This is an experiment that Google is carrying out in Tamil Nadu and it may interest some of you :)
It may be argued that Tamil Nadu is not Bihar and of course that is true. http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2009/02/googles-bus-to-internet-nirvana.html Since some people in the network have shown interest in the concept of a classroom on wheels ( it need not be a bus, it can be an autorickshaw too ) , I'll make a separate topic for this and post some links. I will be very happy to get responses, for and against the concept. regards, Swagat On 4/13/09, Dr.V.N. Sharma <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Swagat, > > The Architects depend on the newly developed materials publicised by > the industries who claim "everything possible". Theoretically anything > and everything is possible but not in reality. Such industries will > give you the material, may be, do the leakproofing take the money and > accept failure of leakproofing with some excuses on others head. The > leakage keeps increasing year after year. > > About the bus I dont think you need closed rooms for imparting > education. The class rooms manage to keep the students/ children away > from knowledge available in Nature which is the source of all S&T. > Your proposal has a meaning if you want to continue with the same old > track which creates Babus for our offices and factories. > > Thanx anyway > > vns > > 2009/4/13, Swagat Sen <[email protected]>: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I am glad you found the video of use, Chandan :) >> >> I'd like to share the detailed PDF with others in my social networks >> too , so please do let me know how to get them. >> >> Dr. Sharma, while I am not an expert in this domain I found it >> interesting as a documentary filmmaker - it is an innovative approach >> to light. An architect I know says it is workable with >> " some safeguard from rain with EPDM/rubber lining and monkey proofing >> :-) >> " >> >> I'll try it out and report back... >> >> Meanwhile, another idea : >> >> Half a billion young Indians is a lot of people. No way there are >> going to be so many classrooms - ever. What if we put the classroom in >> a bus... and wire it up ? >> >> regards, >> >> Swagat >> >> http://tinyurl.com/swagatsen >> >> http://www.ryze.com/go/Swagatsen >> >> http://twitter.com/swagatsen >> >> >> On 4/12/09, Dr.V.N. Sharma <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Dear Mr Sen, >> > >> > Perhaps you are not aware of the leakages such piercing bottles into >> > the roof will cause. This will be an everlasting Maintenance and >> > repair cost and continuing day to day trouble for ever. Insiders will >> > spend their time and energy in adjusting their cots and interior >> > arrangements. Since I am also associated with building designs I am >> > fully aware of the problems of this kind. >> > >> > vns >> > >> > 2009/4/9, Swagat Sen <[email protected]>: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Dear Dhiraj Mallick and Dr.V.N.Sharma, >> >> >> >> Thanks for responding to the post. >> >> >> >> I do not think it is a fanciful idea since it recycles something very >> >> easily available , is completely maintenance cost free, and does not >> >> involve any major alterations. >> >> >> >> Transparent sheets cost money , this may considerably improve standard >> >> of living for people who cannot afford them. >> >> >> >> regards, >> >> >> >> Swagat Sen >> >> >> >> On 4/8/09, Dr.V.N. Sharma <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > The technique used here looks as fanciful as a new idea. But it does >> >> > not help find solutions of lighting. Shorter route of prevalent >> >> > techniques of lighting such houses is the use of transparent fiber >> >> > sheets in the roof in stead of corrugated steel or asbestos sheets. >> >> > One has to make no holes nor a hanging fear of leakage through the >> >> > roof if transparent sheets are used. This is already in use in many >> >> > houses in India. >> >> > >> >> > vns >> >> > >> >> > 2009/4/7, dhirajrajumallik <[email protected]>: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Dear Swagat Sen, >> >> >> The information is really amazing. It is useful not only for slums >> it >> >> >> useful everywhere. even it may be modified to reflect streetlights >> >> during >> >> >> night and work as a good night lamp. Thank you for such a nice >> >> information >> >> >> >> >> >> Dhiraj Mallik >> >> >> --- In [email protected], Swagat Sen <swagat...@...> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Hello everyone :) >> >> >> > >> >> >> > This information may be of use...how to use 2 liter soda/water >> >> bottle >> >> >> > to give 50 watts of light : >> >> >> > >> >> >> > http://welcomeindia.posterous.com/ >> >> >> > >> >> >> > I see use in slums/village houses...quality of life will improve >> >> quite >> >> >> > a bit...for free. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > regards, >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Swagat Sen >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > "Those who have the privilege to know, have the duty to act." Albert >> >> > Einstein >> >> > >> >> > Dr.V.N.Sharma >> >> > http://canvas.nowpos.com/vnsharma >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > "Those who have the privilege to know, have the duty to act." Albert >> > Einstein >> > >> > Dr.V.N.Sharma >> > http://canvas.nowpos.com/vnsharma >> > >> >> >> >> > > > -- > "Those who have the privilege to know, have the duty to act." Albert > Einstein > > Dr.V.N.Sharma > http://canvas.nowpos.com/vnsharma >
