Usage of words in correct context
English is an alien tongue: we use only to communicate. Some people are very strict about the usages of words in correct context. There is a good old story about Noah Webster of eighteenth century, who...
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I am writing to you to kindly request for your help in search of our kula deivam. My father and I are born in Singapore and my paternal grandfather was from India. My mother is from India. However, we...
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Rath Yatra 2015 July 18, 2015 Puri’s much-awaited festival – Rath Yatra commences on the 18th July, and will continue till 26th July. The festival is celebrated to mark Lord Jagannath’s yearly sojourn...
View ArticleWhy Do Indian Women Wear Bichhia (Toe Rings)?
Why Do Indian Women Wear Bichhia (Toe Rings)? There are various traditions followed in India like married Indian women wear toe rings. It is worn as a symbol of the married state by Hindu women. Is...
View ArticleSpirituality Exploring the Meaning of Spirituality
Spirituality Exploring the Meaning of Spirituality July 30, 2015 What is spirituality? This is a question posed by religious leaders, scientists and secularists alike. For some, the term...
View ArticleDo Hindu Married Women need to wear Thali only made of Turmeric Saradu ?
Do Hindu Married Women need to wear Thali only made of Turmeric Saradu ? (மஞ்சள் கயிறு) With changing times and varying needs of Hindu working women, especially in the metropolis, who are no longer...
View ArticleRamayana Masam Reading of Epic Ramayan in Kerala in Karkidakam Month
Ramayana Masam Reading of Epic Ramayan in Kerala in Karkidakam Month Ramayana Masam in Kerala is observed in the Malayalam month Karkidakam (July August). On all days in the month, the Epic...
View ArticleBack to the Future 3-D Displays Ready for Market
“Back to the Future” 3-D Displays Ready for Market Mon, 10/12/2015 Greg Watry, Digital Reporter This is the billboard of the future: A large-scale glasses-free 3-D display. Image: TriLite In “Back to...
View ArticleBack to the bad old days for Shiv Sena
Shiv Senas reprehensible attack on Observer Research Foundations Sudheendra Kulkarni yesterday (October 12), for organising former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuris book launch in...
View ArticleUniform Civil Code: There's total confusion, why don't you frame it, SC asks...
That will be challenge for Modi government. It was great to talk about it when BJP was in opposition, but now it is up to them. Personally I would like to see a uniform Civil Code in India.
View Article'Worse than the black days of the Emergency': Kerala writer to return Sahitya...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence" along with the silence of institutions like the Sahitya Akademi is permitting a new "degree of thuggish violence" in India, said celebrated author Salman...
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Dear Shri Sangom, Thanks for your compliments about the website! Yes you are right, we do differ on the philosophy but I think at least I have made it clear what I mean by spirituality when I use the...
View ArticleWhat's the definition of 'Hindu'? Home ministry clueless
Yesterday Sylvester stallon did shraddha for his son in Haridwar.
View ArticleFor 10 years, no work, only pay for 300 engineers in UP PWD
For 10 years, no work, only pay for 300 engineers in UP PWDJunior engineers in Shivpals department seek govt intervention, want either work or transfer to other wings.Last month, both Uttar Pradesh...
View ArticleBuried a deceased crow on Mahalaya Amavasya
As a kid, I have watched my father bury any animal or bird which was found dead in our compound. They were usually a cat or a crow but once it was a kingfisher! He used to tell us not to throw them out...
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View ArticleThe Surprising Real Reason Why Indian PM Modi Visited Tesla
Quote: Originally Posted by prasad1 In spite of the obvious importance of solar energy for our future energy reserves, and the huge amount of energy, that the sun provide us for free, I want’ to...
View ArticleDadri lynching: India should hang its head in shame
Dadri lynching: Bengal writers, intellectuals seek President's intervention"We are horrified at the callous lack of support and apathy of the state in finding and bringing the culprits to justice. The...
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