I am a little worried about the growing anger aimed at the Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi (India). Former Union Sports Minister and a senior member of the ruling Congress Party Manishankar Iyer said “Personally, I will be unhappy if the Commonwealth Games are successful … If the Games do succeed, that [...]
Mount Kailash according to Hindu mythology is the abode of Lord Shiva. In the Vishnu Purana Kailash is described as the center of the world and also the one of the pillars of the world. Some Buddhists also believe that Kailash is the home of Buddha. The mountain itself is in Tibet (occupied by China [...]
In a rather strange ruling the Delhi High Court said that people who are in a live-in relationship cannot complain about infidelity or immorality. The judges said “People who chose to have live-in relationship cannot complain of infidelity or immorality as live-in relationships are also known to have been between a married man and unmarried [...]
My interest in science and space in particular grew exponentially as I started watching the television show Cosmos presented by renowned astronomer and astrophysicist Carl Sagan in the mid eighties. I am not sure whether programs such as these are shown on Indian television anymore. But people of my generation will be forever grateful for [...]
India’s Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal unveiled a $35 computer prototype to the media last week. This news spread like wild fire and within minutes most of the media outlets in the world started reporting it. All these reports had a smiling photograph of the minister with the computer prototype in his hand. Mission [...]
I am a traveler. I have had the privilege, the opportunity, the financial means and the time to travel within India and also many other parts of the world. Traveling is very important to us human beings. We inhabit this beautiful planet called Earth that is traveling on its orbit around the Sun at the [...]
Recently a co-worker of mine who is a Muslim from the Middle East asked me whether Indians like the people of Pakistan. I explained to her that an average Indian citizen probably has never heard of Pakistan and would not be able to point out Pakistan or Kashmir on a map (an average Indian most [...]
I always wondered about what life would be like for our ancestors thousands of years ago. Imagine the first Indians walking along the shores of Goa and Kerala on their long journey from Africa about 65,000 years ago (scientists estimate that it took human beings about 5000 years to travel from east coast of Africa [...]
India today is the 12th largest economy in the world. Among large economies India is also the second fastest growing economy in the world after China. If this growth rate continues India will become the third largest economy in the world in less than 25 years. Indians particularly those who are young are optimistic and [...]
A special Mumbai Court judge on Thursday sentenced Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab to death for his role in the 2008 Mumbai bombings. Kasab who is from Pakistan was the only gunman captured alive. The method of execution in India is by hanging. Many organizations including prominent Muslim organization in India have welcomed the verdict. Prominent [...]
How many Indians are gay, lesbian or homosexual? This is a very difficult question to answer because such issues are still very sensitive in modern day India. Most Indians who are familiar with world history understand that India and most of the world had a much more permissive attitude towards individuals who are lesbian, gay, [...]
In the late seventies and early eighties one of the common phrases that Indian politicians and the members of the media used as a response to what ails India was the phrase “the hidden hand”. The hidden hand (the West, their government and intelligence agencies) was the reason that India was in the bad shape [...]
Many media organizations in India and the rest of the world have recently written articles about the upcoming internet revolution in India. About 130 countries in the world already have 3G platforms and India is getting ready to sell its airwaves for third generation services. This is good news for the government as it is [...]
A sweatshop is basically an organization where employees work for long hours at low wages under poor conditions. They exist in an atmosphere of exploitation. Sweatshops are normally associated with developing nations like India but they exist in developed nations like the United States as well. We also think of physical entities when we think [...]
The Prime Minister of India (Manmohan Singh) was in Pune this past week to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the famed National Chemical Laboratory (NCL). During his speech he expressed his concern at the number of students taking up science after the 10+2 stage (after high school). He said “It is important to bring our [...]
Swami Ramdev (real name is Ramkishan Yadav) is well-known in India as a Hindu swami and a promoter of Yoga. He is the founder of the Divya Yog Mandir Trust and offers Ayurvedic treatments to millions of Indians. The popular swami has announced that he is launching a political party named Bharat Swabhiman. His party [...]
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (Maharashtra Reformation Army) is now indicating that they will not allow foreigners to work in Bollywood movies as item girls. This was conveyed by the MNS cine-worker’s union president Shalini Thackeray. Talking to news reporters she said that “Why can’t our Indian actors dance with locals? We will insist that only local [...]
Former American Presidential candidate John Edwards was known for his “Two America” speech during his campaign trail. He says “today, under George W. Bush, there are two Americas, not one: One America that does the work, another that reaps the reward. One America that pays the taxes, another America that gets the tax breaks. One [...]
