Let Me Know

Hey guys,

I stumbled upon this blog days back and I just thought about it for some reason. LetMeKnow is a blog where all the events taking place throughout the world are being put up. Its run by students and it has a widespread publicity. It contains details for scholarships, internships, competitions and a lot more. Check out the website http://www.letmeknow.in

Happy blogging!

Nanotechnology

It all started with the innocous looking statement from Prof. Dr. Richard Feynman "There is more room at the bottom" which started the era of Nanotechnology.  As you read through his most celebrated speech during the Nobel Prize ceremony, he envisioned a day not so far from his time when the mankind will be taking long strides into the foray of nanotechnology. The field has grown so vast that there is a lot of specialization you can look at, each more or less equally challenging and adventurous! I thought of giving you guys a look into this wonderful field. Here's a website (nanopaprika) you may find interesting. Also there's a link on teaching resources put up by Prof. Hans Mikelson of Chippewa Valley Technical college which you may find resourceful.

I found the resources really good and thought I will share it with you guys. Comments are most welcome!

Prof. Richard Feynman

Hampi, Karnataka

As you skim towards the older portions of Hampi’s history, it appears as if history often gives way to folklore and then deftly glides into to mythology.

The typical version Hampi’s history starts with a popular folklore. Two local chieftains, Hakka & Bukka , reports to their guru an unusual sight they saw during a hunting expedition. A hare chased by their hound suddenly turns courageous and start chasing back the hound.

Vidyaranya, the guru, tells them that the place is so special and asks them to establish theirs local capital at this place. The seed of an empire was sown.

Over the next 200 plus years (1336 AD – 1565 AD) four dynasties ruled Vijayanagar .

History of Vijayanagar’s had been a saga of resistance against the northern Sultanates as well as building of its spectacular capital in Hampi.

The capital was one major trading center. Anything from horses to gems was traded in Hampi. Art and architecture found its special place in Hampi. The rulers were great patrons of art and religion. Most of the kings associated names of their favorite gods with their names. Some of the kings were renowned for their ambitious projects.

King Krishnadeva Raya (1509-1529 AD) of the Tuluva Dynasty stands tall among the rest. During his regime the empire saw its peak.

By this time Vijayanagara Empire covered the whole of south India and beyond.

The Krishna temple that you can visit in Hampi was commissioned by him to commemorate the victory over the Gajapathi kings of Utkala (in present day Orissa state).

A practical history lesson for the school kids on an excursion to Hampi.

. The warring Deccan Sultanates could finally join together to defeat the Vijayanagara army at Talarikota, a place north of Hampi.

Vijayanagar army suffered heavy losses. The capital city was plundered, its population massacred. Treasure hunters ransacked its palaces and temples for months. Kings lost, capital fallen, population fled, Hampi turned into a ghost city. For centuries Hampi remained as a neglected place. This erstwhile metropolitan with more than half a million population slowly turned into a jungle where wild animals roamed freely.

The area came under many kings from time to time with the flow of history. But it was no more considered strategic and hence neglected.

During the colonial period, Hampi evoked some curiosity among the western archeologists. Robert Sewell’s (1845-1925), seminal work aptly titled as A Forgotten Empire :Vijayanagar was a major attempt to narrate the empire that was. In 1917 A.H. Longhurst’s Hampi Ruins Described and Illustrated became the first travel guide for the visitors to Hampi. UNESCO’s World Heritage Site was conferred to Hampi in 1986.

Currently Hampi's monuments- hundreds of them - are popular among tourists, pilgrims and the area is one of the exotic locations for the Bollywood and local film shootings. Jackie Chan film “Myth” was shot in the Hampi.

source: http://hampi.in

There’s no dearth of such inscriptions you can spot in Hampi. These provided innumerable clues to the archeologists on the Hampi’s past. In fact a temple, called the Inscribed Vishnu Temple, is carved with such scriptures on its wall.

Blogging

Hello all! Hope my fellow bloggers are doing good! Thanks for spending some of your time reading my blog. I encourage everyone to create a blog, as you can not only write whatever you wish to, but you can also express yourself! Creating a blog is as easy as snapping your fingers. Also, its free! Blogs have helped individuals to come up in life... check this out http://scienceroll.com/2008/11/12/do-you-need-some-reasons-why-to-blog/

In this new age of information technology, not only are blogs used to inform, but to help us network with other like-minded individuals from across the globe. Below are some of the reasons, personal and professional, that should encourage you to start a blog (or continue to update the one you write):

Why blog?

1. Codify Your Thoughts: writing forces you to succinctly, accurately describe your point of view.
Blogs are short form and often contain a single serving of news, opinion, analysis or recommendation.
2. Store resources or information important to you
3. Document your personal experiences or share them with others
4. Network or meet new people
5. Share practical knowledge or skills with others
6. Bolster Your Resume A successful blogger with a considerable readership is a powerful addition to any company,
particularly one who's seeking to build branding over the web.
7. Motivate other people to action
8. Influence the way other people think
http://codebetter.com/blogs/jeremy.miller/archive/2008/01/25/should-i-blog.aspx.
Is blogging for everyone?
We all agree that each one of us have something to say or share with the world. Hence blogging is for everyone. Blogging is happening in every field. Check these links

Microbiologist: http://www.microbiologybytes.com/AJC/whyblog.html
Ayurveda: http://www.ayurvedictalk.com/
BioTech: http://www.biotechblog.org/
http://helpbiotech.blogspot.com/
Technology: http://www.yengkokpam.com/
Social Work: http://socialworkers.wordpress.com/
Management Blog: http://www.managementblog.org/
Chemistry: http://usefulchem.blogspot.com/
Maths: http://bjornsmaths.blogspot.com/
Physics: http://physicsandphysicists.blogspot.com/
Mechanical Engg: http://www.mech-engineer.blogspot.com/
Electrical Engg. http://justinpaulwalters.wordpress.com/
VLSI Blog: http://only-vlsi.blogspot.com/
Electronics Engg. http://www.electronics-lab.com/blog/?p=3187
Engineering Blog: http://englibrary.blogspot.com/

There are non technical blogs too where people pen their thoughts and opinions on things happening in the world.

So what are you waiting for! Start blogging!

source: Summer of Blogging, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus,http://amritapuri.amrita.edu/summerofblogging/

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