Dharma in the forest
Are we humans, or just domesticated animals of the powerful, or are we alphas establishing a pecking order, or predators seeking prey?
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Author: Devdutt Pattanaik
The fruit of foul language
In nature, anything goes, and there are no judgements, and so no such thing as ‘foul’ language. In culture, however, there are judgements, and some things are acceptable and some things are not. Many things are foul and rejected.
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The house of the superstar
Every day, as I pass the houses of Bollywood superstars in the suburbs of Mumbai, I see vast crowds of tourists waiting to have a glimpse of them. They cheer. They cry. They click photographs. They return home, nourished. Are these tourists or pilgrims?
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What is told and heard
Our memories create the filter of prejudice that distorts all that we hear. So what we hear is often not what is said.
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Is samosa Indian or Vedic?
I would say that samosa, with its potato filling (or peas filling, for Jains who shun root vegetables), is an Indian innovation based on inputs from Central Asians, Persians, and Portuguese.
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