OF TESTIMONIALS, TESTICLES AND TESTING TIMES
People who have had the debatable good fortune to have met me, and have survived the encounter, will tell you that I have an open mind on most subjects. Somewhat like the RSSwhen it comes to discussing the concept of secularism. For instance, I am willing to see the other/ bhakt point of view in
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Photo of Nirad C. Chaudhuri being awarded an honorary Doctorate
Query: Does anyone know where there might be a photo of Nirad Chaudhuri receiving an Honorary Doctorate either from the University of Oxford or from the University of Stirling? – The Archives at the Bodleian Library (University of Oxford) has no such photo. N.B. They explain that “the University Archives looks after the historic administrative records of
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Award to Nirad C. Chaudhuri of an Honorary D. Litt at Oxford
Here are two interesting snippets of information, provided by the Bodleian: – “It should be noted that the degree was not presented at Encaenia (the large ceremony awarding multiple honorary degrees that takes place during the summer), but a smaller celebration. Our records indicate that Chaudhuri was the only person who received an honorary degree
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THE CHAR DHAM OF THE GREAT HIMALAYAN NATIONAL PARK (II)- THE RIVER SAINJ
The Sainj is the second of the four enchanting mountain streams in the GHNP (counting from the east), draining its central parts. Most people do not go beyond its confluence with the Tirthan at Larji village, about 35 kilometres below Kullu, and miss out on a fascinating experience- the journey to its source, the Rakti-Sar
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Decoding the Jesus Mystery
or, The scandal of pursuing the Science of the Spirit amidst the Art of Religion It took me a lifetime of research, reflection and suffering to intuit the almost indefeasible nature of religion and the logic of its popular appeal. The appeal of religion is quite different from the appeal of science. Religion appeals primarily because
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THE CHARDHAM OF THE GREAT HIMALAYAN NATIONAL PARK – I THE TIRTHAN
If there is one jewel in the crown of Himachal, it has to be the the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Kullu, spread over 750 sq.kms. of forested valleys, gushing mountain streams and snow covered mountains: it is also a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is a superlative repository of Himalayan flora and fauna,
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“Carpenters and Kings” by Siddhartha Sarma; and “The Churches of India” by Joanne Taylor; reviewed by Vivek Menezes
Siddhartha Sarma’s Carpenters and Kings and Joanne Taylor’s The Churches of India outline an Indian Christian landscape as rooted as any other aspect of subcontinental heritage. Amidst India’s ongoing telescoping of political power into unprecedented dominance for the BJP of Amit Shah and Narendra Modi, some of the most intriguing subplots involve parts of the
OF INQUIRIES, RESIGNATIONS AND DEFECTORS–IT’S THE SAME OLD STORY
Mr. Modi is the original fisherman when it comes to hawking red, now saffron, herrings. Which is why the CBI inquiry into the Balasore train accident smells so fishy. Could the government not have waited for at least the findings of the investigation by the Commissioner Railway Safety before ordering the inquiry? Suppose this report
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