Budding thoughts

Human evolution: Bursting the myth bubble - Dr. Mukul S. Godbole   Don't blame me if I'm not convinced that humans evolved solely from Apes/Monkey's. Genomic similarities ain't sufficient. Neither is the fact that we lost a chromosome and gained a thumb during the so-called evolution from Apes. The more I read about evolution and genomics, the more I'm getting convinced that humans have been "blessed" by extraterrestrial species (ET's). For starters, Ramayan isn't a myth. It is a written proof of how three species (Ramapethicus [early species], Neanderthals and Homo sapiens) coexisted and worked together under the leadership of the more advanced form, Homo sapiens. The scripture, written thousands of years ago, appreciates the fact that humans were blessed with several distinct aspects that shatter any theories suggesting that we evolved solely from Apes. The stride is too much to occur naturally by evolution. Even if we compare the i...

  पाणी – डॉ . मुकुल स . गोडबोले तू कधी आकाशात सुंदर मेघांच्या रुपात , तर कधी त्याच पावसात भिजलेल्या भिंतीतून झिरपणाऱ्या थेंबात! तू कधी हळुवार वाहणार्‍या नदीत , तर कधी आक्रांत ओरडत तांडव करणाऱ्या महा - प्रवाहात ! तू कधी भूगोलाच्या अभ्यासक्रमातल्या ९७ टक्क्यात , तर कधी तुझा फक्त भासच व्हावा अशा रण-रणत्या उन्हात! तू कधी टपरीवर गरम उकळणाऱ्या चहात , तर कधी किनाऱ्या समोरच्या अथांग महासागरात! तू कधी प्रेयसीच्या खोडकर शिंतोड्यात , तर कधी घायाळ प्रियकराच्या ग्लासात ! तू कधी अपमानित आणि उपेक्षिताच्या अश्रूत , तर कधी काबाड कष्ट करणाऱ्या कामगाराच्या घामात ! तू कधी पोलिओ ला नेस्तनाबूत करणाऱ्या ठीबक्यात , तर कधी जीवन-मरणाच्या वेशीवर टांगलेल्या सलाईन च्या थेंबात ! तू श्रीमंताच्या दारूच्या प्याल्यात , तर कधी तहानलेल्या गरीबाच्या पाण-पोयात! तू कधी "अहो! ऐकलात का? पाणी तापलय!" च्या हाकेत , तर कधी "अहो! कुठे आहात? पाणी संपलं आहे!" च्या ओर्ड्यात! तू कधी केमिस्त्री च्या प्रयोगशाळेत सॉल्व्हन्ट च्या रुपात , तर कधी जीवशास्त्राच्या प्रयोगशा...

  Women’s Day—A celebration? No, a Reminder! - Dr. Mukul S. Godbole On the occasion of International Women’s Day, I am sadly penning down my not-so-soft thoughts on why we should continue to celebrate Women’s Day for years to come. I have had the fortune to meet some of the most brilliant, strong, witty, mature, artistic, caring, and wealthy yet down-to-earth, women. And I look forward to interacting with many, many more of them. Women’s day is celebrated every year for appreciating women for being who they are—the creators, balance restorers, teachers, thinkers, icebreakers, caretakers, trustworthy companions, and many more—in brief, the world in themselves. Indians (Bharatiya) even worship goddesses who symbolize wealth, health, prosperity, creation, strength, intelligence, art, and so on. Also, it is only in the Indian subcontinent that we celebrate ‘womanhood’. So, technically, all should be hunky-dory now, right? The story is way different from ‘fine’. Some thinkers ...