News from Aug 02, 2007

As an Information software architect, I find myself increasingly relying on philosophy and metaphysics to solve IT's increasingly complex problems. IT is no more a single person's endeavor but a multi-stakeholder enterprise.

Something, somewhere suggested I read this book called Code name God by Dr. Mani Bhaumik. Wow what a person and what a book. I was promised I would be moved by the book. I was not only moved, I was flung. Mani's journey from abject poverty to stupendous wealth to his quest for spiritual enlightenment, in a single lifetime is sensational. His cogent arguments, if you keep an open mind, will convince you about his code for God. If not for his practical achievements, I would be inclined to dismiss his theory as interesting but impractical; but his incredible upbringing, his scientific accomplishments, his rich and famous lifestyle and eventually, his quest for the source and anchoring it in pure, advanced science (quantum physics) has convinced me to contemplate what he has to say very , very seriously.

Check it out:

mani bhaumik@google

For those of you who know me, I have been chattering about my fascination with the micro: ants, bees, etc. Long time ago I had started reading about how nature has evolved complex behavior in order to glean some architectures to adapt for solving IT problems. National Geographic magazine's July 2007 carried an excellent recap of this swarm intelligence in action. It referred to this book called "The wisdom of crowds" that I have been meaning to read. The article finally triggered me to get it.