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Language: It’s not all Greek to me

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

I have always wondered about the history of languages. Every once in a while, I would have an epiphany where I would notice similarites between certain words in different languages. These similarities weren’t only restricted to the Indo-Aryan languages such as Sanskrit, Hindi and Marathi, but the similarities were also found within Dravidian languages such [...]

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Homosexuality and Hinduism

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Many of you have probably heard about the recent news of homosexuality being decriminalized in New Delhi.  From the New York Times coverage:

“Homosexuality has been illegal in India since 1861, when British rulers codified a law prohibiting ‘carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal.’ The law, known as Section [...]

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OMNI film: “Mystic India”

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Last Friday, I went with a friend to the Boston Museum of Science to see the OMNI film, Mystic India.  Apparently the film, narrated by Peter O’Toole, was made in 2004, but has only recently come to the Museum of Science.  I was particularly intrigued when I heard that the film, ostensibly about “majesty and [...]

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