Promod Puri's Blog: Hinduism:beyond rituals,customs and traditions, page 27

What do your blood test results mean? A toxicologist explains the basics of how to interpret them

Brad Reisfeld, Colorado State University Your blood serves numerous roles to maintain your health. To carry out these functions, blood … More

The nature of complaining

This piece is written somewhat satirically about our social behaviour of reacting and getting upset more than necessary about small … More

WHAT IS PRANA PRATISHTHA THAT INVOKES THE LORD RAM IDOL

The sprawling Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Ram was inaugurated on January 24 in Ayodhya. The ceremonial and sacred word … More

THE PLIGHT OF MUSLIMS IN INDIA: “Jayen toh jayen kahan.”

As the thought of writing this piece popped up, I was reminded of an old Hindi film song penned by … More

IRON-WILLED NIKKI HALEY DEFIES TRUMP’S LEAD IN THE REPUBLICAN BID FOR THE WHITE HOUSE

Punjabi by nature and steered by her temperament, Nikki Haley remains unyielding to drop out of the Republican nomination race … More

WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?

(320 words, 2mts. of reading time) Staying in an environment exclusively reserved for the self leads to an experience called … More

RENAMING PAPPAD AS SPICY NACHO

The traditional Indian paper-thin spicy wafer called ‘pappad’ is not spelled right in English. It misses the sound of ‘r.’ … More

SEEKING WORLD PEACE THRU DEMOLITION OF BORDERS

I begin this essay with words of wisdom and sanity taken from ancient Hindu scriptures and a Tamil poem written … More

AYODHYA TEMPLE INAUGURATION

Most of north India, as it passes through in the grip of a cold wave, the Hindu-frenzy public warms up … More

AMAZING TRUMP: A NARCISSIST BATTLING ON SEVERAL FRONTS

Deeply entrenched in multiple lawsuits, from financial fraud to election subversion and defamation, it’s incredible how Donald Trump handles them … More