Promod Puri's Blog: Hinduism:beyond rituals,customs and traditions, page 56

WHY FEEL BORED?

Boredom is a very commonly expressed feeling even in this age when we have 24-hour entertainment at our convenience. There is a stream of entertainment and information from our smartphones and social media in the company of self. But still, there are occasional experiences of boredom.Why do we feel bored?Generally, they say boredom occurs to … Continue reading "WHY FEEL BORED?"

WHY INTELLECTUALS NOW RIDICULED IN INDIA:

Being intellectual in India these days has an irony of pun in it. The ‘intellectuals’ rather be non-intellectuals to avoid the snobbery generated in its labelling. “I am not an intellectual. Abuse me, but do not call me that sir,” a recent quote from Chetan Bhagat, one of India known authors, who got included in … Continue reading "WHY INTELLECTUALS NOW RIDICULED IN INDIA:"

TEACHERS DAY SHOULD BE IN HONOR OF JYOTI RAO AND SAVITRIBAI PHULE

September 5 is celebrated in India as Teachers’ Day synonymous with its second president, Dr. Sarvepilli Radhakrishnan, who also was a teacher, besides being an eminent philosopher of international fame. But a true story about him reveals that his famous work the “Indian Philosophy” is largely plagiarized from the Ph.D. thesis of Jadunath Sinha, one … Continue reading "TEACHERS DAY SHOULD BE IN HONOR OF JYOTI RAO AND SAVITRIBAI PHULE"

National Parks: Where the indigenous people were forced out to cultivate wilderness.

American environmentalism’s racist roots have shaped global thinking about conservation

“conservation will succeed only if it can support the goal of a dignified life for all humans and nonhuman species.” Prakash Kashwan, University of Connecticut The United States is having a long-overdue national reckoning with racism. From criminal justice to pro sports to pop culture, Americans increasingly are recognizing how racist ideas have influenced virtually … Continue reading "American environmentalism’s racist roots have shaped global thinking about conservation"

UNCLE-JI AND AUNTI-JI

Uncles and aunty’s designations have become popular among the younger generation of South Asians to address their parents’ friends or older contacts. Instead of calling them by their first or last names, with prefix Mr. or Mrs., the unrelated nephews and nieces develop a kinship with the choice of etiquette that is more personal. The … Continue reading "UNCLE-JI AND AUNTI-JI"

Her identity is biracial

I don’t accept Kamala Harris has to represent herself with Black identity only. Her real identity of being biracial is African-Indian. Her mother was of Tamil origin from South India, and she is through and through Indian. Cherishing Indian customs, following Hindu rituals of breaking coconuts, and enjoying dosa, sambar and rasam, her genome is … Continue reading "Her identity is biracial"

Cultures, religions, and ideologies must change. If not, they face natural deterioration.

Two Overly Used Popular Sayings:

“BE POSITIVE”:In rational and balanced thinking we can’t ignore some negative facts in front of us.” “FORGET THE PAST, LIVE IN THE PRESENT”: How one can forget the past? Rather with experiences of the past, and dreams of the future, only then living in the present makes more sense.

COVERING RACISM WITH “FIG LEAVES”

Having few friends of different religious or race backgrounds does not qualify a person being secular.