Is Light Fastest In Travelling?

As I was going thro a Write Up in a recent issue of a reputed National daily News Paper I stumbled upon what appeared as Validation of the Late Einstein's theory of Light being the fastest in travelling.While this may be true in a limited sense,it reminds me of the writing of a poet of yester years which I thought would interest those who wish to look beyond the frame work of Phyaical Science.


To Quote ALEXANDER SKELKIRK,the poet of yester years mentioned above --------

"HOW FLEET IS A GLANCE OF THE MIND
COMPARED WITH THE SPEED OF ITS FLIGHT
THE TEMPEST ITSELF LAGS BEHIND
OR THE SWIFT WINGED ARROWS OF LIGHT

WHEN I THINK OF MY OWN NATIVE LAND
IN A MOMENT I SEEM TO BE THERE
BUT ALAS RECOLLECTION at HAND
SOON HURRIES ME BACK TO DESPAIR".

Un Quote:Einstein appears

to have failed to consider the element of Mind while propagating his theory of the speed of Light as fastest presumably due to it being beyond the reyums of limitations of physical science.

Any Feed back from the Readers?



Compiled by Baiyu Mumbai JULY 2011

A True Story

Preface:This is a true story of a well known personality of our country,India,which the compiler (Self)came across in Internet while surfing.It is the narration of a conversation between a professor and his student which I enjoyed reading and found it worthwhile to share with other well wishers and members of Kavitanjali family.The identity of the student in this episode,for obvious reason is revealed only at end of this write up It will be in the interest of the readerto keep to this suspense till the end to get the maximum pleasure out of this reading.Let me now proceed to unraval the dialogue.



A Professor of Philosophy,who as an atheist did not believe in God,speaks to his class studentsthe problem Science has with GOD,the Almighty.He asks one of his new students to stand and answer to his queries----------

Prof -----So you believe in GOD? Student-------Absolutely Sir.

Prof -----Is GOD good? Student Sure.

Prof------Is GOD all powerful? Student---------Yes.

Prof------My brother died of cancereven though he prayed to GOD to heal him.Most of us would attempt to help otherswho are ill.But GOD did notHow is this GOD good then?
Student is silent.

Prof------You can't answer can You?Let us start again ,young fellow .Is GOD good?
Student---Yes------------Prof-----Is Satan Good?----Student----No
Prof------Where does Satan come from?----Student----From.....God
Prof------That's rightTell me ,is there evil in this world?---Student----Yes
Prof-----Evil is everywhere isn't it?And God did make everything.Correct?Student Yes
Prof-----So who created Evil?---------Student does not answer.
Prof-----Is there Sickness,Immorality,Hatred,Ugliness.All these things exist in the world don't they?---------Student----Yes Sir-----Prof---So who created them?
Student has no answer
Prof-----Science says you have five senses that you use to identify and observe the world around you.Tell me son Have you ever seen God? Student------No Sir.
Prof-----Tell me if you have ever heard your GOD? Student----No Sir.
Prof-----Have you ever felt your GOD,tasted your GOD,smelt your GOD?Have you ever had any sensory perceptionof GOD for that matter?Student-No sir I am afraid I have't.
Prof-----You yet believe in HIM? Student---Yes.
Prof-----According to empirical,testable.demonstrable protocal,Science says that your GOD does not exist.What do you say to that? Student---Nothing I only have my faith in HIM.
Prof-----Yes Faith.And that is the problem Science had.
Student---Professor,is there such a thing as heat? Prof----Yes
Student---And is there such a thing as cold? Prof---Yes
Student---No sir there is not.----The Lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.
Student---Sir,you can have a lot of heat,even more heat,super heat mega heat white heat a little heat or no heat.But we dont't have anything called cold.We can hit 458 degrees below Zero which is no heat but we can't goany further after that.THere is no such thing as cold.Cold is only a word to describe the absence of heat.We cannot measure cold.Heat is energy.Cold is not the opposite of heat,sir,it is just the absence of it.
Student---Now tell me,Professor,Do you tech your students that they evolved from a monkey?
Prof-----If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process,yes,ofcourse I do.
Student---Have you ever observed the evolutionwith your own eyes,Sir?
(The professor shakes his head with a smile,beginning to realise where the arguement is going.)
Student---Since no one has observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on going endeavour,are you not teaching your opinion Sir?Are you not a scientist but a preacher?(The class is in uproar.)
Student---Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor's brain?(The class breaks out into laughter.)
Student---Is there anyone who has ever heaed the Professor's brain,felt it touched it or smelt it?No one appears to have done so.So according to the established rules of empirical ,stable,demonstrable protocol,Science says you have no brain ,Sir.With all due respect how do we then trust your lecture,Sir? (The professor stares at the student,his face unfthomable.)
Prof---I guess you have to take them on faith,son.
Student---That is it ,sir.The link between Man and God is FAITH.That is what keeps things moving and alive.

This is a true story and the student was none other than a Former PRESIDENT of our Country----APJ ABDUL KALAM.

Source INternet Compiled by BAIYU Mumbai MAY 2011.

