Facebook: USE it, but don’t let it USE you!
Facebook: A Typographic Illustration by Angel A. Acevedo By Thomas Farley - Today, Facebook has surpassed “the almighty” Google as the [most sought after] website in the United States – and is now, also, the second most sought site in the world. Whatever you may think of it, if you’re not living in a cave somewhere in northeastern province More...
Questions!
By Priyadarshini Pai With a question, begins life “What next?”, as it’s quick to ask, Sometimes, in hope-it is attached; Sometimes, in uncertainty; does it bask. As you grow up, you know, With More...
A man in a small town… unknown
By Priyadarshini Pai There was a man; in a small town, he was born. Honesty, truth, integrity were his values uniform. Everyday was a struggle, not very smart was, he. Had he no friends, no enemies; none to fend, More...
Mussoorie loses its old charm
The Queen of Resorts is no longer a hill station of rare tranquility which people once enjoyed. It has lost its soul to the devil of mindless urbanisation, says Jaskiran Chopra Over the decades, Mussoorie, once More...
He was king, counsellor, politician and spiritual guru
By Asha Goswami Lord Krishna is the most charming figure in the three worlds (vibhradvapuh sakalasundarasannivesham… tribhuvanakamanam). He is eternal, and is beyond time and space. He is the embodiment of More...
Exploring the idea of India
Book: The book India for a Billion Reasons The book India for a Billion Reasons, edited by Amit Dasgupta, is an effort to celebrate Indian-ness, imagined and articulated differently by over a billion Indians. More...
The reclusive maestro
Pandit Pandharinath Kolhapure Pandit Pandharinath Kolhapure is one of the eight rudra veena players in the country who, without much media attention, is striving to revive people’s interest in the instrument, More...
Karma & Gravity
Dr Arvind Sharma How astronauts experiencing no gravity are like realized souls experiencing no karma Karma is a key Hindu concept not always easily explained. Comparing it with the gravity, however, helps to illustrate More...
Krishna’s War Ethics
How ethical was Krishna’s war? Was Krishna unfair and biased in the way that he dealt between the Pandavas and Kauravas? Were his war ethics, which involved a disregard for the pre-ordained rules of warfare, More...
Cattle wealth and national economy
A perspective on cattle and Indian economy. By Anwar Manippady Cow and her progeny sustains the health of the nation by giving life an essential ingredient of a scientifically balanced diet. Bullocks are essential More...
