Chess was invented in India by Sissa, a scientist. Raja Balhait, somewhere in western India, had asked his advisers Sissa to create a game that demonstrated the values of prudence, diligence, foresight, and knowledge. Sissa brought a chessboard to the raja and explained that he had chosen war as a model for the game because [...]
The name Singapore was derived from the Sanskrit word, Singapura which means Lion City.
The ‘Shivpurana’ is a set of texts devoted to the history and description of Shiva – a Hindu God. One of the lines says-“He is Shakthi(meaning energy or power)…. He was never created, he is never destroyed. He exists, and is seen in many forms by us.” In this quote, if one substitutes ‘energy’ instead [...]
What will you do if there was no toothpaste? This is the same question which came to my mind while brushing my teeth this morning, half awake. I tried to figure out some of my options if such a situation ever arises… I may not brush for few days, till people start noticing my bad [...]
“Namaste” means I recognize and salute the Divine within you.
It is true that we are observing the fastest rate of extinction of many species on the planet. Currently humans are the main cause of this widespread extinction of many species (refer http://alienworld.wordpress.com/2007/04/03/man-%e2%80%93-a-reason-for-extinction-of-many-species/). But before humans, the nature was the key player in deciding what species to evolve or extinct. In Darwin’s words it is [...]
I always feel that there is nothing more dangerous than the man himself in this world because of what he is capable of doing and because of the destruction he can bring. In one of my blog previous entry (http://alienworld.wordpress.com/2007/01/24/humans-are-aliens-on-this-animal-planet/) I had proposed a hypothesis that man came on earth from Mars, after consuming all [...]
Instruction Manual Always read instructions carefully. Do not drink urine, or sea water or bird blood. Do not eat jellyfish, or fish that are armed with spikes or have parrot-like beaks, or that puff up like balloons. Pressing the eyes of a fish will paralyze them. The body can be a hero in the battle. [...]
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