The Bishop's Candlesticks ----A ONE ACT Play

Preamble

As I was going thro my Light Readings published in my blog site it struck me that by oversight or otherwise none of the one act plays I had taken part during my school /
college days had found any entry so far in my blog.Since I was certain that it would make a good reading if made available,I immediately resolved to attempt to recllect one play titled 'The Bishop's Candlesicks' in which I had played the role of a convict sometime in mid 50s.In absence of any written text not being available I had no recourse but to kindle my memory to put down the play in writing.

I confess the play as revealed in this blog is not the original based on VICTOR HUGO'S LES MISERABLES,Due to passage of time blunting my memory I had to take recourse to some minor changes in the original script,If in doing so I had failed to sustain adequately the interest of the reader,I seek Ur pardon,However having said so I am reasonably certain that any reader would find adequate material to sustain interest.

I dedicate this play to all members of the Kavitanjaly family besides my other well wishers and Friends.

If any Reader of this play has in his possession the original play I would request the person to let me know whether or not any changes found in this write up has drifted from the original,positive or otherwise.

Wish You an enjoyable reading.

Written by BAIYU Mumbai March 2011
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R E M E M B E R

PREFACE
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I do not remember the source whence the following writeup was compiled by me now more than Three Decades ago.It made such a deep impression on me that I thought,even if it be belated,I must share this with my other Friends and Well Wishers of KAVITANJALI Family and elsewhere.I do hope those who happen to read this Write Up find it interesting and worthy.


LIFES BY GREATMEN REACHED AND KEPT

WERE NOT ATTAINED BY A SUDDEN FLIGHT

FOR THEY WHILE THEIR COMPANIONS SLEPT

WERE TOILING UPWARDS IN THE NIGHT.


Compiled By BAIYU Mumbai JANUARY 2011

A Concoction of different thoughts

1)Utility is when U have one Telephone
Luxury is when U have two telephones
Opulence is when U have three telephones
And Paradise when U have none.-----------Quote Drug Larson.

2)Sign in the window of a grocery storethat had closed because thr owner had gone bankrupt.---------NOW LaDIES will U atleast now believe that my prices were really the lowest possible?----------- Quote Iris Hartman.

3)Colourful Diet--My Neighbour showed me the pillshis Doctor had prescribed to him --------The Red ones were for Before Meals.
The Green ones were for after meals.
And the Yellow ones were the Meals.-----------Quote Aldo Cammarota.

4)Wise Sayings-------
---There is no war worse than a war between Neighbours.

---LOVe moves mountains; Fear retreats.

---Humble words are messengers of Peace.Proud words are messengers of War.

---A POOR MAN with hope lives better than a Rich man without any hope.

---If U wish to be served by others, U need to serve others.--Quote Ramon LulL


Compiled by Baiyu Mumbai December 2010

W A S I T FAIR ?

This episode dates back to the period October 1959 when I was about to start my career in what was then and perhaps still is one of the largest of the Multi National companies engaged in manufacturing and marketing of Soaps, detergents, Toilet preparations Hydrogenated fats and the likes in the company's
largest plant at Sewri a suburb in Bombay (now called Mumbai)The company's new R&D unit was also being set up at the same location before being shifted to a western suburb in Bombay. It was thus a period of a high buoyancy for the company's growth and fresh graduates and Technologists like me looked forward for a suitable job opening in such a highly reputed company known well for its professional management
So when three of us ,two of them seniors to me, were asked to attend an interview for the opening of RESEARCH CHEMIST in this company based in Mumbai for the forthcoming Dairy project in a backward district in Uttar Pradesh in India I tried to control my excitement hoping against hopes that I would get selected long before I actually attended the Interview.
On the day of the interview however, when I met the other two aspirants I realized that the other two were not only seniors to me by age but also had a better academic record than mine and also had 1 to 2 years of Industrial experience whereas I was a total fresher with a moderate academic background and nil exposure to industry. On the face of it therefore it appeared as though I stood no chance of getting selected. I therefore naturally felt tense and depressed and prayed to God as HE alone could save me from this predicament.
I was indeed fortunate I was the last one to be called for the interview on the scheduled day 12th October 1959 by when I had a fair idea of the mind of the Interviewer who had told my two seniors that the company was looking for a person looking for a career in R&D and that while any past experience would be helpful it was not a necessity. Although this eased my tension to some extent I was not quite certain of fitting into the company's requirements as I felt my strength lies in manufacturing and certainly not in making a career in Research. So much so after seeing the fate of my two seniors, I was almost certain that I would get rejected even before the start of my interview. I was almost certain that I should play a different ball game as I was called in for my interview.
I was pleasantly surprised when I was informed of my selection and related to the following four critical areas of my response to the Interviewer's queries which as I understood were different and more acceptable to the company's needs as against what was told by my two seniors earlier. What actually transpired was as follows.
Dr APM (Interviewer) Given a choice between Research and Production, which would you prefer?
SELF Research without any doubt.

