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The Ten Percent Rule
One of the most interesting social phenomena is how a small minority of people with a strongly held idea can go on to triumph and make their viewpoint the norm. However, this may not be because the idea itself is appealing, great or advantageous. The victory of an idea can be due to the nature…
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My Series on Indian History
My series on Indian and South Asian History is presented below. Here, I present a list of my articles on South Asian history, arranged roughly in a chronological manner. Taken together, they tell the story of the entire region through the past few thousand years. I will update this list periodically. Roots: Introduction to Hinduism…
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Deep History
Recently, I’ve begun to have this nagging suspicion that the history of human civilization goes back a lot farther than previously attested to. Not millions of years, obviously, but back about 10,000-12,000 years to just after the end of the last ice age. And I mean this in all seriousness, on the basis of archaeology…
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A Koku of Rice
Lately, I’ve been fascinated by the concept of a koku (石) of rice: I find it pretty neat. A koku was a Japanese unit of volume (of rice) in use especially during the Edo Period (Tokugawa Shogunate) roughly equivalent to around 278 liters, or 330 pounds, and was said to be the amount of rice needed…
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The Art of Blogging
Hey everybody! As I’m in the process of setting up a new blog, I wanted to share a few things I learned about setting up a successful and interesting blog. A year ago, I didn’t really know too much about blogging, but since then, when I started working in the journalism industry, I learned some important things…
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Greetings!
Greetings and welcome to my official website! I’m Akhi, and I have created this site to share my musings on various subjects all in one place as well as to serve as a hub for my various online profiles. You can find these here in the Contact section of this site. A bibliography of my notable writing…
Akhi Pillalamarri 