Archive for August, 2010

  • I discovered that the papers that I had written with a lot of hard work were cited only once in the last four years. A note on the academic peril of working hard in writing what will probably be never read by any one. To publish is to perish. Read on.

    Publish and perish

    Posted on August 29, 2010 | No Comments
    I discovered that the papers that I had written with a lot of hard work were cited only once in the last four years. A note on the academic peril of working hard in writing what will probably be never read by any one. To publish is to perish. Read on.

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  • Visit to Fatehpur Sikri, a gorgeous world-heritage monument, became a nightmare thanks to non-stop harassment by “guides” and others. I recently visited Fatehpur-Sikri near Agra with my friend, Dr. K, and faced the worst harassment I ever have in my life (to give you the context, she is a tall-blonde-white-American girl). The process starts at least 2 KMs before one could reach the 16th century monument.  Our taxi driver warned us to lock the doors of our car well before we could enter the area, and we realized why in just a few minutes. A gang of “guides” tried to...

    Fatehpur Sikri: Non-stop harassment of tourists

    Posted on August 5, 2010 | No Comments
    Visit to Fatehpur Sikri, a gorgeous world-heritage monument, became a nightmare thanks to non-stop harassment by “guides” and others. I recently visited Fatehpur-Sikri near Agra with my friend, Dr. K, and faced the worst harassment I ever have in my life (to give you the context, she is a tall-blonde-white-American girl). The process starts at least 2 KMs before one could reach the 16th century monument.  Our taxi driver warned us to lock the doors of our car well before we could enter the area, and we realized why in just a few minutes. A gang of “guides” tried to...

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