Tag: Hindu

  • Is the Universe a Simulation?

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      It seems to me we have finally come around to proving mathematically what Hindus and Buddhists have been saying all along — this world is an illusion: …If Pythagoras had not lived, or if his work had been destroyed, someone else eventually would have discovered the same Pythagorean theorem. Moreover, this theorem means the…

  • State Confers Award to Navara Eco Farm for Saving Rare Rice Variety

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    Mr. Narayanan Unny and his Navara Eco farm are featured in N.J. Prabu’s article in The Hindu. “Navara is a medicinal rice variety and its cultivation is almost extinct. Many reasons such as non-availability of pure seeds, low yield and high production cost are attributed for this. The speciality is that this is the only…

  • Anti-Mystic Activist Killed in India

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    Looks like these “men of God” felt Dr. Dabholkar was a pretty big threat to their mumbo jumbo.  Not a very mystical way to act. From The New York Times World desk: NEW DELHI — The police on Wednesday detained a member of Sanatan Sanstha, a right-wing Hindu organization, in the killing last week of an…

  • Janmashtami Holds Special Place Among All Hindu Festivals

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    Sanchita Chowdhur posts about the special place Janmashtami holds among all Hindu festivals: Janmashtami or the birthday of Lord Krishna has a huge spiritual significance in Hinduism. As the legend goes, Lord Krishna was born in the darkness of night, inside a cell of a jail where His parents were locked up by his cruel…