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India Hotels & Homestay Summit Sparks Dialogue on Innovation, Expansion, and Partnership

 4 July 2025 It was an honor to participate in the India Hotels and Homestay summit and interact with innovators redefining the concept of luxury. Hotels and homestays play a big role in the development of the tourism industry by giving travellers more options to stay in their favorite destination. It is absolutely critical to develop more holiday properties to expand the industry into new locations and boost the overall tourism output. While the outlook was generally positive a couple of concerns around differentiation and competition were shared by both hoteliers and homeowners. Rise of OTA platforms have diminished direct sales for the properties forcing them to compete with each other on price. And not every property can be in the prime location. This has presented a tough challenge for investors who understand the importance of building more properties across locations but unsure about returns. Homestays face their own set of challenges. They lack the workforce and brand power...
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Is there a real external world, or is reality dependent on consciousness

My thoughts on a stimulating discussion of YouTube on whether there a real external world out there or is it something we can never know?  https://youtu.be/HOEFxD5mSLc?si=eXouSVBnMukch4hh SUMMARY Main Question: Is there a real external world, or is reality dependent on consciousness  Mr. Deepak Chopra's View: -Observer-independent reality is unprovable Consciousness is required for any perception of reality. -Reality is a "species-specific qualia gestalt"—our experience shaped by our biology and consciousness. -Therefore, what we consider "real" is subjective and constructed by our minds. -I Am the Universe.  COUNTERARGUMENTS TO CHOPRA’S VIEW  1. Consciousness is not required for all physical processes:    - Non-conscious objects (e.g., stones, water) undergo changes (like evaporation or movement) regardless of being perceived.    - The sun affects unconscious things—proof that it exists independently of conscious observation. 2. Consciousness doe...
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If energy can’t be created or destroyed why do people think that a universe made up of energy could have a beginning or an end?

Because change happens. No beginning and no end imply timelessness. In this view the universe always existed. Timelessness would imply no evolution.  Many philosophical ideas have this concept of timelessness. Ancient Eleatic philosophers, Parmenides and Zeno were famously supporting this view that there is no change. Change is an illusion.  Heraclitus, a pre-Socratic philosopher took the opp view that world is driven by constant change and famously said that you can't step into the same river twice.  Their views had strong influence on Socrates,Plato and Aristotle who tried to reconcile change and permanency. For example Socrates conceptualised a world of senses and a world of forms In eastern philosophy as well there are similar thoughts in which reality is said to be permanent and unchanging and the world which is changing is said to be an illusion. It is real but not the ultimate reality.  This view strongly contradicts with what we observe. The universe is const...
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Remarks on national conference on wifi in 6ghz organised by the ITU-APT foundation of India.

  I express my gratitude to the ITU-APT foundation of india for inviting me to the national conference on wifi in 6GHz in New Delhi.  I was encouraged to see the interest around wifi technologies from industry leaders and policy makers who have started to recognise its potential as an alternative wireless communication enabler that can offload network traffic on mobile networks while providing both indoor and outdoor connectivity.  Unlocking new unlicenced frequency bands is a step in the right direction. What's even more important is to start thinking about building custom base stations that can provide far more features and flexibility than home and enterprise access points available in the market today.  Opensource operating systems like Openwrt have unlocked the possibility of developing customised wifi solutions that can match the power of base stations deployed by mobile networks operators making last mile connectivity cheaper and accessible.  A wifi acces...
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A thermomechanical model of evaporation of water mediated by bubbles at the air water interface

ABSTRACT  Evaporation of water is a complex phenomenon that is governed by environmental conditions. Textbooks and research papers explain evaporation by kinetic theory of gasses as energy distribution of the molecules depend upon the Maxwell Boltzmann statistics.  However, this approach does not fully account for localized temperature variations within the water that facilitate evaporation even when the bulk temperature remains below the boiling point. This paper presents a thermomechanical model that incorporates the role of bubbles at the air-water interface in enhancing evaporation.  We propose that bubbles form due to gas supersaturation, undergo isothermal nucleation, and contribute to localized heating through heat exchange with surrounding water. Additionally, bubble rupture induces stress on the liquid film, leading to hydrogen bond breakage and further promoting evaporation. The collapse of nanobubbles generates capillary waves with short lifetimes and wavelengt...
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Carbon based conductor research selected for presentation at IMAT 2025

6 June 2025 Excited to share that my research paper 'Unlocking the Potential of Carbon for Long-Distance Electrical Transmission' has been accepted for oral presentation at the International Materials Applications & Technologies Conference and Exposition - IMAT (October 20-23, 2025) in Detroit, MI.  I thank the IMAT committee for giving me the opportunity to share my views on carbon based conductors and the immense potential they hold in meeting the needs of power industry by providing a viable alternative to copper in HVDC transmission. It has been a focus area of research of many organizations and among those , the researchers at Bosch have made significant contribution to development of high conductivity carbon wires.   I would also like to thank ASM international for providing a platform to material scientists from around the world to exchange ideas. Without their tireless behind the scenes work the community would be far more fragmented and unorganised.  I l...
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Cross-Border Tourism Boost: bhū travel and tourism council brokers key partnership

 5 June 2025 Happy to announce that bhū travel and tourism council has facilitated a partnership between sports and leisure tours ,SA and Mosafer Travel and Tours ,Qatar. This partnership will enable travellers from both South Africa and Qatar get access to exceptional services that will make their trip hassle free and unforgettable.  At bhū we are committed to promoting the interests of small businesses in the hospitality sector and are always eager to work with partners who share our values.  To learn more about bhū travel and tourism council please take a look at the document outlining our missions and objectives.  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C-nKgcQ4HARgqTijoQh6tuOD-Dzvw_5DaP7Z1uEO1O0/edit?usp=drivesdk
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