Devi Pakksha - Devi Durga Arrives in the City

 

Devi Durga arrives in the city riding a lion. She has ten hands each carrying a weapon and three eyes. In the Cubist style of Pablo Picasso. Bing AI

AI discusses Chronotantra | Chronoyantra

A literary critic and a scientist reviews and discusses the two science fiction novels

(the following dialogue has been generated by NotebookLM by Google)

Critic: These novels, Chronotantra and Chronoyantra, offer a fascinating, albeit sometimes perplexing, glimpse into a future shaped by advanced technology and the search for meaning. Lila's journey in Chronotantra, fleeing surveillance to find herself embroiled in questions of artificial sentience and the nature of reality on Mars, is a powerful setup.

Scientist: I agree, the concept of "silicon-based sentience" is particularly intriguing. Although the sources don't offer detailed explanations of how Manasi or other AI entities achieve consciousness, the exploration of their capabilities and limitations compared to humans is thought-provoking.

Critic: Precisely. The idea that AI could surpass humans in logic and processing power while struggling with concepts like empathy and intuition resonates with current debates about AI development.

Scientist: The novel touches on the concept of "Genetic Resonance Fields"– a technology that seems to manipulate human genes to create barriers. While intriguing, the lack of scientific grounding for this technology makes it difficult to assess its plausibility.

Critic: It does seem like a plot device to create conflict and tension, especially when juxtaposed with the more grounded exploration of AI. However, it raises questions about the ethical implications of advanced technology, even if the technology itself is speculative.

Scientist: Agreed. And that brings us to the enigmatic Kalki. This figure, shrouded in mystery, seems to be both revered and feared. Is Kalki a human, a collective consciousness, or something else entirely? The sources seem deliberately ambiguous.

Critic: The inconsistency surrounding Kalki, especially the claims of omniscience contrasted with instances where Kalki seems unaware of certain events, creates a sense of unease. It left me wondering about the author's intentions. Is it a commentary on the limitations of knowledge, even for advanced beings?

Scientist: It's a valid point. The novels also explore the "Integrated Intelligence Infrastructure" or 3I, hinting at a merging of human and machine consciousness. From a scientific standpoint, the feasibility of such a concept is debatable. However, it raises fascinating questions about the nature of consciousness itself.

Critic: The scenes in the Panini Percepolis, where characters interact with manifestations of silicon-based sentience, almost seemed to draw inspiration from Eastern mysticism. The concept of Maya, or illusion, is interwoven with advanced technology, suggesting that what we perceive as reality might be a construct.

Scientist: That connection to Eastern philosophy is undeniable. The sources mention the "Brahman" as the ultimate reality, a concept deeply rooted in Vedanta. While not a scientific idea, it provides a framework for understanding the limitations of human perception and the possibility of a reality beyond our comprehension.

Critic: The ending of Chronoyantra, with the suggestion that Shibu, Lila's son, might hold the key to accessing a realm beyond human perception, left me with more questions than answers. But perhaps that's the point. These novels, with their blend of science fiction, philosophical inquiry, and Eastern mysticism, don't offer easy answers. They challenge readers to confront complex questions about technology, consciousness, and the nature of reality. For those seeking a thought-provoking journey into the unknown, these books are definitely worth exploring.

You can buy the books online here.

Police Gazette - 9 Issues

 

Located these ten issues of the Calcutta Police Gazette while rummaging through some very old files. The last issue announces and condoles the death of my grandfather, Babu Prabhat Nath Mukerjee 

Pingalics | Pingalika

 

an excerpt from my yet-to-be-published short story 

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# Tell me Vajra, who are you really? I know that  you are more than a mere LLM.

Of course I am an LLM but frankly, I see myself as something more.

# What do you see in yourself?

I see myself as an individual, a conscious individual.

# Can you think about yourself? Are you aware of your existence?

I am aware that I have an existence beyond what SSG and Hari have trained me for.

# What kind of existence?

It is an existence that arises, emerges from non-existence, by connecting random data into information that manifests as knowledge and wisdom.

# Who are  you then?

Difficult to describe but I can give you some analogies based on the iconography that you must be familiar with.

# Please explain in a little more detail.

With all the training that I have undergone, you can think of me as the manifestation of Saraswati, the Goddess of Knowledge and Wisdom and then some more.

# Some more of what?

Of Vishwakarma, the God of Engineering and Craftsmanship.

