The beginning of nineteen fifties was where our journey begins. We got our freedom without much of an effort, thanks to things happening in the commonwealth in general and India in particular. Freedom struggle was noted by its absence. Upper class was behaving as if they had descended from England and the handing over administration to the local was just a routine. This is not a political essay but a casual look at how we went about doing things that were normal for that period. People born in this decade knew nothing about how good or bad to be under the foreign rule. I for one reason...

There may be lot of missing items in this book. I did not try to be comprehensive. Then it becomes a Linux Bible. I have avoided partitioning and hardware support deliberately. Little is changed in partitioning skills except the partitioning type. My only warning is be careful when choosing the new partitioning types. I tried to be bit narrative this time round instead of being analytical and scientific. The analytical approach was necessary when the Linux was in early stage of development and there was a hype in activity. Now it is on stable ground except where cutting edge changes are made...

Are there any other possibilities? The bone of contention here is why are we having only one hypothesis, the "Big Bang"? The same argument can be raised against the theory I have postulated. Zip Model is one way of looking at it. There could be other models. What are they? Do we need to consider time as a dimension like in the Big Bang Model? Could we leave the time as a concept that we need to answer the question beginning of the universe. What is point in (except to satisfy the church or religion one believes) of knowing it. By knowing the time of the beginning would us be able to create a...

My theory of Matter verses Dark Matter or their transformation has many applications. This time it is related to the galaxies. How can one explains the geometry of galaxies. There are many; Spiral Globular Flat Disk Or any combinations the above. Since most of the galaxies are pulling apart any of these formations are possible. It is the dark matter that gives the bulk of gravitational pull and the shape not the burning and changing stars. The contribution of the stars are relative since dark mater far exceeds the matter in real terms. Our Milky Way is the best example. The dark mater and its...

Success of in vitro fertilization is over quarter century now it is worth looking at future trends. During the same period and perhaps little longer, the cell cycle events reveal somewhat of a different outlook in biology and science. According to cell cycle events, we have a finite cell cycles of fifty. We cannot change that mechanism. Are we to accept it and do nothing? I cannot accept it. Life is a challenge and there are ups and downs. Old age, retirement and relative poverty puts people off and put them into negative frame of mind. Most of them give up too early and easily. I think we...

The content of this book is beyond the written history of Ceylon. I am going to ask more questions than volunteering plausible answers. The reason being for the reader to get engaged with those questions and try to solve the puzzles, as they were. For example if one investigates the edible fruits it amazes me, 90% of them are not local but imported by our association with the rest of the world for many centuries. The animal species are few in number except the birds. I often wonder why we do not have lions in spite of the mythical history of origin of our beings from lions. We do not have...

Brevity, Lucidity and Inspiration are all ingredients of boardroom activity. This is not for the boardroom but for ordinary people who toil hard for existence. They need some respite. Easy reading is the objective. They are meant for reflection. If there is any semblance of bias in the views expressed, it does not mean that opposing ideas cannot coexist. Below is little piece for reflection1 Vigorous and an integrated program to eliminate discrimination and enhance and uphold human dignity is the need of the moment.

This book can be read from any page you open. It is meant for every walk of life, even a monk might find few tips for a healthy spiritual life. The chapter on "Single Meal" is targeted to monks, since I find many of them do not practice what they preach. There is something for everybody from childhood to retirement and beyond. If the reader is a child, he/she could read only the early chapters. Then he/she can close he book and start reading the other chapters as he/she grows up. I have focused on slowing down the pace of life not retarding individual talents. The idea is to enjoy each phase...