Mishka, Russian name meaning “little bear” or “gift from God”; in Hindi it means “gift of love”; in Arabic it means “niche for light,” He’s been with me now for a few weeks. He has brightened my life considerably, and of course the lurking anxiety has gone away. I truly...
Each day has a different name and rituals. In 2025, Diwali falls on October 21st and the main celebrations starts from October 18th, and end with October 23rd. The most important third day is the main day of Diwali — October 21st— when it is the best time to worship the Goddess ...
“Hindi bollna?” I asked. “Are you speaking Hindi?” the father finally asked me. “Yes!” I beamed. “We lived in Delhi for a year-and-a-half.” “Oh. We don’t speak much Hindi.” They turned back to their photo. I turned back to my wife. And that night for dinner, I...
Arva:You probably will because people are so passionate about their pani puri. And for folks who don’t speak Hindi. So Farida explained what pani puri means, but gupchup means shut your mouth because that’s exactly the situation you’re going to be in when you put a pani puri in yo...
I offered the driver the name and address of the guest house where I was headed: “La Jacaranda, Greater Kailash, GK1. M Block.” “Oh, so sorry sir. You see, it is closed,” the driver offered with a head waggle. “No, I spoke with them two days ago. They are open...
Panspermia means “seeds everything” and that is the concept that represents the idea that life on Earth might have been seeded by biological lifeforms from outer space. This is a long-divisive idea that recently receive some support experimentally from a new study that came out of Japan. ...
No other democracy harasses its citizens in the name of religion as India does. This is good old fashioned Brahmin paranoia. Hindu nationalists want an all inclusive society, unlike Islamic tribes. True. Like horses united under a common whip. 0 thewarlock 3 years ago Reply to...
At the same time it means to learn to forgive. It might be confusing but that is what it is. I have erred and caused dukh to you so please forgive me and in the same breath you have erred and caused dukh to me so I forgive you. But I wonder is this word just limited to ...
In Latin, the name means “rock oil.” Petroleum is a fossil fuel. The liquid comes from the remains of plants and animals that died millions of years ago. These remains were buried deep below levels of rock over time and under great pressure. This geological process created complex ...
with their Hindi names. Eventually, he spoke a few words — he could point to a chair and call it kursi and say the numbers from 1 to 10 in Hindi. But he did not know simple phrases such as “How are you?” or “My name is Jai.” He could not have a conversation in Hindi. ...