History
The Origin of Dowry System in India
In its original form of dowry in India, women were gifted wealth by her parents during marriage which served as a tool of financial independence for the bride even after marriage.
Society
Modern Cravings for an Ancient Treasure
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.
Society
Thoughts of a Frustrated Indian
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.
Society
The Myth of Western Scientific Outlook and Eastern Blind Faiths
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...
Society
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
Society
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...
Society
The Story of Stuff
Commercial advertisements are attempts by corporations to convince us that whatever stuff we have is crap, outdated, has drawbacks, looks ugly, etc. And then they go on to tell us how the stuff they have recently manufactured is far superior compared to what we already possess!
Society
Primitive Waste Management – Nonsense Technology
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.
Society
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...
Society
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...
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Motivation
Online Education should be interactive and innovative – Fun to Learn
For online education to succeed for smaller classses - it should be as interesting as cartoons. Online education cant succeed unless it is more interesting, interactive and innovative than offline schooling.
Linguistics
The Complete List of Dhatus – Sanskrit Root Words and their English meaning
A complete list of all dhatus (root words or verb roots) in Sanskrit dictionary and their meanings with corresponding IPA transliteration.
Linguistics
Sanskrit Lesson 4 – Word Creation Magic using Dhatus
Learn how easy it is to create new words in Sanskrit using root words called Dhatus. This simple process of Sanskrit grammar powers the entire language.
History
The Secret Role of Karma in Mahabharata
The seeds of Mahabharata were sown long back Duryodhana or Dhritarashtra were born. The story of Kaurvas and Pandavas is only the second half of the cycle of Karma. So what is the first half?
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History
Takshashila – World’s Oldest University
More than 2700 years back a huge university existed in that ancient India where over 10,500 students from all across the world came for...
Sci-Tech
Grahas are not Planets – Nava Graha is not the same as Nine Planets
The difference between Planets and Grahas. Why are Sun and Moon included in the list of Navagrahas? Isn't it true that Rahu and Ketu do not exist? What about Earth?
Sci-Tech
Place Value, not Zero is most important invention of ancient Indian Mathematicians
The most important contribution of ancient India to mathematics was not zero but the place value system or positional notation system.
Sci-Tech
The Sacred Secrets of Ganga
Science behind the mysterious power of Ganges river. The reason why piligrims take the holy water of Ganga to their places and add it to local ponds, wells and lakes across India.