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Temples of South India

August 29
by Sunil Vaidyanathan 29. August 2010 23:38
Somnathpur, Karnataka [More]

The Ganesh Chaturthi Festival

August 23
by Sunil Vaidyanathan 23. August 2010 23:06
    Of the many gods in the Hindu pantheon, Ganesha reigns supreme. In the animal kingdom, the elephant has been considered a symbol of strength, determination and benevolence since time-immemorial, and so it is hardly surprising tha... [More]

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Mumbai's role in the Independence Movement

August 19
by Sunil Vaidyanathan 19. August 2010 22:46
The independence movement, which was first kindled in North India with the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, paved the way for Delhi’s emergence as the political epicentre of India and the focal point of India’s freedom struggle. However, many ot... [More]

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The Handicrafts of India

July 17
by Sunil Vaidyanathan 17. July 2010 12:42
The Handicrafts of India   People often wonder about the significance of handicrafts in the contemporary scenario. The answer perhaps lies embedded in the origins of our cultural revolution; in an era when art, pageantry and the human spi... [More]

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A Monsoon Break in Goa

July 17
by Sunil Vaidyanathan 17. July 2010 11:24
Goa in the Monsoons  In India, the monsoons are considered harbingers of fertility, and are generally associated with jubilation. On the west coast of India, the Western Ghats provide the watershed for numerous seasonal rivers that finally fl... [More]

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Popeye the Sailor Man

July 09
by Sunil Vaidyanathan 9. July 2009 05:31
  Blow Me Down! "I yam what I yam and that's all I yam." – Popeye the Sailor Man   This Spinach eating, Bluto busting sailor man has enthralled millions of children and adults around the world. Despite being uneducated and devoi... [More]

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Kolkata - My City

May 18
by Sunil Vaidyanathan 18. May 2009 00:29
I recently read an article “A Walk in Calcutta” by Somini Sengupta (http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/travel/03calcutta.html The New York Times) forwarded by family who live in the United States. While it was well structured and conc... [More]

Sacred Waters (The Rivers of India)

May 08
by Sunil Vaidyanathan 8. May 2009 04:01
They may, or may not be regarded as the explorers’ favourite destination and polluted by avarice, neglect and the needs of a burgeoning population they are certainly not an ecological Xanadu; but ask the millions of pilgrims and tourists ... [More]

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