The Top 100 Public Intellectuals Poll was conducted in November 2005 and June 2008 by Prospect Magazine (UK) and Foreign Policy (US) on the basis of responding readers' ballot. Noam Chomsky : American linguist, philosopher, libertarian socialist Umberto Eco : Italian medievalist, semiotician, philosopher, literary critic Richard Dawkins : English evolutionary biologist author Atheist Václav … Continue reading 10 Public Intellectuals
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Sitayana – Sita’s Epic
The story Ramayana* is his entire life journey starting from his innocent youth, his mastery over skills in winning Sita, his role as dutiful and obedient son to adhere to his father’s words while aware of the flagitious intensions of his step mother. He gives up all the worldly richness and sets away to spend … Continue reading Sitayana – Sita’s Epic
Believers and ‘one day vegetarians’
In India believers have some undefined dislike towards animal products into places of worship. They are not allowed into temples and places of worships. I really don’t buy the idea of we all started as vegetarians and animal lovers, but I feel they are introduced into the religion to convince the followers to show god … Continue reading Believers and ‘one day vegetarians’
Reminder: Oh my god..!!
Believers need reminders. “Trust me “, “Believe “, “I am watching you” etc. I found one of them in a trekking spot, translates “Oh… my God ...”
Jaya-Vijaya and a secular taliban story
Jaya and Vijaya were twins who worked in a security company. They guard almost all Hindu temples. Some five hundred years ago General of Aurangazeb army mallikafur who was running a demolition drive, stopped by. That time he had an assignment to demolish illegal building from India’s map. The criteria were, the building is illegal … Continue reading Jaya-Vijaya and a secular taliban story
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