Loved this quiet short story in the New Yorker about a father trying to understand his young daughter

» Voltaire's "Story of a Good Brahmin" (translated from French by H. I. Woolf)
by Seva Lamberdar Thu Apr 25, 2024 2:15 pm

» Who was Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), the famous American founding father, diplomat and inventor?
by Seva Lamberdar Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:49 pm

» Kudos and thanks to electricity's discoverers and developers (including Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Volta, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla) whose works led to most modern amenities (conveniences and comforts) for people around the world in past two centuries
by Seva Lamberdar Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:02 pm

» World's largest marine diesel engine (length: 7 m, width: 2 m, height: 3.5 m, weight: 48 tons / 48000 kg, power output: 13600 hp) built step-by-step
by Seva Lamberdar Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:11 am

» Rudolf Diesel (1858-1913), a German engineer who revolutionized the internal combustion engine (known as 'engine' or gasoline / petrol engine) making it more efficient and higher power source
by Seva Lamberdar Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:24 pm

» Prof. Carl Sagan takes a critical look at man's "privileged" position at the center of universe (1994 lecture: Cornell University)
by Seva Lamberdar Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:16 am

» My blogs on Indology, Vedas and Caste System
by Seva Lamberdar Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:11 am

» chor
by desi aunty Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:13 pm

» The essence of spirituality
by Seva Lamberdar Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:30 pm

» The evolution of education
by AidenBlackham Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:31 am

» 2023
by desi aunty Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:13 am

» God Bless...
by desi aunty Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:13 pm

» "Woh Kahein Aap Se", song by Pahadi Sanyal in 1946 movie "Milan" starring Dilip Kumar
by Seva Lamberdar Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:49 pm

» Pause
by desi aunty Tue Feb 06, 2024 4:30 pm

» An old blog (2006) on 'Compatibility of a (religious) text with the Srutis'
by Seva Lamberdar Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:58 am

» The symbolic worship of God (Isvara) by using symbols, when worshiper views God external to him
by Seva Lamberdar Fri Jan 12, 2024 3:01 pm

» The work of life leads to fulfilment and salvation, scripturally
by Seva Lamberdar Tue Jan 02, 2024 3:16 pm

» Mere Dhol Judaiyan Di
by desi aunty Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:39 pm

» 2022
by desi aunty Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:30 pm

» jaise sooraj ki garmi
by desi aunty Sat Nov 25, 2023 10:53 am

» A repeat post (2005 blog) on misquoting religious texts to support casteism and rituals and oppose widow-remarriage*
by Seva Lamberdar Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:42 am

» Most billionaire MPs in India from Telangana & Andhra Pradesh (cheers to Telugu brothers!)
by Seva Lamberdar Wed Sep 13, 2023 6:19 am

» 10 minutes Yoga exercise for seniors (above 60 year age and even having BP and sugar) in Hindi
by Seva Lamberdar Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:04 pm

» Food and philosophy
by Seva Lamberdar Sun Sep 03, 2023 7:38 am

» jo na toota kabhi....
by desi aunty Fri Sep 01, 2023 8:13 pm

» The proper etiquette for meeting and greeting the political leaders
by Seva Lamberdar Sun Aug 20, 2023 8:09 am

» The current poverty condition should replace the caste and tribe in Govt. quotas and benefits in education and jobs
by Seva Lamberdar Sat Aug 19, 2023 6:40 am

» Britain's 1963 Royal welcome to India's philosopher president Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
by Seva Lamberdar Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:12 am

» Dr. S. Radhakrishnan's insightful statement about philosophy and culture
by Seva Lamberdar Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:11 am

» A great American inventor and entrepreneur whose name is rarely mentioned these days: George Westinghouse (1846-1914)
by Seva Lamberdar Sat Aug 12, 2023 9:53 pm

» An interesting explanation about the Bhagavad Gita reference in the movie Oppenheimer
by Seva Lamberdar Fri Aug 04, 2023 4:56 pm

» The significance of The Riemann Hypothesis in the search and study of prime numbers in mathematics
by Seva Lamberdar Sun Jul 30, 2023 9:19 pm

» Who will lead India as prime minister following the 2024 parliamentary elections?
by Seva Lamberdar Sat Jul 22, 2023 8:31 am

» Vedic injunctions on righteous living and spirituality
by Seva Lamberdar Sun Jun 25, 2023 10:03 am

» A primer on Hinduism
by Seva Lamberdar Sat Jun 10, 2023 7:11 am

» Hi all
by harharmahadev Fri Jun 09, 2023 9:45 am

» A Map of all countries which declared independence from England
by Seva Lamberdar Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:33 pm

» Primitive tribal cultures.....
by Seva Lamberdar Thu May 25, 2023 6:33 am

» Ex-mantri smells rat in Maharashtra rodent plan
by Seva Lamberdar Tue May 23, 2023 2:51 pm

» Very strange!
by Seva Lamberdar Sat May 13, 2023 9:26 am

» EnnaMeenaDeka
by Seva Lamberdar Tue May 09, 2023 6:34 am

» West Indies need 83 runs in 9 balls at 55.33 rpo
by southindian Mon May 08, 2023 10:38 pm

» The expression that changed the course of human history
by Seva Lamberdar Mon May 08, 2023 2:48 pm

» Ashdoc's movie review --- The Kerala story
by Seva Lamberdar Sun May 07, 2023 5:48 pm

» Wahabi iSlam and Puritanical Christianity......
by Seva Lamberdar Sun May 07, 2023 6:20 am

» My comment to 'a truly honest man does not advertise his honesty'
by Seva Lamberdar Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:23 am

» Main populations, nationally (A) and religiously (B), while World Population Clock surpasses 8 billion (courtesy Wikipedia)
by Seva Lamberdar Sun Apr 23, 2023 4:37 am

» India surpasses China to become world's most populous nation, show UN data (courtesy: The Tribune)
by Seva Lamberdar Wed Apr 19, 2023 8:50 am

» On the similarities and differences in the caste-specific (adivasi etc.) genetic markers
by Seva Lamberdar Wed Apr 12, 2023 7:01 am

» Misunderstanding about secularism in India (an old post)
by Seva Lamberdar Tue Apr 04, 2023 11:53 am