Philosophy in its traditional sense and in a layman’s term can be put as nothing but science. Renowned philosophers like Aristotle used rationality to come to scientific knowledge of the world around us. It is not until relatively modern times that philosophy was considered separate from...
I’m very sure people who have grown up in Indian households know what henna mehendi entails. This concept is not new to us. But there may be many other people around the world who are strangers to this tradition and may be fascinated by it all. In simple terms, mehendi is just a paste...
And then you ask “Reincarnations?” Yes those. I am sure you’ve heard of them before. Don’t tell me you’re not familiar with concepts of Life after Death.. or are you? The concept of reincarnation is mostly a thing of the east, actually more like of the Indian...
None other than Daphne Du Maurier could have put it so plainly and beautifully, ‘I am glad it cannot happen twice, the fever of first love. For it is a fever, and a burden, too, whatever the poets may say.’ What is love and how it comes to exist I cannot explain, however, I can tell you this...
Mehendi decoration is a ceremonial art form which is a common part of a woman’s look in the South Asian (Indian) subcontinent. These intricate designs using swirls and circles are usually drawn on hands and legs are symbolic of auspiciousness and are mostly part of religious or cultural...
So while Great men lived their lives and made ours not so greats with the cramming up required to pass that history test, history is much beyond the battles and wars we’ve read about. History is history because it’s responsible for having changed the most basics of living of mankind. Can you...
The Bhagavad Gita is one of the greatest Religious Spiritual Book. Considered to be a doctrine of universal truth, it has long been influencing people not only of India but also overseas. As sage Ved Vyasa is known for writing Mahabharata, Gita being part of it is also ascribed to him. In the epic...
India is known to be a land of cultures and traditions. One of the most secular countries in the world, India is home to a number of beautiful temples. A temple can also be called a structure that brings human beings and God together, the connecting link between the human and the Divine. Temples...
Be it the general public, Hollywood or Bollywood, books inspire us all. There have been countless attempts to make the words written play in front of the viewers’ eyes. At times it does seem like the words have came to life but at times it is also a failed attempt. The inspiration that one...
London. The name itself brings images of red telephone booths, the Big Ben, rainy evenings, posh accents and royal palaces. It is a city imbued with landmarks of historical significance. With palaces, museums, parks, cathedrals and abbeys; this city is a paradise for lovers of architecture and...
