Among one of the most popular Hindu mantras is Om Namah Shivaya. It means salutation to Lord Shiva, the most important Godhead of the Hindu pantheon. Shiva is one of the three primal divinities of Hinduism, namely Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the preserver) and Shiva (the destroyer). This is also known as Hindu Trinity. The…
Words of experience for aspiring young entrepreneurs
October 6, 2022I believe that one of the important qualities a journalist must have is curiosity. If he is not curious to know Who, What, Where, When, Why and How — five W(ives) and one H(usband) to jest — about an event or a person who is making news, then he is not a good enough journalist….
The Big Top Comes to Town Great Bombay Circus
September 27, 2022A royal touch was given to the Great Bombay Circus when it was inaugurated by the royalty Mrs. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar on 24th September as one more attraction for Dasara. Except for the last two pandemic years, circus has always been an attraction during Dasara. I decided to entertain myself and my family by attending…
Dialectics on Basic Instinct
September 23, 2022Kama, Kamasutra and Khajuraho! Reading about sex-related offences committed by men in our daily newspapers and viewing them with news reports and in panel discussions on TV, I am left wondering what could be the cause for such crimes and how could it be checked if not completely curbed. In simple words, the cause could…
Fleeting thoughts on a Queen’s death
September 20, 2022The whole of yesterday afternoon I was glued to my grandpa’s rose-wood armed chair till late in the evening watching the grandiose, spectacular, colourful and elaborate funeral ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. Yes, Great Britain not just Britain. It denotes political union of England, Scotland and Wales. Then what is United Kingdom?…
Mr. Bhakta visits a temple in Kodagu
September 11, 2022A few months back I went to my ancestral house in Kodagu and also availed the opportunity to go to the nearby Igguthappa Temple — dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is the most famous temple in Kodagu located at the foothills of Thadiyandamol near Kakkabe. This deity is considered the God of rain and grain…
A tale of two scandalous news items: Stray thoughts
September 2, 2022Once upon a time there was a wandering monk, obviously in the ancient land of Bharath. Just as the Hindu holy scripture Veda has no name of its author or authors, this monk, the Holy Man, too did not have a personal name but had fame. As a wandering monk, he was moving from place…
Welcome to “Grand” Dasara
August 28, 2022Are we well braced for a “Grand” Dasara that our Government has declared, in great aplomb and confidence, to celebrate this year’s Dasara beginning from Sept. 26 to Oct. 5 in a “grand way”? Can we expect the vainglorious Dasara zing to be back after a gap of two years caused by COVID-19 pandemic? I…
Lokayukta gets Punarjanma: What next?
August 14, 2022Ayn Rand did warn us in 1957!: “When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing – When you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favours – When you see that men get richer by graft and by…
Prof. P.R. Mukund – Teacher of Vedic Sciences & Spirituality!
August 10, 2022Hindu religion seems to be a religion for all people for all reasons and for all seasons. Some times I wonder whether it is a religion, like other religions, with a Godhead for the followers to pray. But then there are so many Godheads in Hindu religion and the follower can believe in any, make…
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