Look at the series of man made catastrophes in this island since 1948 and tell us who accepted the responsibility for each one of them. Even SJ blissfully defends Banda and his Weeping Widow for all those disasters. – Douglas Devananda also takes 64 positions (all at the s...
In a seminar class, there may be no exams, but students are expected to read rather widely on topics and be prepared for thorough discussion of them in class. Another possibility in graduate classes is that in addition to readings done by all students, each student may also be expected to ...
Years ago, there used to be this Janavasam, in some communities, like the Tamil Brahmins, where the bridegroom is made to sit in a beautifully decorated chariot, and then paraded to a nearby temple for certain rituals at that temple. And then he would be back in the same chariot. This...
According to Ó Hógartaigh, this is “an Irish language expression whose literal meaning is ‘It is in each other’s shadow that people live’ but which, more broadly, invokes a sense of community and interdependence” (Ó Hógartaigh 2008, p. 1n). This communal interdependence, called ...
On the way, she met Vētāḷam, a female vampire, who accepted to serve as her mount in exchange for the promise to receive enough blood to quench her thirst. Soon both armies met on the battlefield. The goddess and her army were rapidly overpowered as the asura kept multiplying ...