“China and India were the biggest economies in the world for almost all of the past 2000 years!” I have heard about this before, heard the stories of Indian empires selling Gems in heaps, on footpath! One of them, (Vijayanagara Empire) had merchants bartering diamonds (dug in Golconda) with rice and wheat! Each one of … Continue reading History of GDP
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It’s yet another anniversary of India
Its 63 years since we put an end to this : A day in British Raj - image via email fwd. Happy Independence day , Vande Mataram. On the other thought, may be we did not ! We still do this, only a different person on the chair, our own.
Khatta Meetha, the movie and the formula
What do you call that person who does the same mistake again and again? Idiot? Well I am that. I was wrong, again. I was a little hopeful that I will get to see a good Akshay Kumar movie, but no, it turned out to be my mistake again. Movie was too silly and pointless. … Continue reading Khatta Meetha, the movie and the formula
Ashvamedha Yaga
Ashvamedha Yaga is a Vedic ritual, translating to “sacrificing horse”. General understanding of this is that, a horse is left to roam around freely and king wins the lands wherever it roams. That’s it. That’s all most of our popular poems explain, be it Ramayana or Mahabharata. They don’t explain the fate of the horse … Continue reading Ashvamedha Yaga
So, when are we stopping funds for Homeopathy?
So, When are we tagging Homeopathy as useless and suspend funds allocated to it? It’s a strange question in Indian context, considering more than 77% of Indians approve the effectiveness of this medicine! It may seem like an outrageous accusation for those who haven’t kept themselves updated with recent developments in medical circles. But it … Continue reading So, when are we stopping funds for Homeopathy?
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