TO ANDROMEDA!
Contact me on Planet Earth @ : mohakash@gmail.com
Here is a collection of my essays on various topics (In English and Bangla)
Philosophy: My essays on the Philosophy of Science, My FAQ on Rationalism, Science & Faith, Some links of interest: Physics of Consciousness, Quantum Metaphysics, Occam's Razor, Anthropic Principle, Cosmology, Many Worlds, Skepticism and Logic, belief that only those who have a complete mastery of Reductionist principles like Cosmologists Paul Davies, Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose, Chemist Ilya Prigogine and Biologist Robert Rosen etc are qualified to preach Holism , not Pseudoscientists, Quantum Quacks, New Age Mystics & Healers,,(who use the catch phrase "Quantum Healing" without having a clue as to what Quantum Mechanics really is) Theologicians etc.
Astronomy, Appreciating the Beauty and Mysteries of NATURE (Discovery is my Favourite T.V. Channel),Sociobiology ,Origin of Life,and Chaos Theory, specially its role in understanding life through complexity and self organization, and Prehistoric Life On Earth...
Arts: Surrealism, works by Escher, Sci-Fi works by Jules Verne & H.G. Wells, Horror stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Wasington Irving, A Haunted Feeling, Nonsense Limmericks of Edward Lear, Nonsense Poems of Sukumar Roy(The Bengali Edward Lear) and other Bengali Works, Poems by Eugene Field, 'A Child's Garden of Verses' (I can never outgrow them) by R.L. Stevenson .. etc. Here's a romantic Song by Hoagy Carmichael and a romantic Poem by R.L. Stevenson.
Jazz: My views & favourites,Cool jazz of the late 40's, Third Stream jazz of the 50's, specially the compositions of Gunther Schuller, Hard Bop of the 50's and 60's,Jazz work of Lennie Tristano, Wally Cirillo, Jimmy Raney, Stan Kenton, more on Kenton, Pete Rugolo, Early SunRa, specially his Chicago years, etc
Classic Movies(sci-fi/horror/musicals) : Conquest of Space, When Worlds collide and other George Pal Fantasy Movies, 5000 Fingers of Dr.T, Gothic Horror classics (specially Vincent Price movies), British Horror movies of the 60's, Metropolis and other early German Expressionist movies, British musicals of the 60's like Every Day's a Holiday(1965),Wonderful Life(1964), Summer Holiday(1963) etc, Hollywood musicals of the late 40's-50's., Classic Hollywood Comedies (specially Marx Brothers Movies), favourite classic comedians: Danny Kaye, Donald O'Connor.
Favourite Cartoons & Comics (I find it hard to outgrow them!) : Vintage cartoon classics from the 30's and 40's specially Porky Pig, Betty Boop particularly the surrealistic cartoons of Betty Boop and Porky Pig (example Porky in Wackyland) and works by Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Bob Clampett etc, COMICS: Disney Comics specially Silly Symphonies,Peter Pan. Classics Illustrated, Horror comics of the 50's like Tales from the crypt, Dell Horror comics of the 60's like Tales from the Tomb etc,
VIEWS : LIFE AS I SEE IT, A random compilation of my slanted view of the way things are and oughtta be. You might emerge a changed person after reading this, so look before you leap (i.e click :)
