capital of Iraq; the name is pre-Islamic and dates to the 8c., but its origin is disputed. It often is conjectured to be of Indo-European origin, from Middle Persian elements, and mean "gift of god," frombagh"god" (cognate with Russianbog"god," SanskritBhaga; compareBhagavad-Gita) ...
shaping his worldview, language, and education. Additionally, Jinnah’s grandfather, Poonja, was Hindu. Jinnah’s father later migrated to Jhirk, a town in Sindh, with his spiritual guide, Aga Khan, around 1870
I’m not here to defend or criticize Kamala Harris’s policies or politics; I’m simply an admirer of the possibility of electing the first woman president in the United States. As a South Asian, and as someone deeply familiar with the name Kamala—so common among my friends and family i...
Naqsh Lyallpuri with Lata Mangeshkar (Pic courtesy: www.hindu.com) Lets start withhis most famous ghazal for the 1973 movie Dil Ki RaahenstarringRehana Sultan and Rakesh Pande. Who could have given better music for it than the maestro himself:Madan Mohan.Lata Mangeshkarsang it beautifully. ...
” Christianity as preached and practiced by Christ is about loving yourself, God, neighbor, enemy and turning the other cheek for the peacemakers shall be the sons of God. But this is not the end of the story of Christianity. A loving heart must also be an understanding heart; and even...
(Ashok Kumar), accidentally burns their dwelling down, killing Naseeban. Rahmat then re-locates to his village when he teaches Pyare the skills required to play musical instruments and sing. Years later, Rahmat passes away, and informs Pyare that he is really a Hindu. Dr. Mathur fills the ...
He attributes the creation of the world to divine laughter. ...” He raised his face and recited, with the prodigious memory of a reader who for forty years now had been repeating to himself things read when he still had the gift of sight: “‘The moment God laughed seven gods were ...
The meal hour had already passed, but a table had been set for the guests, and the abbot thoughtfully left us among them; alone with William, exempted35 from the obligations of the Rule, they were free to eat and at the same time exchange their impressions. After all, it was, God for...
I have always challenged the oft-held views. In my ‘An Alternate Philosophy of Life‘, for example, I have challenged our obsession with seeking God for ourselves. I have, on the other hand, suggested that we get out of this obsession and think of the society, the way the Westerns do...
Text courtesy of JAANUS. Also read Kisshouten. Also called Kichijoutennyo 吉祥天女 or Kudokuten 功徳天. Originally an Indian (Brahman) goddess of fertility, wealth, and beauty, who was linked to Kubera (aka Tamonten), the Hindu god of the North, and Vishnu the Lord of Creation. As ...