What brings you back and other questions…
As long-time readers of this blog know, I (usually) avoid talking about personal matters in my posts. I am however going to make an exception in the next 2-3 posts, starting with this one*. ...
Author: B Shantanu
Egregious Hindu Bashing or Genuine Mistake?
*** CAUTION: Not Suitable for Children and May Not be Suitable for Workplace Viewing *** About 10 hours ago, late afternoon yesterday, Times of India published an article headlined, “Incest: Haryana’s shameful social heritage”...
Can the Ground Zero Mosque be a test of Muslim tolerance?
Christopher Hitchens brings out a great point in this brief excerpt from A Test of Tolerance (emphasis added): Emboldened by the crass nature of the opposition to the center, its (the Ground Zero Mosque’s)...
Of Dangs, forest cover and the land of Shabari
Today’s post comes to you courtesy Milind Thatte. Milind is currently researching for his forthcoming book titled, “Our forests, Our people“. This is an excerpt from his work (emphasis added): *** Excerpt from “The...
Alpakala(m) & Manvantara(m): Reading the Puranic Encyclopaedia
A few days back I stumbled upon this extraordinary compilation titled, “Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature” by Vettam Mani (thanks to Geeta). Today, I finally...
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