Some more suggestions have also come offline ,one by Ms. Swati Bute who has just been awarded a Ph.D in science communication .According to her the word...
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Is not Antrikshak more of a jaw twister type of word giving connotation of a rakshas ie demon ? 2008/11/1 manofsan <manofsan@...> ... -- arvind mishra...
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Well, Antrikshak has the same number of syllables as Astronaut. To me, it seems no more difficult to pronounce, and seems to roll off the tongue in a similar...
So its finally resolved now that for domestic purposes we could encourage the use of term Antrikshak . Thanks a lot Manofsan for initiating this very valuable...
Thanks Bimal jee for sharing this very valuable info with all the members . ... Thanks Bimal jee for sharing this very valuable info with all the members ....
Friends, These days I am excessively engrossed with the preparations regarding the first ever National Discussion on Science Fiction ! This is in fact an...
Arvind, couple of points. a. When you write blog entries about it, pl make sure that their titles have some fixed prefix like "NDSF: ". That will help my...
Michael Crichton one of the greatest science fiction writer of this era died on 4.11.08 of camcer. He wrote many wonderful boks including Jurassic Park, The...
My heartfelt tributes to this great sf writer who among other things could be credited to have popularized the genre sf in many countries including India with...
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... http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/29961/news.htm ... could be credited to have popularized the genre sf in many countries including India with his magnum...
It sounds like a great time over there! I will have to make it to the National Discussion on SF in the future. I was wondering, is there someone filming any...
Adam we are raelly missing you and Natthan ..Wish you would have been here ! 2008/11/11 mradamlaw <nakedlaw@...> ... -- arvind mishra...
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Dear friends, in issue 15 of Nova, which will be exclusively devoted to women's science fiction writing, I would like to publish a German translation of the...
Michael as you may perhaps remember we are extremely occupied with the National discussion on sf currently being organized in Varanasi -But yes I would...
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Friends, This story is recently published in Vigyan Pragati, and now available here http://hindisciencefiction.blogspot.com/2008/11/blog-post.html  I wrote...
In several hours, India will make history <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Tricolour_has_a_date_with_moon\ _tonight/articleshow/3710598.cms> by...
I don't see any story at the link, Zeashan. It just says it was published in Nov 08 Vigyan Pragati. What am I missing? ... Send instant messages to your online...
Really its a triumphant moment for us ....we have hoasted the triciolour on the moon ! Thanks Manofsan for this beautiful and informatively rich write-up...
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Nov 15, 2008 12:18 am
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Tinkoo , A scanned version exists there and please check it again . 2008/11/14 tinkoo <tinkoo420@...> ... -- arvind mishra...
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Nov 15, 2008 12:39 am
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Here are the latest pictures of the Moon from Chandrayaan: http://isro.org/pslv-c11/photos/moon_images.htm <http://isro.org/pslv-c11/photos/moon_images.htm> ...
1. We should be proud. It is a great moment in the Science and Technology of India that our very first attempt has been successful !! 2. Unfortunately, the...
Thanks - I can see it now at: <http://www.esnips.com/doc/0bcc941b-c0e2-461e-91a6-df8137e4a141/teriduniyameresapne> ... Send instant messages to your online...
"we have hoasted the triciolour on the moon !": Am I the only one who finds this an exaggeration - of sorts. I mean - yes & no. No physical flag is hoisted -...
No Tinkoo, you are right ,the expression of flag hoisting is just figurative! There are such occasions like this one when it becomes really very difficult to...
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Nov 15, 2008 8:59 am
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Hi, Yes, it's part of the Indian media's tendency for fluffing everything they possibly can. The Indian media aren't exactly the most sober and mature examples...