Dating MahABhArat…Excerpts
Excerpts from a well-researched attempt at dating the MahABhArat… (published Feb ’04 in the Daily Pioneer) *** Excerpts Begin *** …For thousands of years, we have believed in the divinity of Shri Krishna. For...
Author: B Shantanu
“Biharnomics” Examined
In Alaskonomics and Bihar – Part I, I raised the point about distribution of taxes and income amongst various states in India. This matter is at the heart of several controversies – the most...
“Three Hundred Ramayanas” & “The Jewel of Medina”
Last week, responding to a petition to ban a history textbook, the Supreme Court asked Delhi University’s expert panel to consider the views of petitioners before submitting a final report to the Vice-Chancellor. As some...
The amazing story of pointReturn
Those of you old enough to be online in the early part of this century would remember a site called “GoodNewsIndia“. I was reminded of the site in a completely different context (during the course...
The painless way to build a 125×125 banner ad
For those of you who maintain your own websites/blogs and have wondered how to get the code for a banner ad, here is a 5-step “how-to” guide… This is the result of a couple...
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