September, 2015

• 30 September

  What’s in a country name? (Probably Sanskrit): Sanskrit etymologies of countries

  

  This is article #3 – part of deep trip series on Sanskrit. Before you proceed, please read the previous articles in the series. Click here for Article #1… Click here for Article #2… Asia, the largest & the most populous continent, has been widely influenced by the language Sanskrit. The …
• 30 September

  Not just Rhyming Words: 6 types of Modern poetry that you did not know about

  

  “The crown of literature is poetry.” – W. Somerset Maugham Since times immemorial, poetry has continued to enamour and baffle people at the same time. The beauty of poetry lies in the fact that it is unrestricted. As long as the words are born from your imagination and feelings, it …
• 29 September

  11 facts you did not know about Sanskrit

  

  This is article #2 – part of deep trip series on Sanskrit. Before you read this article, check out article #1 here. 1) Uttarakhand, the 27th state of India, formed as recently as 2000, declared Sanskrit as the second official language (along with Hindi) in 2010. 2) To this date, there …
• 29 September

  10 reasons why Internet.org stinks

  

  Bottom of the pyramid strategy. Target the poor people from across the developing countries and let internet for them be restricted to Facebook & other affiliated sites. I have friends from Kenya who have already suffered this without even knowing! They are on Facebook but not on Internet; in fact …
• 28 September

  3000 years old forgotten Science of Lucid Dreaming & Transcendental Consciousness

  

  This is article #1 – part of deep trip series on Sanskrit. “We are asleep. Our life is a dream. But we wake up, sometimes, just enough to know that we are dreaming.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein (20th century) Even though Lucid Dreaming as a concept has been accepted & discovered …
• 28 September

  Sanskrit, the Language of the Soul: An Overview

  

  Sanskrit was the mother of European languages. She was the mother of our philosophy … of our mathematics … of the ideals embodied in Christianity … of self-government and democracy…mother India is in many ways the mother of us all. — William Durant. Author of the ten volume, ‘Story of …
• 27 September

  Munching Monk Finals: The Biryani Time Machine

  

  Kolkata has always maintained a reputation of a third dark horse contender in the eternal rivalry between Hyderabad and Lucknow for the acclamation as the city of biryanis in India. Although differing from both the Hyderabadi or Lucknowi versions, in terms of spice or heaviness the Kolkata biryani has its …
• 27 September

  The Eyes of Dissonance

  

  Mirror mirror, in your eyes Tell me what I despise Let me see through the layers Piercing through the veil of lies Show me what I fail to see, Show me all that I could have been, Show me all that I lust for, Show me all that I sowed …
• 26 September

  Munching Monk Finals: Entering Kebab Heaven

  

  Imagine about breaking away from your regular junk of awfully monotonous burgers and painfully dry pizzas. Imagine walking out of your fake-aired cafes and walking down the street decorated with shining utensils on the side, breathing into the fresh air (pollution-clad! Hey, but it still is fresh!) Imagine encountering a …
• 26 September

  The Heavy Metal Chef: An Interview with Sahil Makhija A.K.A The Demonstealer

  

  Picture yourself in front of a 2000 strong audience, as you intensely scream into the microphone in musical ecstasy, shredding blazing fast symphonies on the guitar as the drummer fills the atmosphere with the thundering double bass patterns, which sound like Odin’s stomach rumbling. Amidst the layers of symphonies and …