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On the short and momentous life of Milman Parry “Sappho and Alcaeus,” by Lawrence Alma-Tadema,1881. Courtesy of the Walters Museum of Art. One afternoon in 1935, Milman Parry, a 33-year-old scholar whose research would revolutionize the study of Ancient Greek poetry, was unpacking his suitcase at the Palms hotel in Los Angeles. According to his wife, Marian, Parry was naked from the waist up and rummaging through his clothes when he accidentally jostled a handgun tangled up in a shirt, whi...

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The chequered life of Ramanujan Updated: Updated: December 28, 2020 11:28 IST He never craved for distinction... He wanted leisure, that is simple food provided for him... and that he should be allowed to dream on Share Article Photo via The Hindu Photo Library   He never craved for distinction... He wanted leisure, that is simple food provided for him... and that he should be allowed to dream on The quote from Mahabharata, Muhurtham Jwalitham Shreyo Natu Dhumayitam Chiram (It is better to ...

The greatness of Srinivasa Ramanujan Updated: Updated: December 22, 2020 13:29 IST His works were diverse, original and transcended time; and all this while he surmounted many odds Share Article AAA His works were diverse, original and transcended time; and all this while he surmounted many odds “In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures life may perfect be” - ‘The Noble Nature,’ Ben Jonson In April 1984, when he read the letter thanking him for contributing to ...