The origin attributed to the word #Hindu from the 16th century or to the British is incorrect. The #Hind word has been in the Arabic records even when the #Arab traders addressed the Indian subcontinent while coming for trade near Malabar in South India, from even before Islam was in…

Imagine this — as you keep typing your banking user ID and password, the keystrokes from your laptop or desktop are being sent to a hacker remotely. The horror! Now imagine this, it keeps happening continuously and you do not even know about it 🤯 Welcome to the world of…

‘Banning PFI not a solution, we will have to fight their ideology’, says IUML (Indian Union Muslim League) leader amid NIA crackdown… Well, it’s not quite as easy as it seems. First of all, I applaud IUML for saying out loud that if an ideology is bad, it should be…

#PonniyinSelvan — Can watch once. Not too bad. But if you want to watch Kalki’s version come alive on screen, you would be definitely disappointed. The version you will see is that of Mani Ratnam and his interpretation only. Those who are well versed with the novel will find that…

For those dabbling with #databases, #ACID properties are common knowledge. Almost every bank transaction is supposed to maintain this basic standard (and more actually). ACID is an acronym for Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation and Durability. To understand what #Atomicity is: When you transfer, let’s say Rs 1000, from your account to…

Normally, you wouldn’t want people to know where you took a photo and from where you posted it on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. But occasionally, you do. The “Geotagging” feature for images is a savior in such cases. For an iPhone, ensure “location services” is turned on for the Phone…

“What is good may not be pleasant and what is pleasant may not be good” — This is not my early morning philosophical rumination! I was reading the Kathopanishad (for the nth time) and was suddenly struck by this dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama. When Yama tempts Nachiketa with riches…

Everyone is using Android phones these days and these phones are increasingly being targeted by viruses and malware. Recently, #CERT-India (Computer Emergency Response Team) had issued a notification about the #SOVA virus for Android. The SOVA virus gets installed as an app when you click on a link from an…

The word ‘Runa’ is usually seen in the connotation of a debt. A debt is also a form of a ‘bondage’. There are various types of Runas seen in our culture: Pitru Runa Maatru Runa Deva Runa Rishi Runa Manushya Runa Bhuta Runa, etc. ‘Pitru’ (पितृ) means ‘father’ and the…