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January 2008

January 17, 2008

One ton rodents and pregnant teen Dinosaurs – crazy world it was!

A One tonne rodent and pregnant dinosaur teens.... well circa 1-200 million BC was a...

October 2007

October 25, 2007

How can India progress?

We are a country and a society that is badly wounded and impoverished over the...

October 20, 2007

Today in History

Today is my Mother's birthday! So, Happy Birthday Mom! Today's Events in History 1740 -...

October 20, 2007

Today in History

People born today: Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, American astrophysicist and Nobel laureate (1910)Sir Thomas Browne, English physician...

October 18, 2007

Lord Ram – A look at Astronomy as the proof of History

Got an email from a friend regarding the facts around Lord Ram. I am not...

October 15, 2007

Jodha-Akbar's Trailer

Here is a trailer from Jodha-Akbar, the movie by Ashutosh Gowarikar. I saw it at...

October 12, 2007

How do Languages Evolve?

Languages change in strange manners. There are words in Indo-European languages that are still very...

October 08, 2007

Myths of Islamic "Sciences" and its history

A very interesting blog from Global Politician, Islam, the Greeks and the Scientific Revolution, part...

October 06, 2007

Sethusamudaram: Smart cost savings initiative or a White Elephant in the making?

Decision making is essentially about asking the right questions. One of the most basic questions...

October 02, 2007

Karunanidhi calls Ram a drunkard and BJP Issues "Fatwa"!

"Some say there was a person over 17 lakh years ago. His name, they say,...

September 2007

September 25, 2007

British contingent in India to pay homage to barbarians of 1857 War

War is a strange situation. Both sides kill and both fight. Strangely, both feel their...

September 23, 2007

Half of languages of the world will disappear by end of century!

History of the world is full of how might was right and how he powerful...

September 22, 2007

Change keeps the Past Current!

India has a lot of problems - population, apathy of the educated, pollution, and corruption....

September 22, 2007

Indian Postal: delivers life, death and runs India…

Post office is the life line of India. Not everyone has an email.. in villages,...

September 15, 2007

Today's Ram never Existed!

I often wonder if it is time that God be abolished from the public life?...

September 11, 2007

Indian History – finally someone talks sense!!

The Indian pseudo-seculars, the Indologists, and the Indian "historians" have long claimed nonsensical stuff in...

September 04, 2007

Happy Birthday, Los Angeles!

Los Angeles is one of most amazing cities I have seen. There is this inherent...

August 2007

August 26, 2007

Jehad, Economics and the Structure of Islam!

"Interestingly, we've found that the vast majority are not inspired by jihad or hate for...

August 25, 2007

Communists and the downright Anti-National Marxists!

Netaji, Vivekananda, and Aurobindo are the forgotten Bengali geniuses as they are inconvenient to the...

August 22, 2007

How Partition affected the Sub-continent's Music soul!

Some letters in the Pakistani daily Dawn are sometimes very interesting. Here is another one.....

August 01, 2007

Adam's Bridge (Ram Setu) is a Man-made structure: Top Indian Geologist!

Recently the Adam's bridge or Ram Setu has been in news and controversy, because the...

July 2007

July 31, 2007

Modern Indian History timeline

Here is a very informative timeline of Indian history given in a comment by Harpreet...

July 28, 2007

Indian Intelligence and the Prostitutes of Indian Media

This is one of the finest articles that has come out of the amazing B....

July 21, 2007

Vande Matram the Controversy – my thoughts

There was a huge controversy in India over Vande Matram - the National Song of...

July 14, 2007

History of Religions in 90 seconds

This is a rather interesting map of the spread of religions in the world. Rather...

July 11, 2007

A Voyage in 1893 that Changed India!!

Here is an interesting letter that Jamshetji Tata - the pioneer of Indian Science and...

July 08, 2007

Taj is now amongst the Top 7!!

The new wonders of the world have been announced. Nation-wide campaigns for voting have been...

June 2007

June 29, 2007

The Highly Disrespectful Indian Presidential Candidate: Pratibha Patil!!

The Presidential candidate Pratibha Patil is - by her own logic - a HIGHLY DISRESPECTFUL...

June 24, 2007

How India was lost 250 years ago TODAY!

Many globalization critics in India have blamed East India Company directly for our long suffering...

June 21, 2007

1.6 million ancient manucripts found and being documented in India!

1.2 million manuscripts from ancient and medieval India have been documented by National Manuscripts Mission...