A container for all my views with excerpts from technology, travel, films, books, kannada, friends and other interests. I am Thejesh GN, friends call me Thej.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass published in 1845 is probably the most popular and well written Auto Biography written by former slave and then abolitionist Frederick Douglass. The narratives are simple, plain and yet powerful. It’s a story of a boy who wants to be free. Its his journey from a...
ಅಮ್ಮನಿಗೆ ತುಂಬ ನಂಬಿಕೆಯಿದ್ದದ್ದು ಮನುಷ್ಯನ ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನದ ಮೇಲೆ. ಹಾಗಂತ ಆಕೆಯೇನು ನಾಸ್ತಿಕಳಾಗಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಆಕೆಯ ದೇವರ ಕಲ್ಪನೆ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ವಚನಕಾರರನ್ನು ಹೋಲುತಿದ್ದದ್ದು ಕಾಕತಾಳಿಯವೇನಲ್ಲ. ಕೆಲಸ, ಶಿಸ್ತು, ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕತೆ, ದುಡಿಮೆ, ಸಮಾನತೆ ಹಾಗು ಮನುಷ್ಯ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಆಕೆಗೆ ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಜಾಸ್ತಿ. ಅಮ್ಮ ಕೆಲವು ಹಬ್ಬ, ಹರಿದಿನಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಭ್ರಮದಿಂದ ಆಚರಿಸುತಿದ್ದರು (ಸಂಕ್ರಾಂತಿ ಹಾಗು ಯುಗಾದಿ ಆಕೆಯ ನೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಹಬ್ಬಗಳು), ಆಕೆಯ ದೇವರ ಮೇಲಿನ ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಮೂಢನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳಾಗಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಆಕೆ ಒಂದು ದಿನವೂ ವಿಗ್ರಹದ ಮುಂದೆ ಕುಳಿತು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ...
(14 Apr 12:30 PM) I am trying to write something, because I need to talk to someone now. I should have asked A to join me, the thought came to my mind but I thought it’s not going to be a big deal. Its going to be just another hospital visit. News came...
I like walking when I am in a new place. When I am in a human habitat I map postboxes or do some OSM. If I trekking then I try to take pictures of flora and fauna so I can add to Biodiversity map on iNaturalist.org along with capturing the trail for sharing....
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Lawrence Liang legal researcher, lawyer and co founder of the Alternative Law Forum based in Bangalore. He is known for his legal campaigns on issues of public concern. Picture of Lawrence is by Joi Ito is distributed under CC BY 2.0. He recently lectured at JNU Alternative Classroom. It was a brilliant lecture...
Written by American abolitionist Henry David Thoreau has inspired other Civil Disobedience leaders from across the world. The book generally speaks about the state, its influence on citizen and how citizen should resist it when it’s against their conscience. Its something that I read in one go on a flight. It’s not a...
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Thejesh GN (ತೇಜೇಶ್ ಜಿ.ಎನ್) "Thej" is an Independent Technologist, Hacker, Maker, Traveler, Blogger, InfoActivist, Open data and Open internet enthusiast from Bangalore, India. He loves experimenting with all things life and hence some times he is called hacker and other times duct tape. You can read more about him here. Email [ i @ thejeshgn dot com]. PGP/GPG Keys are here.
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