Atomic
The forgetting of Gandhi’s Challenge to the project of Modernity
The forgetting of Gandhi’s Challenge to the project of Modernity Incomplete essay written in 2001 which exist only as fragments and quotes, notes all scattered on the page so please bear with me as I hope to complete it someday, also, this time I will use Vinay Bhals article to re[frame] and repost and in [...]
Gandhi, Einstein and the Atomic Bomb
Gandhi was assassinated in January 1948. The following year, when Nehru visited the United States, he related his conversation with Gandhi to Albert Einstein. With a twinkle in his eyes, the great scientist to Nehru’s astonishment took a pad and pencil and wrote down a number of dates on one side, and events on the other, to indicate the parallel evolution of the nuclear technology and Gandhi’s non-violent technique of satyagraha respectively, almost from decade to decade since the beginning of the twentieth century. It turned out that, by a strange coincidence, while Einstein and his fellow scientists were engaged in research that made the fission of atom possible, Gandhi was embarking on his experiments in peaceful non-violent resistance in South Africa and India; indeed, the ‘Quit India’ struggle almost coincided with the American project for the making of the atomic bomb.” [...]
Sardar and the Bomb
Sardar and the Bomb and the what and why of Atomic energy. What is the cheapest source of power, naturally Hydroelectricity. The costliest -Atomic power. Gas turbines was hailed by corporate America as the best alternative and in came Enron and other giants (some are history already). What Indians don’t know is that Atomic power [...]
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins is an intriguing book by a man who once was supposed to be a real world jackal. Jackal’s are special duty agents whose job is to ferment internal conflict and create situations leading to covert/overt overthrow of government. According to this insider, the Corporatocracy (corporate America), [...]
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