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Sabarimala: Light of Knowledge For Devotees

Yesterday Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) President M Rajagopalan Nair addressed the controversy surrounding the Makara Jyothi.  He stated that “It is known to everybody that Makara Jyothi is a fire lit up by men at Ponnabalamedu and TDB also recognizes this”.  Rajagopalan Nair and the TDB should be commended for making this statement.  Telling the [...]

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 [...]

Gautama Buddha: Siddhartha Gautama an Avatar of Vishnu?

A few days ago I saw a documentary on Public Television (PBS) called “The Buddha”.  This documentary was narrated by actor Richard Gere and also included comments and thoughts by well known Buddhists including the Dalai Lama and Pulitzer Prize winning poet W.S. Merwin.  The program was very well done and very informative particularly for [...]

India’s Rich History: Myth vs. Reality

We in India know that we have a great history.  I am not sure how we know this for a fact but we know.  The Chinese hold a very similar opinion.  Maybe the concept of the great past is something that our forefathers passed on to us as we pass on to our future generations.  [...]

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 [...]

Syrian Christians of Kerala

This is Part 2 of an article about Thomas the Apostle of India. Please click on the link for Part 1. As I mentioned in Part 1, one of the most controversial aspects of the Saint Thomas story (other than the question of whether it is true or not) is how he died in Mylapore. [...]

“War on Christmas” Season

The period between the beginning of Thanksgiving (late November) to the New Years Eve is the best time to be in America (particularly in the Northeast) if you are interested in lights, decorations, gift giving and receiving, listening to holiday music and shopping for great deals.  I am not interested in any of the above [...]

Are Minorities in India Descendants of Hindus?

One of the rules that I believe in is that the more religious you are the less you know about your own religion.  Individuals who know and read a lot about a religion or different religious typically tend to be skeptical.  Many fundamentalist Christians in the United States not only go to Church a few [...]

In Defense of Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods released a statement in his web site apologizing for his transgressions and past behavior.  He wrote that “I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart.  I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves.  I am not without faults and [...]

France’s War on Burqa

There is an ongoing debate in most Western countries about whether or not they should allow Muslim women to wear the Burqas in public.  The most intense debate is going on in France where there is a parliamentary commission that is holding six months of hearing to decide whether or not a law banning Muslim [...]