Posted On Aug 31, 2007, Under:
Society
Look at the night sky. The 2000 odd visible stars. The vastness of the universe that lies beyond spread across billions of light years. Our earth is but a very tiny small negligible fraction of this vast infinite universe. Ekam Sath – yet the only truth is that we have only one Earth. If not for this great planet, we [...]
Posted On Aug 31, 2007, Under:
Society
The so called two national level political parties: BJP and Congress, and the police of Shimla, all of them together have killed a four year old innocent child. I saw this shocking news report just now. You can watch it here These bloody politicians and political parties, if they can’t do any good to the society, let them go to [...]
Kerala, a beautiful south Indian state also known as God’s own country for its natural beauty. Enjoy the glimpses of this beautiful place which apart from being one of the greatest places still preserving ancient Indian culture and practices like the medical system of Ayurveda, the beautiful dance form of Kathakkali, arts like Kalaripayattu- the mother of all marital arts [...]
Posted On Aug 30, 2007, Under:
Society
Here is an initial list of all those things that ought to be there in a super power India. Please comment on things that you feel should be added or modified. I will also update the list as and when something new flashes in my mind. We the youth of this country shall execute this project professionally. These are the [...]
Why is the US suddenly trying to be so nice to India? What is the basis for USA’s new found love for India? Background tale of NPT India has not signed the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) which recognizes only those countries that have conducted nuclear test before 1967 as nuclear powers! Every sovereign nation has the right to acquire [...]
Posted On Aug 28, 2007, Under:
Humor
While I am typing this in here, I am still continuing to laugh rolling on the floor, its past midnight 3 am here and my parents are worried and so are my neighbors and the dear dog outside is confused and barking, but here I put this link exclusively for you guys, of an earlier interview of Rahul Bajaj with [...]
I was surprised when a friend informed me about the new two rupee coin of the Indian currency (year 2007), and at the very first sight the design looked pathetic and at a closer look, it was shocking! The Indian currency has always remained secular with only national symbols like the lion capital of the Ashoka pillar being imprinted on [...]
Posted On Aug 26, 2007, Under:
History
The political scenario of a country in 2003 was as follows: The President is a Muslim The Prime Minister is a Hindu The Defense Minister is a Christian The Leader of Opposition is a Christian Four years later, the political scenario in the same country today is as follows: The President is a Hindu The Prime Minister is a Sikh [...]
Posted On Aug 25, 2007, Under:
Society
Little drops of water Little grains of sand Make the mighty ocean And the beauteous land Little deeds of kindness Little words of love Make our earth an Eden Like the heaven above These are some wonderful lines which I remember from a poem read during my school days.. The solution to the power shortage in India is not the [...]
Posted On Aug 24, 2007, Under:
Society
As a continuation of my earlier post which detailed about the dangers of consuming genetically modified (GM) food, here is a small list of GM food that you might be consuming every day in India, without even being aware of the fact that it is Genetically Modified! Read Genetically Modified? No Thanks! to get a background over view on the [...]
Posted On Aug 23, 2007, Under:
Veda
In my previous post I had promised to start writing lessons on vedic mathematics and here is the first lesson. Vedic mathematics contains sutras (formulas) which are simple and straightforward, even though they are based on algebra, these sutras work like magic and unlike modern algebraic formula, they are easy to remember. More importantly, vedic mathematics means almost zero paper [...]
Posted On Aug 23, 2007, Under:
Society
On an average, every day 17 miners who work in the Chinese coal mines do not return home after the day’s work! China is opening almost one new coal mine every week, to meet its growing energy needs, and is competing with US to become the largest global polluter. Keeping pollution aside, Chinese coal mines are one of the most [...]
Posted On Aug 22, 2007, Under:
Logic
Vrooom!! He appears suddenly from nowhere !!! Helps you out of your current troubled situation.. and before you could respond.. Vrooom!! he suddenly disappears out of your sight into nothing!! Well, we are used to seeing many such movies, tele-series, etc where Gods, super humans etc are known to appear and disappear instantaneously! So I was wondering what are the [...]
Posted On Aug 20, 2007, Under:
Logic
There has been a lot of research going on in the field of Artificial Intelligence, where software programs would be made to think and behave like humans, there by providing us with a more friendly user interface. For instance, think about a software powered robotic interface which can act as your assistant, work as your house maid etc. You will [...]
Posted On Aug 18, 2007, Under:
Veda
After receiving many messages from the readers about their interest in vedic mathematics, I thought it is high time that I share the little knowledge I have on the subject. First of all let me explain what vedic mathematics is. Vedic mathematics is the natural home of human mathematics. Mathematics as a subject is the one invented by humans, for [...]
Posted On Aug 16, 2007, Under:
Society
This thought came to my mind while watching the various programs on the news channels about the Optimistic Indian Youth today. We all are pretty optimistic about the future of the country, about building a strong society, about becoming a developed nation, about creating a large economy, etc Now we need to properly define this Optimism, and have that definition [...]
Posted On Aug 15, 2007, Under:
Veda
This article is about the types of Gods in ancient Hinduism/Vedic culture. As per my understanding here are three categories in terms of what most think to be 33 crore Gods in vedic culture/hinduism. First Category is that of different forms of nature that are personified. Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Vayu, Varuna, Agni, Ganesha etc come under this category who basically [...]
Posted On Aug 15, 2007, Under:
Culture
The story of India is not a story of a nation which is just 60 years young. The story of India is a history of an ancient civilization thousands of years young. In fact, the only ancient civilization in the world whose ancient culture and science still exists and thrives in the world. The World’s Largest Democracy – Nearly a [...]
Today is the 60th Anniversary of Pakistani Independence and that of the partition of India . But given the fact that, the common man on the streets of Pakistan has been a victim of the state of Pakistan, there is very little to celebrate in Pakistan. In 2005 Pakistan ranked 34 in the list of Top Failed States of the [...]
Posted On Aug 14, 2007, Under:
History
The culture of the ancient Egyptian civilization does not exist any more!! The Sumerian civilization does not exist any more The Babylonians, Mesopotamians, Incas, Aztecs, none of these ancient civilizations exist today.. Even the Chinese is a Communist country today with great destruction of its Buddhist culture by the communist forces.. What exists and survives and thrives even today in [...]