My passion since childhood – History. Primary areas of interest are as follows:
1. The Maratha Confederacy
2. Indian Struggle for Independence
3. WW-II
4. Indian Epics
We all are aware of the metre unit but how was it established? Was this tower related to that historic event? A tower at Montjuïc castle. After the French Revolution (1789), it was decided that a standard unit to measure distance was needed. The unit was named metre and it would be the one ten-millionth … Continue reading A witness of the quest to define the ‘Metre’.
How Ravan abducted Sita(Hindi: सीता), and treated her till the end of the war, demands, and deserves a separate post. This post focuses on Ravan's behaviour with some other women. Below are some mentions(in Valmiki Ramayan) of Ravan's behaviour with the women: Vedavati(Hindi: वेदवती) While sauntering in Himalayan woods, Ravan spotted a tapaswini(Hindi: तपस्विनी. English: … Continue reading Ravan’s behaviour with women: Part-1
Preface How a human leads, and behaves in, his/her daily life makes a impact on the planet. I have always been curious about lifestyles, beliefs of the society during the eras when events like Ramayan, Mahabharat occurred.In this article, I have tried to list some events that shed some light on the then lifestyle, beliefs, … Continue reading Mahabharat: Society, Lifestyles & Inc. Part-1
Orientation Context More than a month had elapsed since Sugreev(Hindi: सुग्रीव) dispatched the search parties in all directions, to locate Sita.Upon completing his reconnaissance mission in Lanka, Hanuman returned to the Mahendra mountain located on the southern seashore(of today's India). There, the southern search party, comprising of Angad(Hindi: अंगद), Neel(Hindi: नील), Jambavan(Hindi: जाम्बवान्), Maindh(Hindi: मैंद), … Continue reading Did Hanuman approve of a full-scale war?
Orientation Preface Reading, analyzing History isn't enough, drawing inferences, establishing morals and acting accordingly is crucial.This is a bit inferential post but based entirely on the texts in Valmiki Ramayan. Context Ram, Lakshman, Hanuman, Sugreev(Hindi: सुग्रीव), Angad(Hindi: अंगद), Jambavan(Hindi: जांबवान), Nal(Hindi: नल), Neel(Hindi: नील) and the armies of Vanaras(Hindi: वानर) and Richh(Hindi: रीछ) had reached … Continue reading Why Hanuman favoured Vibhishan’s defection?
Life is about being kinetic 