Monday, September 26, 2005

the varanasi cd-rom

sep 26

i mentioned this but forgot to put in the url

http://souljerky.com/varanasi/

btw, i much prefer the name 'benares' although i understand varanasi is the age-old name.

i have a plan to go on pilgrimage to varanasi, rishikesh and manasarovar one of these days.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Rajeev,
Wouldn't it be prudent for you to wait for the Manasarovar pilgrimage until it becomes free from chinese hands?

Anonymous said...

I prefer Mumbai to Bombay because Mumbai represents the name of the place named after Mumba Devi, while Bombay represents British incompetence in pronounciation. I also prefer Varanasi to Benaras for similar reasons.

Personal preference, I guess.

hUmDiNgEr said...

ppz,

Brahma Chellaney on India-Pak peace Process..

http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/sep/27brahma.htm

Anonymous said...

and rajeev, you can do better than asking your readers to click on some senseless ads.

Anonymous said...

Hey Kiran,

You may have to perhaps check out this on Deesha before branding Atanu as psec:

http://www.deeshaa.org/category/rants-warning-may-cause-offense/

I think Atanu does a great job in explaining issues in a simple and lucid manner.

Regs

Anonymous said...

Hello Santhosh,
Seems like the UP government loots temples and funds madrassas. That explains the sad state of Kashi.

Sometime ago, I posted about how rediff psecs censor postings. I was suggested to use a secular name. I tried that too but it doesnt work, my email id gives it away. Think I will make a secular emailId and post ;)

Anonymous said...

Not secular, Satish. Muslim or Christian id. Muslims and Christians are the exact opposite of secular. They are the most unsecular, intolerant people.

nizhal yoddha said...

kapidhwaja,
yes it would be a good idea for me not to go to tibet while it's under occupation by the chinese. maybe i'll use a pseudonym

nizhal yoddha said...

kiran

you can start by doing some writing yourself. but let me not understate the difficulty of getting things published. the media is very anti-hindu.

as for clicking on google ads for me, it's capitalism in action. i spend my time on this blog, and it's only fair that i be compensated to some extent. i could write articles or something else and get paid for it using the time that i spend on this blog. so i experience opportunity cost by doing the blog. if you find the blog useful then you should be prepared to 'pay' for it by spending the ten seconds to click on an ad.

Anonymous said...

You should not postpone your visit to Kailash-Manasarovar and other places.In fact include Vashista Guha too when you visit Hrishikesh.

What better protection than Lord Shiva's Name and His Vibhuthi do you need!

Anonymous said...

Sorry a correction--Vasishtha Guha.

Anonymous said...

LOLz. Anon, thats what I meant when I said I will use a secular name ;). A Muslim name. Secular brings up images of Muslims stacking swords in mosques, and running down the street killing people. For me secular = muslim. I am not secular. Somehow I feel Christians are better than Muslims, because, they convert by bribe, not by killing. And they dont fill as much hate as Muslims do in converts.

Anonymous said...

Hi Rajeev,

Kailash Manasarovar is the abode of Lord Shiva; Thiruvannamalai is the very Lord Shiva Himself!(In the form of the Holy Hill).

Please do go to Thiruvannamalai too.

Anonymous said...

Hey, you can't miss Chidambaram in the process. It is simply magnificent, especially when the big bells chime during the "Arathi" for Lord Shiva.