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Manmohan Singh Gets Blessings from Sai Baba!

“The statement of Christ is simple. ‘He who sent me among you will come again!’, and he pointed to a Lamb. The Lamb is merely a symbol, a sign. It stands for the Voice – Ba-Ba; the announcement was the Advent of Baba. ‘His name will be Truth,’ Christ declared. Sathya means Truth. ‘He will [...]

Personal Relationship with Jesus Christ Myth

The Earth is part of the solar system which in turn is part of the Milky Way galaxy.  There are billions of stars in the Milky Way galaxy (Sun is one of the stars).  In addition, there are billions of such galaxies in our Universe alone (the visible universe is about 28 billion light years [...]

Indian Culture Includes Western Culture

Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, Tho’ they come from the ends of the earth! – [...]

The Human Black Hole

Have you heard of the theory of information in quantum physics?  This theory is an integral part of the big bang theory.  The theory of information basically states that in the universe information can never be destroyed (complete information about a physical system at one point in time should determine its state at any other [...]

Tamil is Part of Indian Heritage

I am from Kerala but I lived in Tamil Nadu (mostly in Madurai and Coimbatore) for a couple of decades.  Due to state government policies then I was forced to learn Tamil during my school days.  I did not like being pressured to learn a new language but I am now glad that I did [...]

Shree Jagannath Temple Puri: Discrimination is part of the Tradition

Steven Galaro who is a British national was caught and handed over to the police by “Sevakas” of the Jagannath Temple located in Puri (Orissa).  These Sevakas perform ritual services to Lord Jagannath and many of the other deities inside the temple.  The Sevakas enjoy hereditary rights to serve in the temple and tradition also [...]

Ravi Zacharias: Christian Missionary From India

“The only reason I came here tonight was because that man (Ravi Zacharias) was an Indian”.  This statement was reportedly made by a new convert to Christianity after listening to a speech by Ravi Zacharias.  Ravi Zacharias is an Indian born evangelical Christian minister who has his own television and radio shows.  I try to [...]

Shravanabelgola and the Jain Statue of Gomatheswara

We I was young my family used to travel a lot.  One of the trips that I remember clearly was the one we took to Shravanabelgola.  Shravanabelgola is a relatively small town in the South Indian state of Karnataka.  It is known all over India as one of the most important pilgrimage centers for members [...]

Why This Jihad against Drinking?

Shanthi Ranganathan who is the secretary of T.T. Ranganathan Clinical Research Foundation said that “reducing the availability of alcohol, implementing the minimum age for drinking and tightening the drive against drunken driving are the need of the hour”. 

India Should Not Arrest the Avatar of Sai Baba

Press Trusted of India is reporting that Madhushila Sahu and 14 members of her family where arrested in Chhattisgarh village.  According to the local Superintendent of police they were charged with “spreading superstition and hurting the religious sentiments of the people”.  The villages started worshiping her as they considered her to be the reincarnation of [...]

Halal Internet Search Engine For Muslims

A Dutch company (AZS Media Group) has announced that it will launch search engine for Muslims.  The search engine will be called ImHalal.  According to news reports the search engine will have filters and will block sites that have “non-halal” list of words.  The companies founder (Reza Sardeha) is also in talks with Imams to [...]