The Great Ganesha

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Happy Teacher’s Day

September 5th, 2006 · 2 Comments

September 5th is Teacher’s Day in India. It’s the birthday of an ex-president and teacher Dr. Radhakrishnan. When asked by students to celebrate his birthday, he requested that instead, people should celebrate it as Teacher’s Day.
In addition to my dissonant ramblings (I am a grad student and teacher, after all), plenty of other events have [...]

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Agassi and the U.S. Open

September 5th, 2006 · No Comments

Although I already posted a tribute to Agassi after his exit from Wimbledon, I hope there won’t be much objection to another posting. Given his performance at the US Open, I think it is well-deserved.
Sunday saw the end of Agassi’s run in the US Open and in Grand Slam tennis. At the age of 36, [...]

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