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The Lost City: Treasures from India’s past.
In childhood, I read and enjoyed many stories of lost cities that would be filled with treasure. As I grew up those memories faded and I knew that there were no lost cities filled with treasure. Life was humdrum and filled with the daily grind of practicality. But there are lost kingdoms and cities full…
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Sexuality and the Apsara. The birth of Urvashi.
We looked at spirituality in the earlier blog and Indian Philosophy is full of spiritual advice and we have many persons pontificating about spirituality. India, they claim, is a spiritual land. How boring it all seems sometimes when we hear the frequent admonishments, restrictions, and what have you. Did our ancestors really tell us to…
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Sexuality and the Apsara. The birth of Urvashi.
We looked at spirituality in the earlier blog and Indian Philosophy is full of spiritual advice and we have many persons pontificating about spirituality. India, they claim, is a spiritual land. How boring it all seems sometimes when we hear the frequent admonishments, restrictions, and what have you. Did our ancestors really tell us to…
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Spirituality.
How important is spirituality in your life? Spirituality is often confused as being religious. How many times have we heard someone say I am very spiritual I go to church regularly or I visit the temple daily or I pray five times. People also misconstrue spirituality as austerity and give up this or that. Spirituality…
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Why do we cremate our dead in Hinduism.
Funerals are grim and a time of grief for many. Religion tries to reduce grief in many ways. The rituals associated with funerals are one of the methods to get the living to leave their grief behind and get in with their life. In Hinduism, reincarnation is a core concept, and the aim of life…
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Savarkar
On 28th May 1884 was born a man who personified revolution with his focus and passion, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, or as he is popularly known, Veer Savarkar. There are many myths and misconceptions about him. And sadly he is not given his due as a freedom fighter, as a revolutionary who inspired the young men…
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The Bengal Famine of 1943. Causes, Consequences, and Controversies.
I went to West Bengal last year and traveled through Calcutta and also the lush green interiors. There were green paddy fields that were heartbreakingly beautiful. It was a placid peaceful vista that I saw. But these are on the surface. Bengal has been a tumultuous place cursed with poverty, violence, and needless deaths for…