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Venkataramana Bhagavathar Venkataramana Bhagavathar was one of the prime students of the great composer Saint Thyagaraja... The Southern Indian classical music world owes a great deal to Venkataramana Bhagavathar (1781-1874),…

Sudharsana Chakra at Badrachalam Do you know the story of Sudharsana Chakra on the sanctum sanctorum shown in this picture? This is the photo of the Sudharshan Chakra placed in…

Phrasal Etymology-“Between Scylla and Charybdis” In Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, one of the many challenges faced by Odysseus on his voyage back to Ithaca after the Trojan War is…

"The collapse of education is the collapse of a nation."... When South Africa got independence from the white British in 1990 under the leadership of Nelson Mandela his supporters, mainly…

Is fish any "less sentient"?- Gary L. Francione I have noticed a number of animal people making comments about fish being "less sentient" than other animals. That is the exact…

The 'Me' time - Anonymous Woman A few months ago, my friend had just crossed age 45. Just about 8 days later she was struck with an ailment ... And…

Sanskrit in Lithuanian In Lithuania, there are houses adorned with the motif of two horse heads. This is a small clue to Lithuania’s deep and ancient Vedic past. Traditionally, the…

America’s Attila the Hun moment - Simon Black, Founder, Sovereign Man   In the year 435 AD, after several years of endless menacing from the nomadic Hun tribe, the Roman…

Steve Jobs- last words "I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others' eyes, my life is the epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have…

Agatha Christie -1890 TO 1976 Deeply hurt by the death of her mother, thirty-five-year-old Agatha Christie was still trying to overcome her grief when her husband of twelve years suddenly…