Priya Narayanan

Happy to share the release of "Dictators: The World's Most Notorious Tyrants" that presents candid portraits of 8 complex personalities who went on to become the most terrifying #dictators of the 20th century. bit.ly/49LnOAJ #books #bookstagram #NonFiction @Rupa_Books

@sathyashrii Who says service should not be paid for? We have a humungous service industry in India with services of all kinds and scales being provided across sectors. These are services that are charged for & the more in demand or niche your service, the better you get paid. @raghav_chadha

Do you support this question?? What's your take ??

Those who saw’A Beautiful Mind’, would remember that John Nash’s doctoral thesis had just 26 pages and 2 references, yet it was instrumental in advancing “Game theory”. What if I told you there is a scientist whose achievement is so astounding that he is perhaps the only Indian to “create” an intersectional branch of science? What if I told you that every year, his name echoes across the hallowed halls of science in foreign lands, but most of our students haven't even heard of him? Aneesur Rahman was born in Hyderabad in British India in 1927. His father was a professor and a philanthropist. His family generously donated their property for the creation of Urdu Hall in Hyderabad. His maternal uncle was a professor too. Rahman had a natural flair for subjects that would terrify ‘normal’ students — maths and physics. After getting BSc in Mathematics, he went on to get Tripos in Mathematics and Physics at the prestigious Cambridge University in the UK. From there, he went to Louvaine University in Belgium and got DSc in Physics under Professor Mannenbeck. It’s here that Rahman met a Chinese student Yueh-Erh Li who was doing MD( called Dr Jady by friends). They fell in love and got married. He came back to teach in Osmania university along with his wife. Soon after, he developed interest in the structure of water molecule - especially the polarisation of the hydrogen atom. Unfortunately research in India was at infancy in those days and Dr Rahman realized he was a whale in a tiny pond. He had to move to the ocean. He joined the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. His foundational paper in 1964 birthed “molecular dynamics” , one of the two pillars on which a vast body of computational physics rests.(the other is Monte Carlo method). His equation made it possible to calculate the trajectory of large number of interacting atoms with ease. His work, like Ramanujan’s , was so ahead of his time - that even today, potential applications are being discovered. The Nobel prize in physics for 2013 went to Karplus, Levitt and Warshel whose work depended heavily on Dr Aneesur Rahman’s. Some say there is an inverse association between genius and compassion -Dr Rahman was a prominent exception. He was known not just for his intellect, but also kind nature and mentored many students all over the world. His quiet, unassuming nature made him a much loved professor — and he remained so, until he got Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma — a cancer that took him away from us prematurely, at the age of 59. Perhaps he might have got a Nobel, if only he had lived longer. American Physical Society honors him as the father of computational physics and has instituted an annual award in his name. As a doctor with little idea of theoretical physics, writing Dr Aneesur Rahman’s portrait has been difficult , because of the complex nature of his work that straddles so many areas of science : mathematics, physics, computer science and chemistry. His equations are mind boggling, even intimidating, but what I do understand is this : Dr Rahman didn't just have a beautiful mind, but also a beautiful heart.

@readswithravi Me!

Is there anyone else who still favors reading physical books over e-books in 2026?

In India, you have to be corrupt to work peacefully. If you aren't corrupt, you will be publicly humiliated and then transferred. Oh, and your life will be in danger too. So you have to be corrupt to survive. He completed his early education from a government school, and after passing class 12, he received a scholarship and graduated from the Tata Institute. Rinku Singh appeared for the UPSC CSE exams under the disabled quota and secured 683rd rank in 2021 in his 16th attempt. An IAS Officer in Uttar Pradesh, Rinku Singh Rahi, was transferred just 36 hours after his posting, where he took charge as sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) in Shahjahanpur's Powayan. His crime? For cancelling two unpublicised land auctions. He was forced to hold his ears and do sit-ups, after which he was transferred by the government. The land auctions were scheduled without any public announcement. That prevented a fair bidding. Rahi felt that the auction process should have been more transparent, and hence, he cancelled the auctions. And then, he was transferred because he didn't allow the auctions to be held in an unfair manner. This is the same Rinku Singh Rahi who took 7 bullets on his body when he exposed a scholarship scam worth 100 crore rupees in Muzaffarpur back in 2009. That led to an attack on him by local gangsters, who shot him seven times, leaving him with a disfigured face, a damaged jaw and one eye blinded.

Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of nationality.

The embarrassment caused by Galgotias University at Delhi’s AI meet is what happens when people instead of spending time doing science, maths, literature, spend their time showing that 5000 years ago their ancestors did science, maths, literature.

In the 1979 #Referendum, 99.3% of #Iran voted in favour of the country becoming an #IslamicRepublic ruled by the 'government of God' -choosing #religion over liberal #Democracy. To know why, read #Dictators: The World's Most Notorious Tyrants.  bit.ly/49LnOAJ #theocracy

From Stalin’s Great Terror, to Khomeini’s strict implementation of the Sharia and Pol Pot’s notorious S21 torture centre, they built terrifying regimes that spelt the death knell for civil liberties and basic human rights.  In an era where modern-day despots are posing a threat to democracy, this book is a stark and urgent reminder for citizens to stand up to dictators if they truly cherish their freedom.  Dictators: The World’s Most Notorious Tyrants, get your copies now.  #History #WorldPolitics #Dictators #WorldHistory #RupaPublications @moonspotting

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Happy to share the release of "Dictators: The World's Most Notorious Tyrants" that presents candid portraits of 8 complex personalities who went on to become the most terrifying #dictators of the 20th century. bit.ly/49LnOAJ #books #bookstagram #NonFiction @Rupa_Books

"It's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken." To read candid portraits of 8 deeply complex personalities who bamboozled their people & went on to become the most terrifying #dictators of the 20th century, visit bit.ly/49LnOAJ 3/3

"One of the saddest lessons in history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozled. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. (contd.) 2/3

@ProfCarlSagan nails the meanings & manifestations of power so well. Which is why I start my introduction to "Dictators: The World's Most Notorious Tyrants" with a quote by him that goes... 1/3 #dictator #booktok #BookLovers #biography

@JioMart your quick delivery is a joke. Ordered some stuff needed to make dinner an hour and a half ago. Still waiting. No customercare number to talk to anyone, chatbot gives the same delayed delivery response without a clue abt when it will actually be delivered. Pathetic.

@JioMart_Support The problem is with the app, not your service. It takes eons to perform every function. Took half an hour for the cart to show up on screen and when it did, half the items I had added to it were not there. Most users will abandon the cart out of sheer frustration, like I did.

@moonspotting Hi Priya, Please accept our apologies for the experience you had. We strive for continuous improvement to provide better customer service. Further if you have any query related to JioMart, please write back to us with your order id and registered mobile number via DM. (1/2)

For a company this big and reputed, the mobiles apps of all @reliancegroup brands are clunky and glitchy... deliver the worst shopping experience. It's really frustrating to order stuff, especially on @JioMart @JioMart_Support Wonder why.

@AhmedabadPolice Why are cars being randomly stopped at the entrance to the Vadodara expressway and asked if they can give a ride to a female constable? Is this even legit?!! #Ahmedabad #ahmedabadtrafficpolice

Why do the traffic police only pounce upon that poor guy who is not able to clear the green signal in time because of these jerks, including random people strolling across even when the green signal is on for vehicles? Driving in #Ahmedabad is getting frustrating by the day!

And why is it that all kinds of vehicles including AMTS & school busses waiting in the extreme left lane & taking right turns when the signal turns green are also never penalized? These are accidents waiting to happen. @AhmedabadPolice @AMCAhmedabad

@AhmedabadPolice What's the use of FreeLeftTurns if all kinds of vehicles block them all the time? Why aren't these vehicles penalized? #Traffic #ahmedabadtraffic @AMCAhmedabad @ahmedabadmirror