Modern day Tarzan!

Can you imagine a man living with Cheetahs and also teach them how to hunt? Uh! Looks like a modern day Tarzan! Check here for more details.

Google lands on Mars!

First it was Earth, then Sky, later it was Ocean and now it is Mars! Yes Google has landed on Mars! Hold on, Google has not fired any spacecraft to the martian soil! Instead Google has created a map of Mars similar to Google Earth.

Map can be seen in three types of Data: Elevation, Visible and Infrared. In Elevation data, map is colored as per the altitude. This view gives you a very good information on the altitude on different plains of the Mars.

Another good feature of this Map is the marked location of various Regions, Spacecrafts, Mountains etc. So, if you click on Spacecraft link, it shows you landing position of various Spacecrafts such as Mars Lander, Viking Lander. The images used in this map are taken from NASA's spacecraft.

Click Google Mars to view Map. Click here to know more about Google Map.

In addition to Mars Map, Google has also released Google Map 3D, which is included in the latest version of Google Earth. Google Map 3D gives a 3 dimensional view of Martian soil. I'm yet to download the latest version of Google Earth and see for myself this new tool. You can download the latest version of Google Earth from here. If you cannot download and you are still curious to see how it looks like (like me!), just check this link.

Indian Cricket Team

Oh Boy! I cannot believe myself on the result! India has won the series (against Sri Lanka) in style and it is 8th straight win!

Those were the days when India winning a match was unpredictable. Win was certain only against minnows. Things have changed. They are playing as if winning is their fundamental right!

Will India be the front-runner for next World Cup in 2011? Well, it is too early to predict. Though India has won the series in Australia, it still has to prove outside sub-continent. The series in New Zealand and South Africa will be the real test for Indian team. All the best guys! Keep up the momentum!

Typing in Kannada is made easy!

ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೆಯುವುದು ಇಷ್ಟು ಸುಲಭವೆಂದು ಗೊತ್ತಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ! ಇದು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗಿರುವುದು ಗೂಗಲ್ ಇಂದ. ಈ ತಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಭೇಟಿಕೊಟ್ಟು ಒಮ್ಮೆ ನೋಡಿ! (http://www.google.com/transliterate/indic/Kannada)

Madwa Navami

Today (4th Feb 2009) is Madwa Navami. I just thought of giving some links where you can find more information about Shri Madwacharya and his works.
http://www.dvaita.org/madhva/index.shtml
http://www.tatvavada.org/eng/
http://www.madhvacharya.com/

Australian Open 2009

It was a memorable Grand Slam for Indians. It was rejoicing to see Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza lifting Mixed Doubles Trophy. Earlier Mahesh had won several Mixed Doubles titles pairing with different partners. This time, his partner was also Indian, so it made special!
On Saturday, Mahesh Bhupathi and his partner Mark Knowles of Bahamas secured runners-up trophy in Men's doubles. If they had maintained the momentum of the first set, they could have lifted the winners trophy. Another defining moment for Indians was Yuki Bhambri winning the Junior title.

Congratulations to All and wish them more success in the future.

Coming to Men's Final, as expected, it was a thrilling final between Nadal and Federer. What a match it was! At the end, it was very sad to see Federer crying in the presentation ceremony. It is interesting to see if Federer gets a chance to break Sampras's record!

2009 - International Year of Astronomy

2009 has been declared as "International Year of Astronomy" - IYA2009. Click here for more details.