Archive for 'Anthropology' Category
Ant and Grosshopper – Indian Version of story
Original Story: ——————-The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter. The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs dances plays the summer away. Come winter, the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or shelter so he [...]
Bhakti – Important and unique concepts in Sanatana Dharma aka Hinduism
I got a lot of positive feedback on my previous article and I have been asked to write more and share my views on philosophy in general and on Sanatana Dharma in particular. And it is my duty to do so and spread what I have learned from all the books that I have read [...]
Of Pseudo-Seculars and xenophobes…
The below rant contains some very strong words and is not for the faint hearted! Lets start by clearing the definitions of certain words that I am going to use in my article. – Xenophobe: Xenophobia is a dislike or fear of people from other countries or of that which is perceived to be foreign [...]
Anna & Team – Caught and in Tihar Jail
In the latest developments in India, Anna and team are put behind bars on 16th August, 2011. There has been a huge uproar in the nation and across the media. The irony being pointed out that Anna and team (completely clean and non-corrupt people) are put in same jails as their corrupt counterparts (Raja and [...]
Jan Lokpal Bill (JLP/LP) for Dummies
I am very disappointed in the manner Indian public has been led astray over the whole JLP bill. All the people more or less wants to bring a collective end to “Democracy” in India. Introduction of JLP is handling over of all our secular organizations to an entity which does not hold any accountability to [...]