I recall our geography text books were bragging about Indian ecosystems, probably they still are. There were pages of description on how western ghats and north eastern forests are bringing balance to environment. May be it was true a century back, not now. This one is straight from NASA, you can see blisters there right … Continue reading Pressure on Indian ecosystem
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Snake charmers and goat eaters
Previously I wrote about “how great were Mughals”, concerning how two millennium worth of Indian history could have been written in the mercy of few ass-lickers at Emperor’s courts. I missed a little part of after that, about next few centuries. Those, which were written in the courtesy of guests of East India Company. Well, not … Continue reading Snake charmers and goat eaters
Effects of Colonization on Indian Thought
Whenever I roam I around Chennai streets I see some school uniforms, are "sari"s. which is very rare to see. I was wondering when and how did we migrate form some thing Indian to some thing which is not , sari to mini skirts. How come our schools look exact replica of an European school. … Continue reading Effects of Colonization on Indian Thought
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