Category Archives: miscellaneous

Surya Namaskar Chart

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

Today is Maagh shuddha saptami- Rath Saptami. It is celebrated as Surya Jayanti- birthday of the Sun God. Following is a chart of the ten positions in the Surya Namaskar and the Mantras- The pictures are of the Sun temple at Konark, Odisha.

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Of Names and Identities

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

This morning’s  newspaper brought the interesting news that “a 15-year-old Icelandic girl is suing the state for the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother. Apparently, Iceland has specific rules regarding what names can be … Continue reading →

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A Couple of Riddles and a Blogversary

Posted on September 16, 2012 by

Today, I’ve decided to bore my blogging friends with a couple of riddles in Sanskrit. No one really knows who composed these Subhaashit-riddles, they have been passed down by one generation to the next for many centuries. See if you can … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 24, 2012 by

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Of This & That and Teaching Kids

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

When we lived in the City, some friends and I used to conduct a Sanskarvarga for children in an underprivileged area. I have written about it earlier in this post. One thing that we had to remind most of the children … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Greetings

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

Winter was especially long this year, but Spring has finally arrived in time for the New Year. Today is Varsha Pratipada, the first day of the Hindu Lunar Year. It is also called Ugadi ( first day of the era). In Maharashtra, it … Continue reading →

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All Politics Is But A Stage

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

( With apologies to William Shakespeare [Jaques' soliloquy from 'As you like it']  There are politicians who are exceptions to what is written below.  Apologies to them too.  But this is the general reality.) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………  All politics is but a stage, and all the … Continue reading →

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Monkey Business

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

The Infinite monkey theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a given text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare. In this theorem, ‘monkey’ … Continue reading →

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Sleepovers at the Zoo

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Some zoos in the U.S. are conducting interesting programmes to attract more visitors and give animal lovers thrilling experiences. The Philadelphia zoo has been running a ‘ ”Night Flight Overnight Program”, where children aged five to 12 sleep in the zoo’s … Continue reading →

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A Very Short Post about Bees, Bombs, Babies and Other Sundry Things

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

I read with interest the other day that bee venom could be used to detect explosives. Research on this subject is being conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology .  Apparently there are protein fragments called bombolitins which are present … Continue reading →

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