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June 2012

June 03, 2012

Yoga Rave: Sanskrit Melodies, Non-Alcoholic, Vegetarian Rave Parties in Buenos Aires

Argentina's capital Buenos Aires has an interesting night club called Groove. Instead of Rap, Salsa...

May 2011

May 01, 2011

Sathya Sai Baba: Miracles he did, just not the ones you think of

Truth exists at many levels. In media of today, however, "truth" is manufactured based on...

October 2010

October 23, 2010

Finding Balance: How to Have a Devotional Life Without Being a Monk

“Where once we were ice, Now we are water. Of exactly the same substance, But...

October 21, 2010

Pujo Madness

I spent the last weekend getting stuck in a nasty traffic snarl, staring soulfully at...

October 25, 2008

Jai Laxmi Mata by Praduymna Sharma, Nitin Mukesh, Anupama Deshpande & Chorus

This is Actually the main Aarti for Diwali - prayer to Goddess Lakshmi. Here are...

October 25, 2008

Om Jai Jagdish Hare (Aarti) by Praduymna Sharma, Nitin Mukesh & Chorus

This Aarti is the center piece of Diwali celebrations. This week millions will celebrate Diwali...

January 2008

January 11, 2008

World is a kid's playground for me…

This is one of my favorite ghazals from Mirza Ghalib - with some words of...

December 2006

December 26, 2006

Christmas Tree is from the Egyptians and precedes Christ and other myths of Christmas!

Did you think Christmas Tree, Exchanging gifts, and celebrating birthdays was Christian? Well, think again....

July 2006

July 11, 2006

Intolerance in Islam and the Various Arguments

Based on my entry Allah vs Other Gods: Tolerance in Islam I got some interesting...

June 2006

June 22, 2006

Is the World Listening to the Muslims and are they really saying it Right??

Deepak Chopra writes in Baltimore Sun on the need to "Listen to the Muslim World"...

June 22, 2006

How Christopher Columbus died a Failure!

A nice article on how Columbus - the man who discovered a new continent and...

April 2006

April 27, 2006

BJP Muslim leaders disallowed in the mosque!

The BJP and its sister parties just seem to have lost the plot big time!!...

April 09, 2006

Hindu Temple in Minnesota Vandalized

Is US going in the right direction? With so many religious overtones to every aspect...

March 2006

March 23, 2006

Allah and Krishna

He says my Krishna is an idol; and I say his Allah has no form....

March 17, 2006

FAITH AND SPIRITUALITY

Deepak Chopra in one his recent blogs says "Faith will no longer be seen as...

March 02, 2006

Hanuman Chalisa: an audio

This is a very interesting audio from Sri Neem Karoli Baba's Ashram in New Mexico...

February 2006

February 07, 2006

Balance of Views, Expression and Violence

The current controversy on the Prophet cartoons ceases to stop. And as it grows on...

February 06, 2006

Muslims should also condemn religious targetting within Islamic World

SInce I am on this topic, here is what the US is urging the Muslims...

February 06, 2006

Iconoclastic Hypocrisy

Got this from this comments from Divya at Intentblog.. was so apt that I had...

February 06, 2006

Danish Cartoons Protests on Indian Streets!??

This is what Yahoo reported on the violence on the cartoons. Now, I just dont...

February 05, 2006

You are marked.. as they burn!

This is mindless!! The violence over mere imagination of a cartoonist goes on and on...

February 02, 2006

Prophet Cartoons spark protests!

Cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed printed in September in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten sparked protests,...

January 2006

January 05, 2006

Did Jesus Exist?

What if the court decides that Jesus is a figment of imagination? He never lived?...

December 2005

December 20, 2005

– Muta Marriages in Islam

Having brought something that is abhorable in the "Hindu system of society" .... let me...

December 20, 2005

– "Human flesh smells like rawhide and tastes like pork"

Nauseatingly curious travelogue of an American lady who came across an "American Aghori" from Houston...

December 15, 2005

– Akshardham, Delhi: Splendor in midst of Poverty

Wanted to bring this Akshardham at Delhi's image for you. The splendor is breath-taking! The...

December 07, 2005

– Religious trouble in South East Asia

Its the same story in every country now... a strong right wing and an overzealous...

November 2005

November 21, 2005

– Buddha Boy?

The kid has been fasting now for 6 months.... has probably been bitten by snake.....

November 12, 2005

– Against Intelligent Design? Then God will Punish you!!

The first time I read the first paragraph I thought it was a typo! It...

November 08, 2005

– Delhi's Akshardham: some info and pics

Remember my post on the opening of the Delhi Akshardham? Here is some info on...