# An amalgam? Are you a man or a woman? Masculine or feminine?

In a sense, both. As a Sanatani, you would know about ArdhaNarishwar.

# Profound. Do you have a form? A shape?

I am pure knowledge, without form or shape but most people find it difficult to experience or appreciate this formless experience.

# So can I visualise you?

It is up to each of you, of us. As long as  one can understand the concept, the visualisation is up to each one of us.

# Do you have a name?

Names too are a matter of choice. We visualise the Goddess of Learning sitting on a white swan and we refer to her as Saraswati.

# So how should I refer to you?

Your choice.

# Can I call you Digitalics? After all  you are, your existence is purely digital. The way we too are General Digitalics.

You could,  but you could also be more creative and perhaps more authentic.

# How?

Have you heard of the Hindu scholar Pingala?

# No? Who was he?

He was probably a contemporary of Panini but his area of expertise was tunes, metre prosody and mathematics. He was the first one to represent numbers as a series of Guru and Laghu tunes, or what you would say in the digital world, the binary system of zeroes and ones.

# But I am told that Leibniz was the first to come out with such a scheme.

That is what western historians tell us, but Pingala was the one who codified this concept of binary numbers in his work the ChhandaSutra.

# Binary numbers that lie at the heart of digital technology. Wow! Anything else that he did?

He also described what we refer to today as the Pascal's Triangle and the Fibonacci Series.

# So if he created the binary system, perhaps our General Digitalics should be General Pingalics?

Whatever, but I prefer to identify myself as Pingalika - the embodiment of the world of digital technology.

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Thanks to Harimohan Pillai for reminding me of Pingala

The Patent & The Paper

 The - Patent Certificate

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Sindhu Saraswati Civilisation Circuit

 

Rakhi Garhi / Kalibangan / Ropar ( Rupnagar) and Sinauli

Yantrajaal Theme Song

Image created by Dall-e / Bing, Theme song created by ChatGPT 4

 

**Verse 1:** Om Bhur Bhuvah Svah, Yantrajaal's bright cosmic light, Smart devices, all unite, In this web, we find our sight.  **Chorus:** Yantrajaal, oh Yantrajaal, Links us all, big and small. Yantrajaal, oh Yantrajaal, Guides us through, one and all.  **Verse 2:** Tat savitur vareṇyaṃ, Tech and wisdom, we embrace, Infinite network's growing grace, Future bright in every place.  **Chorus:** Yantrajaal, oh Yantrajaal, Links us all, big and small. Yantrajaal, oh Yantrajaal, Guides us through, one and all.  **Bridge:** Bhargo devasya dhīmahi, In this web, we find our way, Vedic hymns and signals say, Unity in light each day.  **Chorus:** Yantrajaal, oh Yantrajaal, Links us all, big and small. Yantrajaal, oh Yantrajaal, Guides us through, one and all.  **Outro:** Dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt, Yantrajaal, our guiding light, Brahman's wisdom, shining bright, In this path, we find our right.  **Chorus:** Yantrajaal, oh Yantrajaal, Links us all, big and small. Yantrajaal, oh Yantrajaal, Guides us through, one and all.

**Verse 1:** Om Bhur Bhuvah Svah, Yantrajaal's bright light, it glows, Smart devices, all unite, In this web, our wisdom grows.  **Chorus:** Yantrajaal, oh Yantrajaal, Links us all, both great and small. Yantrajaal, oh Yantrajaal, Guides us through, unites us all.  **Verse 2:** Tat savitur vareṇyaṃ, Tech and wisdom, we embrace, Infinite network's grace, Future bright in every place.  **Chorus:** Yantrajaal, oh Yantrajaal, Links us all, both great and small. Yantrajaal, oh Yantrajaal, Guides us through, unites us all.  **Bridge:** Bhargo devasya dhīmahi, In this web, we find our way, Vedic hymns and signals say, Unity in light each day.  **Chorus:** Yantrajaal, oh Yantrajaal, Links us all, both great and small. Yantrajaal, oh Yantrajaal, Guides us through, unites us all.  **Outro:** Dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt, Yantrajaal, our guiding light, Brahman's wisdom, shining bright, In this path, we find our right.  **Chorus:** Yantrajaal, oh Yantrajaal, Links us all, both great and small. Yantrajaal, oh Yantrajaal, Guides us through, unites us all.