Category: Us people
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Revisiting Darwinism.
Once upon a time in the 1980’s Indira Rao our biology teacher spoke taught us about Charles Darwin, and the theory of natural evolution. Like all good students I totally deleted it from my memory the after 12.30pm April 8th 1980, as that was the day we finished out biology exam. Somewhere in the later…
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World Hijab Day – 2020
February 1st. The world Hijab day. Every year I find something new to add to my previous ones. Like I have often mentioned before, too many people behave like the hijab has bizarre powers, maybe something is sewn into its microfibers, it kind of transforms the Muslim girls into Unidentified Covered Objects, and creating…
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About Adepts and Teachers.
Means Of Wisdom Ato vimuktyai prayateta vidvan,samnyastabahyarthakukhapprahsan Santam,mahatma sampetya kesikam tenopadistarthasamhitama(8) In the 8-13 verse of Viveka Chudamani, Sri Adi Shankaracharya talks about the path self realization. He says self realization is not a casual jaunt. An adept has to be a seeker on a quest. His teacher has to be a ‘Santam’. The word…
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Dhanurmasa – When the Gods Sleep.
Dhanurmasa, I remember papa referring to it. I never really paid much attention, but this time round I thought let me actually see what this is all about. From what I understand Dhanurmasa is when the sun enters the zodiac sing of Sagittarius. It has been relevant since Mahabharata. It is believed that that war…
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Reviving Rangoli — Man On a Mission.
A lean bifocal gentleman would stride. Give a gentle smile. I have vague memories of this man running an art school. I could be mistaken but he remains strongly in my memory as “Rangoli Bayiri.” This is just sharing a few things I remember him telling me. Few things that I picked along the way.…
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Insight of Road crashes.
Third Sunday of every year is the day to remember victims of road accidents. This is an united nations observation and not a holiday. Some key factors of road accidents. Approximately 1.35million people die each year as a result of road traffic accidents. In India 53 road accidents happen every hour killing 17 people. Goa…
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