Category: Society
Modern Cravings for an Ancient Treasure
A Gold Idol of Anantha Padmanabha Swamy, Vishnu in Yoga Nidra Posture - Studded with Diamonds and Precious Stones - Discovered inside the Secret Vaults

The Discovery of multi billion dollar ancient treasure of gold, diamonds, precious stones at the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala and a point of view on its preservation

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Compromise dignity for Security – Flying in US becomes a terrible experience
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TSA introduced backscatter X-ray scans that display nude images of passengers bodies to TSA screeners and extensive pat-downs in which TSA screeners touch passengers’ breasts, buttocks, and genitals — body parts that had not been touched under previous TSA patdown procedures

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Thoughts of a Frustrated Indian
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I continue to pen down my thoughts like this with a hope that our future generation who read this article will laugh at me saying “This guy must be joking”, because the India they live in will be an India that I WANTED to live in

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The Myth of Western Scientific Outlook and Eastern Blind Faiths
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Not so long ago, I was one of those outputs of the modern Indian schooling system, which was introduced in India during the British colonial (mis)rule, which makes you believe that everything that is west is scientific and great and everything that is Indian is unscientific and full of blind beliefs.

Not any more though

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India I Cry – Remo Fernandes

India, I cry
I cry, India

You were the world’s spiritual flower,
Now you’re just a starving nuclear power.

We’ve built the tall, ivory tower
While the slums outside, grow by the hour. – Remo Fernandes

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Runway or Run away?

The pilot is preparing the plane for yet another landing. As usual, clearance comes, the landing gears appear, run way is in sight, the plane climbs down.. everything as usual.. And suddenly the pilot notices something unusual, something moving on the run away. What the hell on earth, as soon as you land on earth?!?! Oops its some animal! Obviously

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The Story of Stuff

What actually is a commercial advertisement? It is an attempt by the commercial corporations to convince us that whatever stuff we already have is crap, outdated, doesnt look good, has drawbacks, is out of fashion, unimpressive, ugly, the other gender hates it etc. And then they go on to tell us how the stuff they have recently manufactured is far

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Primitive Waste Management – Nonsense Technology

There’s so much pollution in the air now that if it weren’t for our lungs there’d be no place to put it all. Pollution has always been a byproduct of technological advancement of humans. Every new technological innovation of humans has given its own contribution to the pollution of nature on this planet. One of the first pollutants if I

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Welcome to Incredible India

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page in it For those who have not been to India, here is a glimpse of what is on the offer when you happen to visit here. This is one of those promotional videos from the Ministry of Tourism , India. You can find more videos

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Freedom of Speech vs Freedom of Thought

This is yet another classic example of people using their freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they can’t make use of! Look at this travel guide published in Guardian by some Chris Madigan , there jump directly to the month of September which talks about Mumbai. The author says that Ganesh is a God

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The New Gift of Time – 2008

Your attention please. Time is happy to inform the world that she has been blessed with a new baby – 2008. Applause! Time keeps delivering new babies at regular intervals. But the birth of this one baby of time is eagerly awaited and celebrated all over the world – The New Year. Sayo nara 2007, Welcome 2008! Wish you all

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No India = No World

Know India, Know World , No India, No World. History of India is the history of world. As simple as that. History of British colonial rule in India has been a series of attempts to subvert and subjugate this ancient Indian History. Watch the videos below to know the truth! Ignore it at your own risk. Part I: Myth of

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The Ethics of Religious Conversions

In a Debate on The Ethics of Religious Conversions with the Archbishop of Hyderabad, below is a amazingly beautiful speech by eminent Indologist David Frawley . Date: February 9, 1999 Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Hyderabad. I completely subscribe to the views in this speech. Also, I do not believe that all religions are one and the same. Hindus are only

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No Vendor Lock for Mobile Numbers

I was eagerly waiting for something like this to be initiated for mobile users in India. I have a mobile number which I have shared with all my friends. Then I find that some other service provider is offering a better service than my current provider. But now, in India changing my service provider also means changing my mobile number

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Vegetarian Facts and Thoughts

This is a post in response to the comments made by the readers to my previous post Moral Vegetarianism . In the earlier post I had cited that choice of diet is a personal matter. I might not like eating animals, while others might not mind it. Debating whether meat is healthy or unhealthy is altogether a valid scientific issue.

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Moral Vegetarianism

One of the site visitors asked a question . Isnt vegetarianism violence against plants ? Vegetarianism is very popular life style amongst many hindus. It is compulsory among Jains. It is considered good for two reasons. 1) Animal meat is detrimental to human mind, spirituality and health. 2) The principle of ahimsa or non-violence against animals. Those who are vegetarians

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Beauty and Brain

The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think! Great volumes have been written about beauties and brains. A friend recently asked me How do you prefer your life partner to be? I believe understanding and caring is of a higher priority than being beautiful or intelligent. Of course

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Secular India

The ongoing controversy over the Sethusamudram project actually had to be a rational debate over the economic benefits of the projects V/s its negative geographical impacts, ecological destruction and loss of a heritage site. Now, thanks to the irresponsible affidavit by the government of India and to the politicians of DMK this rational debate has turned into a communal issue

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Know India – Know World

Know India, Know World No India, No World! This is what I felt after watching this wonderful slide show containing a great deal of information about India, both the past and the present, which was shared by a blog reader. It was so amazing that I thought it is really worth to be shared. Please click here to watch this

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Dont say no to bribe!

The drive against corruption and bribes has taken a new turn in India. The zero rupee experiment started in Chennai is now reaching other parts of the country. The Zero Rupee campaign against corruption and bribes is started by an Indian NGO 5th pillar , which identifies the common man (you and me) as the fifth pillar of democracy apart

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