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Dr.Rajan Philip's Page Santa Claus-The evolution of a popular legend ONE of the most visible symbols of the Christmas and New Year season is Santa Claus. His plump and cheerful frame in bright red suit trimmed with white fur, with a full, white beard and carrying a sack laden with gifts for children has become an indispensable component of the festivities. More... End of the Year Musings AS we get ready to bid goodbye to 2009, we tend to look back at the days gone by and then look forward hopefully to the dawn of a new and blessed year. It is a time some of us experience a sense of deflation or even depression — the year-end blues. It results from a reflection on our failures and unfulfilled plans and lofty resolutions. These may have included a plan to go on a diet and exercise combo to shed kilos, manage our finances more resourcefully, land a more satisfying job or shore up our personal relationships. More... An oriental mathematical wizard HE was a self taught Indian mathematical genius, who made remarkable contributions to various branches of maths. The world of Mathematics hails him as an all-time great on par with the likes of Leonhard Euler, Carl Friedrich Gauss, and Carl Gustav Jacobi. We are talking about S Ramanujan whose birth anniversary falls today, 22 December More.... The birth of an exciting game ‘NECESSITY is the mother of invention’ is a well- known adage. This came very true in the life of James Naismith who faced a unique challenge as a new physical education teacher at the YMCA International Training School in Massachusetts, USA. Dr Luther Gulick, the director of the Physical Education Department ‘ordered’ him to create an active indoor game to keep the students busy in winter when outdoor games like football and baseball were not feasible. He was given 14 days for this onerous assignment. More....
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