Category: Miscellaneous

I am on Alltop!

I discovered earlier today that I am on Alltop’s India page. For those of you who may not be familiar with Alltop, here is a little bit about them.  Alltop helps “you explore your...

A “Namaste” may be your safest bet

Some of you probably read a recent report which suggested that a handshake can apparently be more infectious than a kiss! If you think this is some kind of a new year’s joke, read...

Who are these “11 people”?

Some of you may have read a recent news report in which Union Aviation Minister Shri Praful Patel was quoted as saying: “The men who guard our borders should not have to be frisked. There are...

Going into Hibernation…

Dear Friends, Namaskar… Some of you may have already noticed the infrequent postings and decline in original writing on this blog since the past few weeks. I have not run out of things to write about…in...

Source of “Satyameva Jayate”

In the middle of some idle web-surfing a few days ago, I hit upon the source of “Satyameva Jayate” From Nila-Kantha-Chandra’s blog: “…as I was rapidly scanning the Sanskrit verses of the Mundaka, I...