Random thoughts on Current Affairs, History, Philosophy and Religion. In the South of India, Deepavali is associated with killing of narakAsura , son of varAha and bhUmi dEvi. It is celebrated on krishna chaturdashi, i. Of dark fortnight rather than on amAvasi. Is this really so? Are mythological stories meant to entertain and writers just showing of their imagination. This entry was posted on October 23, 2014, in mythological symbolism.

From the ashes in Rio, we shall rise again. Now that Olympics, are over, I would like to give my assessment of how India fared in both Qualifications and Olympics and future prospects for each sports. Qualification was more or less expected. Apart from Mixed Doubles, we had participation in other 4 events. In WS, we had the maximum allowed participation. Kashyap, Jayaram and Prannoy were close to qualifying as well. I feel that if Kashyap had been fit, he would hav.

My Thoughts and Views Frankly Expressed. The political establishes its credo well. So does the economic and the cultural. Reprehensible personalities ruling and set to rule. Going Greek and not Dutch and a new film star each day. Is the social set for a revamp? One would never know.

Which Wars Are Most Important? Posted by T. Greer in Dogs of War. Ot too long ago I listed. The Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The conquests of Tang Gaozu. The Campaigns of Zhu Yuanzhang. The Qinq Conquest of the Ming.

BESTpedia The land of the BEST lovers. The land of the BEST lovers. Branding Public transport has been an exercise tried out by many transport bodies worldwide, to various degrees. Few have succeeded, while few have failed in this venture.