Usual Tales from an Unusual Lockdown #2
Strip’s title: Wardrobe Whispers
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The WHO’s Failures are a Red Herring. The 2005 Pact is the Real Problem.
This article was originally published in The Wire Science on 2nd May 2020 The WHO has come under widespread scrutiny for a few valid and many invalid reasons. The major criticisms that have been levelled against the organisation are: 1.… Continue Reading
Lockdown? No! Lock-in!
When I started teaching Sanskrit to the students of the Certificate and Diploma courses at Mumbai University, I found many elderly people in my class. Some were homemakers, some retired professionals, some practicing doctors, teachers and people working from various… Continue Reading
Vedic Literature Demystified – II
Vedic literature is based on the Vedas –which were later compiled into four books – the ṛk, yajus, sāma and atharva. Each of these, in turn, are divided into the saṁhitā-s, brāhmaṇa-s, āraṇyaka-s and upaniṣad-s. Just the saṁhitā-s are divided into… Continue Reading