It’s back to that time again when we have the general feel of the festivities around the air, or something that we bengalees like to call ‘Pujo Pujo gondho‘ (aroma of the festivities in the air). Currently, as I sit to write this, we are celebrating Diwali, which usually marks the end of this period… Continue reading
Category: Culture
Indian Mathematics | Taking a Dig at Western Fanatics
For some time now, I’ve been taking some interest in Indian History, Ancient Indian History. And in the same vein, I had written about My India a year back. Fact is fact, no matter how harsh it may sound. And indeed bad, that post hasn’t been able to make it to the ‘Most Read’ Posts in… Continue reading
Why I am a Hindu
An article that I found online: Made for a nice read.. A Hindu was flying from JFK New York Airport to SFO San Francisco Airport CA to attend a meeting at Monterey, CA. An American girl was sitting on the right side, near window seat. It indeed was a long journey – it would take… Continue reading
Dhanteras, Diwali and India!
The festival is here! Diwali, the festival of Lights, the festival of wealth, prowess and what-not has come down knocking here in India once again. The norm of many over here is to ‘purchase’ – spend lavish amounts on all types of acts like buying jewellery, burning lakhs on crackers, sarees, dining in the most costly… Continue reading
The Concept of Jihad
Miscreants appear to have crept up soundly into any scripture, doctrine, philosophy and Religion across the globe. And seriously speaking, this is one reason I do not take much interest in these doctrines or scriptures – for instance the original works are long lost, and all that you get nowadays are either edited works, misinterpretations… Continue reading