Magnus Carlsen | TIME 100: The 100 Most Influential People in the World | TIME.com

Magnus Carlsen | TIME 100: The 100 Most Influential People in the World | TIME.com

The Brave New World of Celebrity Sponsorships: What Danica Patrick and Magnus Carlsen Have in Common - Forbes

The Brave New World of Celebrity Sponsorships: What Danica Patrick and Magnus Carlsen Have in Common - Forbes

AMS Presents Some First Results on Cosmic Rays and Dark Matter | Of Particular Significance

AMS Presents Some First Results on Cosmic Rays and Dark Matter | Of Particular Significance

Anand: 'Carlsen will be ridiculously difficult to play against'

Anand: 'Carlsen will be ridiculously difficult to play against'

Carlsen exhausted after latest win : Views and News from Norway

Carlsen exhausted after latest win : Views and News from Norway

The winner stumbled toward the finish line

The winner stumbled toward the finish line

Norwegian star Carlsen wins slot in chess world title match - Washington Times

Norwegian star Carlsen wins slot in chess world title match - Washington Times

Convocations and convocation robes

The students representatives at a meeting in IISc raised the possibility of a formal convocation with robes. Sometime ago, our learned minister Jayaram Ramesh said that these gowns are an anachronism a piece of our colonial legacy. Indeed, they may have come from European Universities, but where did the European Universities get them from? Do not look far, but read the address given by Mahmood Mamdani at the University of Johannesburg in 2010, which you can find here. He says, "...borrowed from the Islami madressas of the Middle East." and further that "..., modeled after the dress of the desert nomad, as the symbol of high learning."