Sunday, August 07, 2022

Greater Kruger National park trip (Sabi Sands and Timbavati)

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South Africa and its famed Kruger national park has been in my dreams for many years. Couple of times I had made detailed plans to go down (...
Saturday, August 21, 2021

Mahabharata : Personal thoughts and comparison with Ramayana

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Mahabharata within itself tells about itself - many before has sung , many are singing now, many henceforth shall continue to sing. ( Aakhy...
Saturday, August 22, 2020

Sacred Groves or Garden of Gods

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Many states in India have what are called sacred groves or gardens of the gods. In Kerala they are typically called "Kaavu" for va...
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Tuesday, June 09, 2020

Mahabharata Part 3

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War ensues. Almost everyone is killed on both sides in the 18 days of war. On 19th morning, a war which saw most of the janapadas existent ...
Sunday, June 07, 2020

Mahabharata : Part 2

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Content The basic story plot has already been explained in the previous parts. But it is the associated discussions that show why MB has ...
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Monday, June 01, 2020

300 BCE - 200 CE : Mahabharata (Part 1)

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Mahabharata : Introduction, context, historicity As I have written elsewhere , Mahabharata originated out of what could have been a turf ...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2020

600-400 BC : Origin & teachings of Budhism and Jainism

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563- 483 BC:   Budha, the enlightened one . (Note: Both birth and death dates are approximate and also often debated ; latest archaeologica...
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