Bangalore

Geometry and geography in Bangalore

Geometry, geography, and Karnātaka sangītam intersect with proper nouns. It may not be what you think. Or what you expect even.

At around 6 am, I was walking along Double (or KH) Road. A car pulled up beside me. In it were a couple; husband…

GeoVidyaa Geography Centre — Mysuru inaugurated

What do you get when you put together a historically and culturally rich city with a long tradition of learning and intellectual engagement, a group of parents with a broader view of education, their children who are curious and eager to learn…

Sugarcane, spring cleaning, and the solar sojourn

Diabetics may be excused for not being overly enthusiastic participants in the next big festival on the Indian calendar, especially in Karnataka. Throughout India, 14 (or 15 as it is, this year) January is celebrated officially as makara…

Ebola geography — Part 1

PART 1

Geographies — latitudes, climates, soils, settlements, shared spaces in the biosphere (where the lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere intersect), cultural practices, the size of Earth, and vast distances. Jet travel. Advanced medical and…

We, the people — in a pyramid

During his recent speech at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (yes, the name is written twice!), India’s Prime Minister spoke about India becoming a major source of labour for the rest of the world.

Plastic, plastic

You see, it’s a conveyor belt issue. And a never-really-goes-away kind of issue. Things don’t stay put, and your and my boundary lines on a map mean absolutely nothing in this situation. In many ways, that Spanish hospitality phrase “Mi casa es su casa” (‘my home is your home’) takes on a whole new…

Solid ground?

In the Arctic region, beyond 66½˚ N latitude, the ground is in a generally frozen condition for most of the year. Ice and snow are the normal landscapes. Even in the warm season, liquid water available is very shallow. Under this, the land remains shallow. Add to these the high-speed winds. Trees cannot…

You and We = Us!

Increasingly, over human history, no single country can exist without interacting with others. Even that seemingly most isolated of countries, North Korea, has to interact in some way or other with other countries in ways to benefit itself.

Geography brain-teasers

You are used to geography quizzes, right? What is the capital of … Name three rivers … and so on. Boooo!!

Down with those kinds of quizzes, I say! You are more capable than just memorizing things. Yes!