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Sufi, Sufism and Sufi music

Sufism and India Sufism has a special place in India. In fact Sufism is in a way native to India. Sufi from all over world (read middle east) found refuge in India. Most Sufi Tombs (burial places) are secular yet Islāmic places of worship. People of many faith visit and perform rituals for fulfillment of […]

Hinduism in a nut shell.

Short Note on Hinduism: Hinduism is a misnomer rather a colloquial given by outsiders mainly Turkish and Arabs. Bharat i.e. India as it originally stood was separated from rest of the land by river Indu (later called Indus by English speaking people) in the West and Brahamaputra in the East. India was called by the […]

Nationalism on 71st Independence Day 2017

My greetings to all on 71st Independence Day 2017. Nationalism India is going through a Renaissance of a kind. A heated debate is going on on various subjects which were a kind of taboo as Main Stream Media (MSM) chose to ignore it. The result was that MSM not only lost TRP but also it’s […]

Why elephants are found in Asia?

Elephants are found in Asia and Africa. Asia has three sub species of elephants. Scientific name of Indian elephant is Elephas Maximus Indicus. Indian female elephants do not have tusks. I do not know about African Elephant but why elephants were not found everywhere? Why in India? Actually it has to do with food. Favorite […]

Hiring a Lawyer!

What it is to be a Lawyer? To tell it in one word: ‘CONFLICT’. A lawyer is always in conflict. Torn between courts, matters, clients and family. Extended work hours does not make it easy. No doubt as the lawyers grow old they become snappy. Classes of lawyers: But let’s us first be clear as […]

Jim Corbet Park and staying options.

Staying in forest. To those who live in urban concrete jungle, spending time near nature is a dream come true. While New Delhi has it’s share of forest in the form of Ridge forest in central Delhi but being inside the forest and on the banks of a river or its tributary is a different […]

​Why China is furious?

Is China really furious with India? Doklam is the recent point of flared tension between India and China. According to wikipedia: “Doklam, Zhoglam, Droklam or Donglang is a narrow plateau lying in the tri-junction region of Bhutan, China and India. Doklam lies close to the modern day Yadong county of Tibetan Autonomous Region and the […]

Why traders are opposing GST?

One Country one Market One Tax. Goods and Services Tax is finally here. GST is tad bit late. Say by a decade. Starting from Canada, Australia, Japan, Europe and even Malaysia has it. All had to face its share of woes in switching to new system of taxation. Historically the idea is as new as […]

Is HRBlock a new thug in the market? A Review.

Is HRBlock.in duping people? Thuggery is an ancient offence. It is an act of stupefying another human being by winning his/her confidence. Now a days it is called Conman act. Thuggery was also violent in the end. Often culprit used to kill people. I hope HRBlock is not that brutal. In India ancient name of […]

Why Income Tax department is promoting Microsoft and Oracle

Open source vs. proprietary software. Govt of India has reiterated its policy to prefer open source software over proprietary software as part of its Digital India Initiative which is available here. However when it comes to application, different department behave differently. For over ten years income tax department forces citizens of India to use Window […]