Albert Einstein was born on this day, March 14th, in 1879. He will probably be remembered for as long as our present civilization persists. Like all the rest of us, he was a flawed human being. He too was made from the same crooked timber of humanity out of which no straight thing was ever made, as Immanuel Kant so memorably put it in 1784.
I feel a particular kinship to Einstein. Ludicrous though it surely appears, I believe that I am a reincarnation of Einstein. Note that “a reincarnation” — meaning that an atman reincarnates severally, not singularly.
Reincarnation is a dharmic concept that I believe. The idea that atman transmigrates from one birth to another is a core belief in the dharmas; it is anathema in the religions where all one has is one life that ends and then one has an eternity of heaven or hell. That makes no sense to me. But your mileage may vary.
A few previous posts on Einstein:
Einstein: the Physics Giant and the Economics Dwarf.
Music time. “Take Five” by Dave Brubeck and his band. It was released in 1959.
Be well, do good work and keep in touch.
Atanu Dey : Life is a Random Draw 
Have you done any original work/research in any field?
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Sentinel:
I am glad to note that you are in Bangalore, perhaps at PJC even. Anyway, the answer is “yes I have.”
Proof? I have a PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. What does that show? A PhD from a world-class university like UC Berkeley indicates a high level of academic achievement and original research. It testifies that the individual has completed a rigorous program of study, conducted significant research, and produced original work that expands the boundaries of knowledge in their field. The PhD degree is a testament to the individual’s dedication to scholarship and their ability to make scholarly contributions to the academic community.
My field of study was development economics. My doctoral thesis consisted of a theoretical and empirical analysis of the Indian telecommunications policy.
You’d be surprised to know that though my PhD is in economics, I don’t have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in economics. It takes extra effort to climb a ladder which has its lower rungs missing.
Cheers.
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