Jan 27, 2023
“I am Shakti, as well as Shiva. I am everything male and female, light and dark, flesh and spirit": History of Shivalinga at Tongaji Temple, Nagoya, Japan, a Buddhist temple of the Sōtō Zen sect located in Nagoya, originally built in 1532 by Oda Nobuyuki
What is the history of Shivalinga situated at Tongaji Temple, Nagoya, Japan?
Jan 27, 2023
"I didn't want to be a shock absorber; I wanted to deliver the shock": Big jolt to Pakistan - India issued notice to amend Indus Water Treaty on January 25, 2023, giving a chance to Pakistan for entering into Inter-Governmental Negotiations within 90 days
India has issued notice to Pakistan for modification of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of September 1960 after Islamabad’s actions adversely impinged the provisions of the treaty, according to sources.
Jan 27, 2023
“The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made”: Chess was born out of the India before 600s AD from 'Chaturanga' as a battle formation mentioned in Mahabharata, referring to 4 divisions of an army - elephantry, chariotry, cavalry & infantry
One of the oldest board games in history, the game of kings, Chess, is still a popular game and sport that intrigues millions across the globe. While there are many people who play chess, most players wouldn’t know who invented chess, how chess originated, and its intriguing history.
Jan 25, 2023
"Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again": Athi Varadaraja, an incarnation of Vishnu is the original Vigraha of Varadaraja Perumal Temple preserved in an underground chamber of temple tank and is brought out once every 40yrs
The Temple Varadharaja Perumal Temple located in the city of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Lord Vishnu and is of immense religious importance.
Jan 25, 2023
"Success & all good things in life, start with a genuine concern for others": Supreme Court collegium publishing RAW, IB opinions on candidates for judgeship a matter of concern, crores of pending cases, delay of justice is denial of justice: Kiren Rijiju
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday that the Supreme Court Collegium publishing the opinions of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) on candidates recommended by the Collegium for a judgeship, is a matter of concern.
Jan 24, 2023
"No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot": US spokesperson rebuffed Paki Journalist talking about BBC documentary, stated unfamiliar with documentary, but is familiar with vibrant democracy of India, and both US & India shared democratic values
Washington: “I’m not familiar with the documentary you’re referring to, however, I am very familiar with the shared values that enact the United States and India as two thriving and vibrant democracies,” US State
Jan 24, 2023
“Someday you will look back at your struggling days and feel proud of what you have achieved”: Indian ‘Operating System’ - BharOS developed at IIT Madras is a Mobile Operating System built on top of AOSP and is more secure & private than Android and iOS
India has been planning to develop its own operating system to take on widely used Android and iOS. This motive seems to have seen fruition as IIT Madras has come up with the privacy-focused BharOS as part of PM Narendra Modi’s Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
Jan 24, 2023
"True icons are larger than life, unforgettable with an elegance that's mesmerizingly timeless": Do you know on occasion of birth anniversary celebrations of Netaji Bose on 23 Jan 1949, Ukkirapandi Muthuramalinga Thevar announced that Bose was alive
Ukkirapandi MuthuramalingaThevar ( உக்கிரபாண்டி முத்துராமலிங்க தேவர்) (October 30, 1908 – October 30, 1963), also known as Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar was an Indian politician. He hailed from the Maravar community, the dominant warrior caste group in his home district in southern Tamil Nadu.
Jan 24, 2023
"You can't serve the public good without the truth as a bottom line": Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi - activist journalist who used journalism to aspire political engagement & develop critical thinking among the masses, who lived- and died- for communal harmony
The British polymath Thomas Carlyle’s wrote in his much celebrated work ‘Heroes and Hero Worship, (1841) “[Edmund] Burke said there were Three Estates in Parliament; but, in the Reporters’ Gallery yonder, there sat a Fourth Estate more important far than they all.”