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Yellamvasya
New Moon is an powerful natural event for new beginings.
Akshaya Trithiya
Akshaya trithiya is about some that does deplete, or something that is unperishable. No please don't tell me about Virus and covid19 that is the kind of poor joke that I normally make. I'm sharing three of previous posts before that, I would suggest, lets just a take a moment and reflect on our daily …
Pondering Over yayati.
Storytellers and psychologists have explored the rivalry of a child with the same sex parent. In the Indian context we have some very interesting examples Dr.Devdutt Pattnaik likes to call it a reverse Oedipus complex where the father makes a demand of the son. Somehow there are some interesting patterns here. Let us look at …
Manusmriti and Forbidden Food.
Goa University runs what is called Visiting faculty public lectures, these are usually a one credit course, for those who want accreditation else it is just a learning process. Most of us are there many taking time off from work the classroom is a pleasant mix. Initially I had the time I attended a lot …
Gokarana
Yesterday being Ganesh Chaturthi, we decided to drive down to Gokarna. I have no pictures of either temple or the surrounding, for I was lost in memories of the two which visited years ago. The legend has it that Ravana the Lord of Lanka, carried the atma lingam of Shiva, fearing the consequences of this, …