Thejesh GN Blog

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Online BSc Course by IIT Madras

The application for the foundation level is open. If you have interest in perusing career in programming or data science. I think this is a good start. Given the amount of effort staff have put for NPTEL courses and videos. I think this course will be wonderful. I also have some good news...

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Climate Change and Coders

I was checking the air quality reports of Bangalore for the period of 3 months when we were under strict lock-downs due to COVID-19. Bengaluru’s air has been doing much better under the lock-down. I am sure this is not a unique case. According to the analysis by CREA, for the Health and...

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Pathu alias Pathumma

Last Sunday(2020-06-21), we were having our evening tea on balcony. That’s when I saw her. I do see many dogs on the street. But she looked very scared and lost. It was clear that she did belong there. I went down with some treats to meet her. And that’s how she is at...

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Outlining Your Notes with Zim Wiki

I have been using Zim Wiki for a long time now. Its my knowledge base. Very frequently I also use it as an outliner to take notes. This is an outline about that; written in Zim Wiki and exported as HTML. I have also attached a screenshot below. Outline is hierarchical text. Its...

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Open Data in India: In a Restrictive Copyright Regime, Voluntary Organisations Pitch in to Make Data Accessible

Globally, while there has been a shift towards open data policies, some Government of India’s departments have gone the opposite way. They have decided to stop putting out data in the public domain. Data enthusiasts and voluntary organisations have been pitching in with their efforts to build open data resources in India. My...

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Nagarathna Memorial Grant – 2020 – Results

It wasn’t easy to decide this year. There were more applications than usual. And I was confused quite a bit due to COVID-19. But at last, here we are with the results of Nagarathna Memorial Grant – 2020. This year, again, we have three grantees. We also have an anonymous1 donor of INR.20K....