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October 2006

October 08, 2006

What has India Given to the World and Why is it Important?

You must have gotten and read many of those emails that talk of India's historical...

October 07, 2006

India: its Good and its Bad

In reply to my email on my impressions of India on my recent visit, Anurag...

September 2006

September 10, 2006

Chandamama: the magazine that nurtured India's Young Minds turns 60

There are a few things that we all have grown up with. Amar Chitra Katha...

September 06, 2006

Bikini beauty from Pakistan: Mariyah Moten

Here is a bikini clad Miss Pakistan - finally from our western neighbor too. I...

August 2006

August 30, 2006

Pain of a Kashmiri Pandit…

Rahul Pandita is one of my favorite writers on the web! I love his sensitive...

August 29, 2006

Secessionist Movements in the Indian Sub Continent: Is Balochistan another Bangladesh?

Balochistan is on fire. Because Musharraf's Army killed Bugti - the Baloch leader - and...

August 28, 2006

Sikhs in Sports

Interesting article on the Sikhs in sports - motivated by the rise of Monty Panesar....

August 21, 2006

Imam Bukhari at his anarchist best

This guy is a classic anarchist in India. First of all, he or these other...

August 21, 2006

Lesbians from Ahmedabad Unite in Canada!

IT is obvious that things are a changing in the Indian society... and that too...

August 15, 2006

India's Independence Day! Happy Independence Day to All!!

Today is India's Independence Day! Happy Independence Day to All!! Youth performing Bhangra on the...

July 2006

July 12, 2006

Dr. Kurien and our respect for his Work?

A blogger Alka, writes about the irony of the fickle-mindedness of the Indian public -...

July 06, 2006

Bikram Yoga Studio is closed in LA due to Violations

This guy Bikram had done - what in my view was a sacrilegious in the...

June 2006

June 21, 2006

Mumbai is the Rudest City on Earth

This is a strange survey. There are so many differences and cultures because what looks...

June 04, 2006

Alexander, Barbaric Indians, Aryabhat and the "Inspired" Galileo!!

Did anyone see the movie "Alexander the Great" - with Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie??...

May 2006

May 18, 2006

Mangoes and the Indian Summer!

Summers are here now.... and if you were in India - so would be the...

April 2006

April 01, 2006

Southern Indian Rituals

Another List of Rituals - I think this is from Southern India.... Vara Satkaarah -...

April 01, 2006

Chronological Wedding Customs

Rokana Most often the primary pre-wedding custom is called the Rokana which literally means 'to...

April 01, 2006

Kannada Wedding Rituals

Here is a write up on the Kannada weddings: Pre-wedding Rituals Naandi Kannada Wedding Naandi...

April 01, 2006

Indian Marriages: All About sending invitations

I am starting a series of informative blogs on Indian Culture - just different aspects...