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About Rashid Faridi

I am Rashid Aziz Faridi ,Writer, Teacher and a Voracious Reader.

Space Research Organization of India launches IRNSS 1C Navigation satellite : A New Step in Making an Independent Navigation System

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

ISRO  successfully launched IRNSS 1C on board ISRO’s PSLV C26 rocket from the spaceport  moving a step closer to setting up the country’s own navigation system on par with Global Positioning System (GPS) of the US. The satellite  is the … Continue reading →

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Political Control of Sanitation in India

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on On the rapid urbanization of Asian cities and built environment in the U.S.:
Between 30-60% of India’s population use facilities for defecation, with most sanitation infrastructure development occurring over the past two decades. Sanitation is the…

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Africans shaped India’s History and Ruled !!(link)

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

There was a time in India’s history when being African was no taboo and they mingled in the society and in fact, played a crucial role in India’s history. Some Africans at one point of time were part of India’s … Continue reading →

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Crypto-geographies and the Internet of Things

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Open Geography:
Secret codes have long fascinated people. According to Secret History, a new history of cryptology by Craig Bauer, who was Scholar-In-Residence at the NSA Center for Cryptologic History in 2011-12, cryptography predates the Greeks. Many…

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