Truth exists at many levels. In media of today, however, “truth” is manufactured based on one’s agenda.
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October 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
“Where once we were ice,
Now we are water.
Of exactly the same substance,
But with different freedoms.”
–Ruth Parks, from Fishing in the Styx
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October 21, 2010 By 2 Comments
I spent the last weekend getting stuck in a nasty traffic snarl, staring soulfully at cars, buses and fellow sufferers, only to land at a place teeming with almost 3/4th of Delhi’s bright, shiny popul
Read More...Jai Laxmi Mata by Praduymna Sharma, Nitin Mukesh, Anupama Deshpande & Chorus
October 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This is Actually the main Aarti for Diwali – prayer to Goddess Lakshmi. Here are the lyrics (which may be a bit different from the rendition)
Jai Lakshmi mata, maiyya jai Lakshmi maata,
Tumko nishdin sevat, Har Vishnu vidhaata.
Jai Lakshmi Mata ….
Brahmani, Rudrani Kamala, tum hi hai jagmaata,
Surya chandrama dhyyavat, Narad rishi gata.
Jai Lakshmi Mata ….
Durga roop niranjani, sukh sampatti daata,
Jo koi tum ko dhyyavat, riddhi-siddhi dhan paata.
Jai Lakshmi Mata ….
Tum paataal Nivaasini, tum hi shubh daata,
Karma prabhav prakashak, bhavnidhi se trata.
Om Jai Jagdish Hare (Aarti) by Praduymna Sharma, Nitin Mukesh & Chorus
October 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This Aarti is the center piece of Diwali celebrations. This week millions will celebrate Diwali and sing/play this Aarti. It is for everyone who might want a version of it.
World is a kid’s playground for me…
January 11, 2008 By 2 Comments
This is one of my favorite ghazals from Mirza Ghalib – with some words of translated below each verse. Here is the audio file in Jagjit’s voice (not the full version of the poem though)
1. baazeechaa-e-atfaal hai duniya mere aage
hota hai shab-o-roz tamaasha mere aage
[ baazeechaa = play/sport, atfaal = children ]
2. ik khel hai auraNg-e-sulemaaN mere nazdeek
ik baat hai ‘eijaz-e-maseeha mere aage
[ auraNg = throne, 'eijaz = miracle ]
3. juz naam naheeN soorat-e-aalam mujhe manzoor
juz waham naheeN hastee-e-ashiya mere aage
Christmas Tree is from the Egyptians and precedes Christ and other myths of Christmas!
December 26, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Did you think Christmas Tree, Exchanging gifts, and celebrating birthdays was Christian? Well, think again. Here is an article that debunks all these as Christian practices! Interesting read….
Merchants regularly report that over 60% of their annual retail sales occur during the Christmas shopping season. This represents a tremendous amount of gift buying. Most today believe that gift-giving comes from the Bible example of the “three wise men” (the Bible gives no number) presenting gifts to Christ. Is this true? Where did exchanging gifts come from, and what does God’s Word say about it?
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Intolerance in Islam and the Various Arguments
July 11, 2006 By 1 Comment
Based on my entry Allah vs Other Gods: Tolerance in Islam I got some interesting comments on desicritics post.
Here are some:
what about:
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guru nanak. he was later, so no.
buddha. was before, so possibly.
sai baba. now, so no.
to worship allah or ?? , the rivals for the mekkans were Lat, Uzza and Manat deities. this doesn’t change the nature of allah or Uzza, but this is not a statement about their existence , just that they were being worshipped at the time and people converted for practical reasons.. …depends on the understanding .//
the point of 60,89 was to not offend first, and to take offence when attacked. it certainly is not relativist about religion – any one will not do, but dont offend.
yes i agree the line between muslim and non-muslim is quite clearly delineated, but in practice this was not so. because in reality there are shades. and mixture of influences. such as in the popular religions of today.
- Gazelle
Is the World Listening to the Muslims and are they really saying it Right??
June 22, 2006 By 3 Comments
Deepak Chopra writes in Baltimore Sun on the need to "Listen to the Muslim World" for the Americans. It is a very thought provoking article. He gives some very defining and statistically interesting information (collected through Gallup Polls):
One-sided perspectives always are flawed, as this case proves. In the past year, the Gallup Poll has made a major effort to survey public opinion in 10 Muslim countries (Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia). It’s no surprise to find out that there is a highly unfavorable view of the United States. But what about these findings?
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How Christopher Columbus died a Failure!
June 22, 2006 By 4 Comments
A nice article on how Columbus – the man who discovered a new continent and virtually changed the future of the next many centuries of the world – ultimately died a Failure! Something that is remiscent of the last days of Alexander.
A little genocide here, some slavery there, several mutinies, and multiple executions of crew members later, and Columbus fell out of favor with the Spanish crown and the public. When he died he was surrounded by family and by the trappings of his substantial income. But he went to his grave with the gouging sense of injustice he couldn’t forgive and of failure he couldn’t explain.
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