The Portuguese landed in Goa with big dreams. Dreams of conquering the entire Indian subcontinent. Little did they know that they would fail. Not because of a powerful man, as most would assume, but a 30-year-old, recently divorced young woman who singlehandedly led an army against thousands. After their conquest of Goa, the Portuguese went […]
A common misconception about ancient India is that it was a backward country, plagued by ignorance and superstition. It seems easy enough to believe, and the spread of ideas like these helped other countries weaken us and make it seem like they were doing us a favor. But in reality, this belief is far from […]
It’s a scary time right now. The world is filled with uncertainty and fear. The numbers shoot up day by day. We don’t know who will be the next to get sick. We are left to wonder when things will go back to normal, and what kind of normal it will be. Will things ever […]
When the British first came to India, the only tactic they really needed to colonize India was to convince us that we were inferior, uncivilized, and could only be “fixed” by British intervention. They claimed to have pure motives. They said they only wanted to help us out. They broke us from within, just by […]
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णु र्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः, गुरु साक्षात परब्रह्मा तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः Translation: The Guru is Brahma, the Guru is Vishnu, the Guru is Shiva. Indeed, the Guru is the Supreme Absolute. To that Guru I offer my reverent salutations. The guru is treated like a deity in Indian culture, to be worshiped, to be respected, to […]
It’s hard to believe that it’s been two years since I started this blog. India is one of the most diverse countries in the world, a coming together of so many religious, ethnic, and linguistic groups, all different in their own way. We are often forced to embrace a different culture, a foreign identity, just […]
Ask any fourth grader, “Who discovered gravity?” The standard answer you’d get is Sir Isaac Newton. But how true is that? Have we given a man credit for another man’s hard work? The answer to this question happens to be yes. Manchester University has confirmed that Isaac Newton is not the one who discovered gravity. Let’s […]
Who is Martanda Verma? Most Indians have no idea who he is. But you will be surprised to find that he was actually a great person who has achieved great things and deserves more credit for his achievements. Martanda Verma was a great king of a small kingdom called Travancore (present day Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala). […]
The Annai Ashram is an orphanage for girls in KK Nagar, Trichy that has changed completely thanks to the Robotix Learning Solutions. The Robotix Learning Solutions is an organization founded by sisters Aditi Prasad and Deepti Rao Suchindran. According to them, the number of women in STEM fields is small when compared to the men. […]
“Annam para Brahma swarupam” (Food is the essence of life/ the Lord of Creation.) -The Upanishads This age-old quote from the Upanishads has a very deep meaning. Food gives life. As you read this, thousands of people starve, living only on scraps of food. They do not know when the day will come when […]
The India I Never Learnt at School 