[nukkad] On the irrelevance of being Pluto - a talk by Professor Mayank Vahia

[Kishore Menon <>]

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Due to limited space in the Lecture Theatre, we will be able to accommodate 
only a limited number of non_TIFR members. If you would like to attend the 
lecture, please send a mail to me latest by Thursday, September 21, 2006
   
   
  Title   : On the irrelevance of being Pluto
Speaker : Prof M.N.Vahia, DAA, TIFR
Date    : Friday, 22nd September 2006
Time    : 16:00 hours
Venue   : AG-69 

   
  Abstract:
Pluto was recently demoted from a planet to a Pluton! For seventy-five
years Pluto was also a member of the elite "Planet club" as decided by the
inhabitants of the only living planet of the Solar System and then is was 
(un?)ceremoniously dumped into the sea of rocks as being an impostor. I
can quite identify with Pluto: I think Pluto very important while those
who matter think it is an imposter! In the present talk we will discuss 
why Pluto was declared a *persona non-grata* of the elite Planet club and
why it was partially compensated by being given a separate club and made a
Trishanku of planetary science!


                
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