Peter SahotainDesire To ThinkOn cakes and hot cross bunsHot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, Hot cross buns!·3 min read·Mar 29, 2024----
Peter SahotainDesire To Think𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀸𑀯𑀮𑀻-𑀫𑀢𑀂 — 𑀴𑀢𑀬𑀁 𑀘 𑀴𑀢𑀬𑀸𑀕𑀭𑀳𑀰𑀘दीपावल्युत्सवे यत्सत्यं तदेव विजयेदिति वयं मनोभिः संकल्पामः | शास्त्रे च विश्वचरित्रे च मुख्यमस्ति । सत्यं वद धर्मं चरेति…·1 min read·Nov 12, 2023----
Peter SahotainDesire To ThinkRemembrance Day Thoughts — Poetry and WW1‘For the Fallen’ is one of the most well-known poems, not only of its author Laurence Binyon, but in fact of all war poetry. Often recited…·4 min read·Nov 11, 2023----
Peter SahotainDesire To ThinkSanskrit prompts for ChatGPTChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) are a major technology breakthrough, albeit some of the claims made about their capabilities…·6 min read·Oct 11, 2023--1--1
Peter SahotainDesire To ThinkPope, poet and Opet: pathfinders threeToday, the title of pontiff is held by the pope, yet this title, in its Latin form, pontifex, traces back to ancient Rome, where it was…·4 min read·Jul 15, 2023----
Peter SahotainDesire To ThinkThe Mirror in Indian Art and LiteratureI recently read a fascinating article by Christopher P Jones, ‘Decoding Reflections: The Meaning of Mirrors in Art’, where the author talks…·4 min read·Apr 30, 2023----
Peter SahotainDesire To ThinkWorld Happiness and Indian PhilosophyAs the exuberant celebrations of the ‘Holi’ festival last month were dying down, a slight dampener came in the form of the release of the…·4 min read·Apr 28, 2023----
Peter SahotainDesire To ThinkPoetry for the G20This year India holds the presidency of the G20, and is hosting high-level diplomatic and ministerial meetings which are now in full swing…·5 min read·Mar 4, 2023--1--1
Peter SahotainDesire To ThinkOn doubt in science and religionThat doubt is of the greatest value in supporting the scientific tradition has been a fundamental principle for many of the greatest…·6 min read·Feb 25, 2023----
Peter SahotainDesire To ThinkIndra driving the chariotThe chariot race was one of the most important competitive sports in Greece, Rome and many other ancient cultures. In the Iliad, we read a…·4 min read·Feb 18, 2023--1--1