Ravikiran Rao
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@avtansa.bsky.social I recently learnt that the Bengali "Daak Naam" means that it's the name you are called by, and this is related to Daak, or post. Can you shed light on why the term Daak came to be used for post? Is it because postmen went around calling out that post has come?
January 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
@avtansa.bsky.social I recently learnt that the Bengali "Daak Naam" means that it's the name you are called by, and this is related to Daak, or post. Can you shed light on why the term Daak came to be used for post? Is it because postmen went around calling out that post has come?
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In my latest newsletter, I do a deep-dive into a relatively obscure Hindi film song, and try to answer the question it poses using Evolutionary Biology open.substack.com/pub/telcoldt...
Answering a question posed by a Hindi film song using Evolutionary Biology
How do you weave प्राकृतिक चयन into a song?
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November 24, 2023 at 7:45 AM
In my latest newsletter, I do a deep-dive into a relatively obscure Hindi film song, and try to answer the question it poses using Evolutionary Biology open.substack.com/pub/telcoldt...
