Kamarajar – The Man Who Shaped Tamil Nadu’s Destiny
This article is a small tribute to the greatest CM of Tamil Nadu on his birthday. To some his story is synonymous to the rise of the nadar caste, to congress men it is the rise of their political...
View ArticleAren’t We All Shoe Makers? – The Story of Ashtavakra
This is the story of sage Ashtavakra, which my grand mother narrated me several hundred times during my childhood days. This story had a lasting impression on me, and this story is also the root of...
View ArticleKaushika, The Enlightened Butcher and A Spiritual Quest
This story happened during the Ramayana period and was narrated several times in Mahabharata and is one of my favorite stories. Kaushika was born to a Brahmin parents, by the time he was born his...
View ArticleWomen ‘to blame’ For Being Raped and Attacked
Yet another incident of acid attack happened today, a youth from Madurai threw acid on a first year college girl. Another girl who came to protect the victim also got attacked. Both of them have...
View ArticleDo We Really Need a Cracker-Less Diwali?
I see lot messages from friends asking everyone to celebrate a cracker-less Diwali. I stopped firing crackers on Diwali since 2002, not because of pollution but because of rampant child labor in...
View ArticleThe Belief Behind Astrology and Astrological Predictions
My friends constantly question my interest in Astrology. I always refrained from getting in to a debate about Astrology, because most of us are conditioned in such way that we refuse to acknowledge...
View ArticleA Scam Called as Vedic Mathematics
I am all for Indianization of education, we need to know and celebrate our history and ancient sciences. Ours is the land which gifted the world with ‘zero’ and modern mathematics. Our astronomers...
View ArticleSocialism and Human Rights, Tools Used For Deforestation
The encounter killing of 20 woodcutters, mostly Tamils, in Seshachalam forest, near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh yesterday morning, has now snowballed into a major political controversy. As expected the...
View ArticleTreat Our Soil With The Respect It Deserves. Stop Treating It Like Dirt
It goes without saying that our body is just a piece of this planet. Every cell in our body is technically made up of ingredients from soil and water. There is nothing more obscene than treating the...
View ArticleMK Gandhi, His Hypocrisy And The Blood In His Hands
I recollect a program attended by Barack Obama at the Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. A student asked him if he could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, who it would be. Barack Obama...
View ArticleEarth’s Sixth Mass Extinction Has Begun, New Study Confirms
We are currently witnessing the start of a mass extinction event the likes of which have not been seen on Earth for at least 65 million years. This is the alarming finding of a new study published in...
View ArticleNadars – The Rise And Rise Of Nadar Community
On most topics I speak my mind without trying to be diplomatic, however caste is an extremely sensitive topic in India, so I will try and toe a fine line of diplomacy. Disclaimer: I am not a Nadar....
View ArticleEx-President APJ Abdul Kalam Passes Away During A lecture in Shillong
I am extremely happy that APJ passed away the way he did; he was one of the most popular men in India, he was the president of the largest democracy, had a long healthy life, inspired millions over 4...
View ArticleStories of Dharma – My Take On Capital Punishment
There is a raging debate in the country today about capital punishment. India is not a Scandanavian country, her neighbors and demography has made her prone to frequent terrorists attacks, so capital...
View ArticleNo Need For Flawed Feminism In The Land of Kuyili & Velu Nachiyar
I have never subscribed to the metamorphosed feminist idea of blind vilification of men, and a demeaning view of women as victims rather than as free agents. Women don’t need equality, they are not...
View ArticleHappy Krishna Jayanthi & Teachers Day
Wish you all a happy Krishna Jayanthi and Teachers day. In Gita Krishna says दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे | देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्विकं स्मृतम् || “A gift is pure when it is given from...
View ArticleHeartless Butchers Named PETA Are Turning Their Eyes Towards Jallikattu
How much money did PETA take in last year from unsuspecting donors who helped pay for mass killing of animals that PETA staged? What did they do with that additional money? They killed 72.84% of cats,...
View ArticleFrom Blood Diamonds To Dirty Gold: How To Buy Gold Less Tainted By Mercury
When a customer walks into a jewelry store, weddings or special occasions are usually front of mind. Rarely does that customer think of where the jewelry comes from, let alone its social and...
View ArticleGoing Veggie Would Cut Global Food Emissions By Two Thirds and Save Millions...
Marco Springmann, University of Oxford Eating more fruit and vegetables and cutting back on red and processed meat will make you healthier. That’s obvious enough. But as chickens and cows themselves...
View ArticleThe Unfinished Story of A Real Social Worker
I am going to narrate a story, If you don’t have the time then just skip it. In the early 70s few youngsters belonging to the BJP in Mayiladuthurai were deeply hurt by the plight of the Nari Kuravar...
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