are unjust and must be revised: 1 Caste discrimination victim definition excludes general category 2 Equity committee composition excludes mention of general category 3 There is no provision for punishing false complaints

@svembu I will add to that: techies and academics should get involved in policymaking, directly or indirectly. Because no matter how much effort we make, a bad policy can ruin everything.

My single point agenda in life is to make Bharat a technologically strong and self reliant nation, which I see as critical to our economic prosperity as well as our rural and civilisational revival. Our civilisation has to show the world through living example how to combine prosperity with humility and contentment, and show the sustainable path to harmonize humanity and the natural world. Our past 1000 year history has left us deep civilisational wounds and the defeatist, colonial mindset is one of them. Being world-class in technology is the key to restoring true pride in ourselves as a nation, and building that technology with rural talent spreads the wealth across society. We need people to do deep work in R&D. I have some skill in this area and that is the best use of my life for our nation. I view politics as public service and as a democratic duty in which citizens must be involved but given my overriding priority in life, I cannot be and will not be in active electoral politics. Bharat Mata ki Jai 🙏

@DeepikaBhardwaj It takes a great amount of courage to face a mob. Best wishes

I was abused, called rapists pimp, attacked with worst kind of names when Sarvjit Singh case happened in Delhi .... But when he issued a public statement backed with facts & I stood strong with facts he stated, media started asking important questions She ran away, throwing the mic Live When media will know facts of Unnao case & they will ask factual questions arising from the girls statements itself, I am sure she will also run away It will happen sooner or later PS : Punish Sengar for conspiracy in custodial death whatever punishment he deserves, no problem at all but if he has not raped, he can not be sent to Jail for life. He was anyways never an accused in gangrape case and no evidence whatsoever has been found against him in the accident case

I had the pleasure of hosting the GROW-N panel discussion on “Building a Community” with Vinay Chembolu (IIT Jammu) and Rohit AN (IIT Delhi) as part of HYDRO International 2025 Conference, NIT Rourkela.

Zero empirical evidence for the grand claim. Just take Indonesia, a former Dutch colony, which did not adopt the colonizer’s language yet has a higher GDP per capita than India.

@svembu Great. Employers often cite degree requirements to filter out unwanted applications, not as real requirements. Now that everyone has a degree, it does not make much sense anyway.

Smart American students now skip going to college and forward-thinking employers are enabling them. This is going to be a profound cultural shift. This is the real "youth power", enabling young men and women to stand on their own feet, without having to incur heavy debt to get a degree and paying their own way. This trend will change the way they view the world and it will change culture and politics. I would urge educated Indian parents and high schoolers, as well as leading companies to pay attention. At Zoho, no job requires a college degree and if some manager posts a job that requires a degree, they get a polite message from HR to remove the degree requirement! In Tenkasi, I closely work with a technical team whose median age is 19. Their energy and can-do spirit is infectious. I have to work hard to keep up with them!

@Aunindyo2023 Do you cook for yourself? These kinds of comments usually come from lazy, guilt-ridden people who do not enter the kitchen.

I simply cannot tolerate the ‘cultural’ practice where one member of the family (usually mother/wife/daughter-in-law) makes rotis/pooris/paranthas/dosas in the kitchen and serves them ‘hot’ while the rest of the family eats.

@arunbothra Impressive.

Rupees ₹1,977 crore! This was the amount pending for collection in the then Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha in 2019. I was the new CEO. These arrears were mostly in rural areas. If staff went for disconnection, they were assaulted. Sometimes entire villages united and chased them away. We decided to launch a disconnection drive and issued notices, giving defaulters two months to clear dues. Just before the drive, some local leaders urged villagers not to allow our teams inside. We were very anxious. But aborting the plan would have been a loss of face, both professionally and personally. The outcome surprised everyone. In two months, we collected an unprecedented ₹240 crore. There wasn’t a single incident of assault or police case. How was this possible? Because we structured the drive around a simple, universal human trait: jealousy. People rarely oppose action against those who are better off than them. Often, they quietly welcome it. Phase 1: We announced that defaulting industries would be targeted first. There was a widespread misconception that industries were the big defaulters. In reality, the industrial arrears were negligible. Most industries paid promptly. They couldn’t risk disconnection even for a day. But people loved this announcement. The media kept asking how many industries we had acted against. Phase 2: A week later, we declared that consumers with arrears above ₹50,000 would be targeted. Out of more than 50 lakh consumers, this group was just 10–20 thousand. Most people were below this slab, so they felt safe and supportive. Phase 3: Next, we announced action against households with more than one AC, multi-storey houses, or cars. In rural Odisha, very few households fit that description, and those who did were usually envied. Instead of resistance, there was visible enthusiasm. When our teams reached, there was zero opposition. After all, who doesn’t secretly enjoy watching a wealthy neighbour face heat? Phase 4 and 5: By then, momentum was strong. The next phases targeted arrears above ₹20,000 and finally everyone left from the earlier phases. When we reached the lowest category, the largest in number, there was still no resistance. The campaign had gained momentum. Those targeted in the earlier phases supported us. The narrative had shifted, and the drive rolled smoothly. The huge revenue flow transformed our balance sheet, which showed no loss for the first time in the utility’s history.

It is a pity that Prof. Raju has to spend his time debating trolls online rather than engaging in discussions with scientists who have decision-making power. Public debates should be held on the subject.

Calculus the ganita of differential equations invented by 5th c. Aryabhata. Backward Christian Europeans couldn't grasp even PRIMARY-SCHOOL Indian arithmetic ("Arabic numerals" from Muslim Europeans in Spain) till 19th c. bcoz of their v. silly religious superstition they were"superior" hence so was their primitive pebble arithmetic!🤣 (pic1) These dishonest idiots are going to tell us how to "understand" Indian-origin calculus using Newton's laughable fluxions or sillier "real" numbers!? (pic2)🤣

@elonmusk Just checked. This is awesome

Grokipedia.com version 0.1 is now live. Version 1.0 will be 10X better, but even at 0.1 it’s better than Wikipedia imo.

@svembu The correct noun in Odia I think is katha-barta (conversation), not gapa.

How to say "Arattai" in various languages.

The first patent from our group: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING FLOOD INUNDATION FORECASTS IN NEAR-REAL TIME FOR LARGE GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS.

@JoeAgneya I am very happy to see that someone is seriously studying the link between Buddhism and Christianity. Anyone who with a pair of curious eyes will be able to see the stark similarities between the two faith systems. linkedin.com/pulse/greek-tr…

Did you know? Jesus is actually called 'Tathāgata' multiple times in the Gospels. Or, Greek puns on the word at least. One example is Matthew 23.10 which calls Jesus 'Kathêgêtês', a rare noun meaning 'Great/Only Teacher'. This was detected by the late multilingual scholar Prof Lindtner.

Speaking at the Nyaya Nirmaan 2025, a landmark dialogue hosted by the General Counsels’ Association of India, Sanjeev Sanyal, member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council on Sept 20 said that India’s judicial system is the single biggest roadblock to the country’s ambition of becoming a developed economy. Read more: barandbench.com/news/judicial-… #LatestNews #judiciary #ViksitBharat

This should be read by everyone.

If anyone here is interested in working with me as a research scholar, IITB-Monash Research Academy provides excellent opportunities. I have two projects for this round. For more details email cam.iitb2017[at]gmail[dot]com

@BefittingFacts Difficult to know if he is being serious or just trolling the Nobel award committee.

Trust me! This is not a spoof- This is official press release of White House 😂

Judicial reform isn’t optional; it’s foundational to unlocking growth, justice, and civilizational renewal. @sanjeevsanyal