Indian-origin mathematician gifts summer fellowship to alma mater Caltech honoring parents: ‘We’ll figure it out. Jump!’

Sukhada Fadnavis with her parents and then Caltech President Jean-Lou Chameau at graduation in 2007. Sukhada Fadnavis, an Indian-origin mathematician, has decided to start a fellowship at her alma mater Caltech (California Institute of Technology), in the name of her parents — Shubhangi and Sharad Fadnavis Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. The fellowship will support undergraduate…

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Quote of the day by Genghis Khan: “If you’re afraid – don’t do it, if you’re doing it – don’t be afraid!” | World News

Genghis Khan (Image: Wikipedia) Few things hold us back in life as often as fear. We talk ourselves out of the new job, the bold idea, the difficult conversation, all because of that nervous voice whispering, what if it goes wrong. This short, sharp quote, long linked to the Mongol leader Genghis Khan, offers a…

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A day of cosmic co-existence

June 21 this year feels like a cosmic coincidence with one date, wearing four different moods like a seasoned performer slipping between roles without missing a cue. It stretches at dawn with the quiet discipline of International Yoga Day, asking us to breathe, align, and look inward. By mid-morning, it softens into the familiar warmth…

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Israel Strikes Lebanon: Iran-US peace deal under threat? Israel launches strikes at Lebanon despite ceasefire, killing 5

Israel attacks Lebanon (AP images) A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came under renewed strain on Saturday after fresh Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon reportedly killed five people, including a Lebanese Army soldier and two children, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA).The latest attacks came less than 24 hours after a US…

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