“Karmanyevadhikaraste Maa Phaleshu Kadachana” – “Go about your work and do not worry about the results” – a line said to be the essence of Hindu philosophy. Also, unfortunately, the most misinterpreted verse of its most misinterpreted book. As author R.K. Narayan has said about the Bhagavad Gita in his first book Swami & Friends “This generous piece of writing extends itself to any interpretation and in Ebenezar’s (The school scripture master) hands, it served as a tool against Hinduism.”
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Marriages - An Arrangement of Love
The evergreen conundrum…. what came first (No, no! This is not about poultry or ova)…. Marriage or Love? Or does there even exist a chronological correlation between these two sides of the coin of partnership?
A Random Selection
"Sir, your bags have been selected for a random security screening"
"Sir, could you please step to this side? You have been selected for a random security check prior to boarding"
Columbus Inverted
In the latter half of the 15th century, India was the land of dreams for European merchants. Its spice in particular was worth more than its weight in gold and the Arabs controlled the land route for the transportation of the spice from its Indian origins to the tables of Europe. The Europeans needed a sea route to India to break this stranglehold of the Arabs.
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