Swarna makshika (chalcopyrite) bhasma (SMB) has been used for different therapeutic purposes since long in Ayurveda. The present study is conducted to evaluate the effect of conventionally prepared SMB on different bio-chemical parameters in experimental animals, for providing scientific data base for its logical use in clinical practice. The genuine SMB was prepared by following classical tech...

In the course of ten short sections, we comment on Gödel’s seminal “Dialectica” paper of fifty years ago and its aftermath. We start by suggesting that Gödel’s use of functionals of finite type is yet another instance of the realistic attitude of Gödel towards mathematics and in tune with his defense of the postulation of ever increasing higher types in foundational studies. We also make some o...