Dr APM Why? Any specific reason ?
SELF While Production is mainly a routine function, In Research you work towards unknown and this makes considerable value addition and so should be more challenging than production.
Dr APM What if you were moved to production at a later date? How mobile are you?
SELF In fact I will look at it as an opportunity to make use of Research Discipline in manufacturing. So far as mobility is concerned I am quite mobile and would be willing to move to Timbuktu if so required by the company.
Dr APM What if you don't get selected for this opening?
SELF I will try other companies and if nothing materializes in the next one or two months shall pursue M Tech by Research in the same Institute where I did my B Tech
And so when I was informed of my selection felt thrilled from the recess of my heart and thanked the Almighty with tears in my eyes. I formally joined the company on 19 October 1959 in R&D in Bombay (now called Mumbai.)
With this my formal career began as I had dreamt it to be in a well reputed and professionally managed company. While it was a good beginning for starting of a career for a fresher like me, I was clear in my mind that I should switch over to Manufacturing at the earliest and was looking for an opportunity to convey my thought at the earliest to the Corporate Management.
Such an opportunity came on my way sooner than I expected when I was called by the R&D Chief to review my performance at the end of the first year of my joining the organization. My Reporting Senior had earlier reported favorably on my work but had expressed some reservation on my job comfort which needed further probing.
After reviewing my performance the R&D Chief Dr SV expressed satisfaction of my first year performance and agreed with my Reporting Senior's report. Dr SV immediately switched over to the aspect of my job satisfaction and enquired my views on the same. As I was waiting for this opportunity to present my views I confirmed that I am more Production oriented and that R&D in the long run cannot be my cup of tea and would be obliged if I can be considered for any suitable opening in Manufacturing in either the Dairy plant or the Dehydration and Convenience Foods plant coming up outside Mumbai. Since I was involved in R&D pertaining to these products, it may be possible to consider my candidature.
Dr SV on hearing my plea got stunned for a moment and the subsequent conversation that took place between the two of us in presence of my Reporting Senior was as follows----
Dr SV I see your point. Since mobility and location are not your constraint I am sure one can consider at the right opportune time. But tell me Ram (my abridged official name) as I find from your Personnel records only a year ago at the time of your interview with Dr APM he appears to have specifically asked you that given a choice between R&D and Production, which one would you prefer, you seem to have opted for Research and wanted to make Research your career for growth. What has made you change your stand now?
Self Quite frankly Doc. even at that time I knew I would be more comfortable in Production but then I also knew the vacancy was in Research. So I thought I should first join the company and then choose my line. As a fresher looking for a job I had then no other option.
Although this response from my side was equally unexpected Dr SV appreciated my predicament and became instrumental in moving me out to Production at the earliest in consultation with his other Technical colleagues in Corporate Management. The speed and the commitment with which the change was brought about even before the end of the second year of service speaks volume of the swiftness with which the company Management acted to ensure Job satisfaction to its employees.
How this change made a positive impact on my Career growth both within Company where I spent two decades of service (1959---80) and later on my moving out seeking my fortunes elsewhere (1980--2000) is a story that can wait for another day to reveal.
In the meanwhile although I achieved what I had wanted to at the start of my career, one question that bothers me even today long after Retirement is whether it was fair on my part for the stand I took at time of selection. Although the ends may justify the means, should it not be the other way around? Is it not necessary for the means to justify the ends? Can any Reader of this write up enlighten me on this predicament?


Written by ------Baiyu---------London---------September 2010















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ALL SAME MONDAY

This hilareous episode that the writer (self) proceeds to write under this column of Light Readings for the pleasure of reading by the members of Kavithanjali and other well wishers of this writer occured some time during 1957-59 when I was a student of a leading Chemical Technology Institute in Mumbai (then called Bombay)pursuing a Two Year Post graduation course in Chemical Technology (BSc Tech)after completing normal Graduation (BSc Hons)in Chemistry from Delhi University.

On one Saturday afternoon,at the end of the Lecture class,the Professor announced to us all students that he would hold the monthly test for that month on the coming Monday.All of us for a moment were stunned as it meant very little time for preparation and what is worse tieing down to study during the week end with Sunday becoming futile with no enjoyment.We all students started looking at each other wondering how to React to Professor's annoncement.

I hoped against hopes that the Professor would not be so kindless to give such a short notice and that if requested would agree to reshedule the monthly test date.But knowing well that the Professor was a strict Disciplinarean we were not certain how to broach on the subject.My Class mates looked towarda me to break the icy silence.As I slowly and hesitatingly tried to seek clarification the conversation that took place between me and the Professor in front of my classmates was as follows --------

Self You mean Next Monday Sir ?

Professor Yes Next Monday.

Self You mean Coming Monday Sir ?

Professor Yes coming Monday.

Self You mean This Monday Sir ?
Professor What do you mean by Next Monday,Coming Monday, This Monday.All same Monday THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW

Quite needless to say that with this clarification,it was futile to proceed any further and we all gave up with no option left but to face the inevitable.

Hey Readers How do you like this?I am sure you also must have faced such similar situations.If so why dont you share the same through this writing?

Written By BAIYU LONDON AUGUST 2010