The Kashi corridor which aims to transform the timeless city has resulted in rampant destruction of millennia-old temples, ancient trees, ghats & institutions as adharmis have run riot as they bow down at the altar of modernisation writes @Bharatvidya1. pragyata.com/catastrophic-k… Amriteshwar Mahadev mentioned in Kashi Khand of Skanda Purana. Shivlinga established now in poor condition.

Devakad- Sacred Groves of Kodagu in Karnataka is one of the greenest regions not only in India,but in the world. As nature worship is the foundation of Indian culture, they find a special place & it is reported that there are 4,125 sacred groves covering 39,063 hectares in India. These nature temples are called Devakad, and its associated traditional ancestral houses form the foundation of a unique Kodava culture which is now recognized world over as one of the most nature friendly practices.

The facile argument, which claims that the so-called lower castes converted to Islam en masse in order to escape the rigours of the Hindu caste system, is examined here in detail. For most parts of India, this claim is not valid. pragyata.com/mag/caste-in-m… “The conventional division of the Mahomedans into four tribes—Sheikh, Saiad, Moghul and Pathan—has very little application to this Province (Bengal). The Mahomedans themselves recognize two main social divisions,

4 Oct- In popular parlance: “doing nothing” versus doing something.Our social, common, moral & human mores treat the idea of “doing nothing” with disdain. Quietus is weakness; passivity is the worst kind of flaw: it is perceived as cowardice, laziness 1/10 pragyata.com/mag/the-silent… Vedanta tells us that the Triune yoga of perfection: Knowledge, Work & Devotion, can only be fulfilled when we surrender to the divine influence & become its instrument. To return to the passive personality; the observer of the divine Will. Here, silence is the crux of being.2/10