Recent content by nikodas2

I think the only way to get past the caste system is to treat people as equals. We need to look at all our country men as human beings first to make any changes. Fortunately these changes are happening with the younger generation of Indians.

I find this quote funny - "The British created the myth that our gods and goddesses are mythological characters. This is not true and our Vedic scriptures confirm it." Do all other characters mentioned in books like Atlas, Hercules, Apollo etc become real too since they are found in books too...

Is anyone else facing severe power cuts in their area for the last week? Since Monday they have been cutting power in our area for 3 - 4 hours a day. It's horrible.. especially when they take off power during the middle of the night and you wake up hot and sweaty. Is this because all power is...

I think with a country such as our with so many languages and people it we will have lots of special lingo! I thought this would be a nice place to share that lingo! I'm from Bangalore so let me start by sharing some of the common lingo that's used in the language here - Macha - Used for...

There's good money in being a beggar it seems. To tell the truth I still prefer the beggars over the Eunuch's who harass people on the roads here in Bangalore. What they are doing amounts to daylight robbery!

There are some great points here! I think education is very important factor in the growth of any country and we should focus our resources on that. Lets make education cheap and affordable but lets also make sure the education is a quality one! Empowerment of women is very important. We have...

The huge difference better the rich and the poor is one of the main problems facing our country right now. We need to fix this problem. Its depressing to see an entire family traveling in a bullock cart followed by an Audi A8 right behind it in the city of Bangalore! Wealth distribution and our...

I'm proud of our country for the many things that we have given to the rest of the world. We have had some great scientists, writers, philosophers and teachers who have changed the world for the better. I hope we will have more of these teachers and leaders who will now look inward to help our...

Science works mainly because you can always say it is wrong! (You also need to prove it) Our knowledge keeps expanding through science unlike other schools of thought which remain stuck in old ideas and traditions that can never be question. That is the beauty of science. Science is not...

The interesting thing to note is that most of the common folk of our country still use basic mobile phones rather than phones equipped with 3G. I think one of the best ways to get information to them and from them is through SMS which if not free is generally cheap. I actually make use of a...