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Jared Diamond explains western dominance in the Age of Enlightenment

Print This Post August 16, 2018 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

Guns, Germs and Steel is a seminal book by the ethnographer Jared Diamond. At its core, it is a multi-disciplinary study of why the west has overtaken the world. Jared Diamond starts off with a simple question—one that was posed to him by a Papua New Guinean politician, Yali—”Why is it that you white people … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book Tagged: anthropology, history, Jared Diamond

The story behind the acoustic cover of “Arriving Somewhere…”

Print This Post July 30, 2018 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

The idea of playing a cover of “Arriving Somewhere but Not Here” by the venerable Porcupine Tree was by our very own Shounak Roy. Fresh off a college gig where he had played some of the introductory keyboards and most of the guitar parts for the same song, he suggested that we try it out … [Read more…]

Posted in: Music Tagged: Acoustic, Dark Project, Music Production, Porcupine Tree

My thoughts on Tibet, Tibet by Patrick French

Print This Post May 22, 2018 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

Amongst all the books on Tibet (and Tibetan Buddhism), Tibet, Tibet holds a very unique position. It’s part travelogue, part history text and part socio-political analysis. Patrick French—in a very risky fashion—ventured into remote locations of Tibet. With all the security and the active efforts of the Chinese troops to veil their internal situations to the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book Tagged: Patrick French, Tibet

One-pan pasta under 20 mins

Print This Post April 10, 2018 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

Short background: I intend to document a series of quick dishes that are conducive to the survival of a lazy guy, something that can preferably be done under twenty minutes. I call this survival cooking. In part, it will help some of my friends and in part, I would be less inclined to eat outside food … [Read more…]

Posted in: Cooking Tagged: pasta, survival cooking

Dark Project show with a new lineup

Print This Post April 7, 2018 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

A new lineup Our last show with Korak was in November, post which he left to pursue his post-doc. After the show, I was out of Bangalore to enjoy my yearly, month-long vacation. Once I was back in Bangalore, we were frantically looking for a drummer. Sudipto did most of the work in connecting with people … [Read more…]

Posted in: Music Tagged: blueFROG, Dark Project, live show

Hergé’s great deception in The Castafiore Emerald

Print This Post February 26, 2018 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

If there is one word that describes The Castafiore Emerald, it has to be deception. This is one Tintin album that is not like any of the other Tintin albums. There is no villain, no adventure, no travel, no action, or anything else that can be remotely associated with the hallmarks of a typical Tintin album. This … [Read more…]

Posted in: Comics Tagged: Bande Dessinée, Hergé, The Castafiore Emerald, Tintin

I have finally replaced my hybrid wheels

Print This Post February 25, 2018 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

About an year ago, I embarked on updating my hybrid with a better groupset (Deore M61x). It was during that time that I had observed that the braking surface on my rims were absolutely gone. The nail in the coffin came with a nail in my rear tyre. This insignificant piece of rusted object lying … [Read more…]

Posted in: Biking / Cycling Tagged: Delta Cruiser, tyres, wheelset

Day 22: Around Dehradun and towards Jolly Grant

Print This Post December 23, 2017 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

One last trip around Dehradun As soon as I got up, I went towards the bus terminal. The board showed that the first bus left at 6:30 AM and the last one at 7:30 PM. I knew that I couldn’t take the first bus and make it in time for my 8:00 AM flight. Instead, I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Dehradun, Jolly Grant, Uttarakhand trip '17

Day 21: Dehradun redux

Print This Post December 22, 2017 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

If I had done Har-Ki-Doon, today would have been the day that I would have descended from Sankri to Dehradun. The shorter Kedarkantha trek gave me a window to explore Yamunotri. The earliest bus to leave for Dehradun was scheduled at 7:00 AM. Shubhajit, Mahavir and me freshened up, packed our bags and woke Mohit … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Dehradun, Janki Chatti, Uttarakhand trip '17

Day 20: A hike to Yamunotri

Print This Post December 21, 2017 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

During winters, the hotels do not have adequate staff to take care of the few rooms that are kept open. The room in which Mahavir and Gautam slept smelt a bit funny. Mahavir, who was in general a very well-dressed, cleanliness-seeking guy, complained about the smell. There wasn’t much that could have been done. We … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Janki Chatti, Uttarakhand trip '17, Yamunotri
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