Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Hello World !!

Tilt 23.5 is born on the 29th of January 2008.

Allow me to explain why I chose such an odd name for the blog. 23.5 degrees is the amount the earth's axis of rotation is tilted from the vertical.

"So what ? " you might ask. While this tilt may cause us to think of it as an "imperfection", it does lend a variety to the planet - seasons, solstices, equinoxes et al.

I wanted to convey the same thoughts. There is always a mix of imperfections and beauty in our lives. We have greed, poverty, irrationality on one hand. On the other, we have art, literature, sciences. A curious mix of failures and achievements of our race.

I plan to examine topics of interest which cover both categories, on these pages. Till then, mind the tilt !!

1 comment:

  1. Tilt 23.5 : A different but meaningful title. It is so true that we all have our shares of both joys and sorrows and I liked the way this was compared to the variety of things provided by a mere imperfection; the tilting of the equator.

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