Akshaya Paatra means an inexhaustible vessel; a vessel that could gratify man’s desires. If mind is compared to a pot, when all the desires are removed, when the pot is empty, man discovers true bliss, pure Joy.
Category Archives: Indian Identity-Indian Culture
Half Full or Half Empty? – What is the real Question?
When I drink from the ‘Cup of my Life’;What I truly experience from my life, the reality of my condition is more important than my attitude towards existence.
Spielberg’s Boycott brings hope for Tibet
Film Director Steven Spielberg chose to boycott the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. People need to come together to end the illegal occupation of Tibet.
Shia Ruler of Golconda – Verily, a Blessed Soul
Sultan Abul Hasan Qutb Shah, the seventh and the last ruler of the Kingdom of Golconda, Deccan, India under the Qutb Shahi Dynasty from 1672 A.D. to 1687 A.D. is verily a Blessed Soul and may Lord’s Peace be upon him.
Bharat Darshan – A presentation at Huron High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.
Bharat Darshan, a presentation at Huron High School, Ann Arbor, MI about Indian Culture and Traditions.The Indian Traditional Greeting of Namaskar or Namaste represents the essence of Indian Culture.
The Moments Slip Away And Are Laid to Your Account
Thanks to Government Victoria College, Palghat or Palakkad. The moments of my life that had slipped away are securely laid in my account and I can relive those moments. What is future? What is past? What is present?
Lord Rama – My Beloved Hero
“I regard myself only as Rama, son of Dasaratha, an ordinary human being. Who I am in reality, where I belong, why I took birth, are matters on which you may enlighten me, and I do not know.” From Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda
Taj Mahal or Setu Bandhanam – Who lifted the stones?
The author, identifying as a rational thinker, questions who truly deserves credit for historical structures like the Taj Mahal or the Setu Bandhanam (Adam’s Bridge). They believe such recognition should go to the nameless workers who constructed these impressive works, rather than the kings and emperors who ordered their creation. Expressing a concern about personal and cultural identity, they imply that the credit for structures like Adam’s Bridge could potentially belong to the Dravidian people of Southern India, rather than simply to legendary figures like Prince Rama, as the epic poem Valmiki Ramayana would suggest. Also mentioned, is the importance of preserving such historical structures for their heritage significance.
Defining Indian Identity -Finding Truth – Listening to the Heart
Indians have a sense of deep concern about the nature of truth and this concern about truth defines the Indian Identity.
A photo and a bit of Indian History
Pratap-Rudra : The names speak for themselves – the influence of Kakatiya Dynasty over Telugu speaking people.
