It is said that in faraway southern India, where millennia-old customs reign, one tradition is able to enliven the spirits: When wedding festivities come to an end, the newlyweds are led out into the open air to gaze at a…
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Culture, curious, German, Hinduism, India, Indian Traditions, Philosophy, Religion
Sterne, die um sich herum kreisen
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Es wird erzählt, dass im fernen Südindien, wo jahrtausendealte Bräuche regieren, eine Tradition es vermag, die Gemüter zu beleben: Wenn Hochzeitsfeierlichkeiten ihr Ende finden, geleitet man das frisch vermählte Paar hinaus ins Freie, um einen Himmelsglanz zu betrachten.Ein Doppelsternpärchen, welches…
Culture, curious, English, India, Religion
Caste discrimination that affects millions of Muslims in India
by suresh •
You might be wondering: how can there be caste discrimination among Muslims when Islam is a casteless faith with an emphasis on egalitarianism[i]? Well, that’s a good question. Islam does not recognize any hierarchy based on birth or ancestry. The…
Hinduism, India, Indian Traditions, Religion
Agnihotra – ein spirituell reinigendes Feuer
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Om Bhur Bhuvah Swah Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat Dies ist das Mantra, das während des Agnihotra rezitiert wird. Es bedeutet: Oh Erde, Atmosphäre und Himmel, wir meditieren über die Herrlichkeit des Schöpfers, der die…
Humanity, India, Indian Traditions, Philosophy, Poem, Uncategorized
Eine Begegnung mit Menschen im eigenen Land
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India
A Mallus Tale :
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If you can fit four passengers in the front seat of an Ambassador taxi, while in the back there are eight passengers and two children with their heads stuck out of the window, chances are, you are a Mallu going…
India, Uncategorized
Indian Constitution
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We know that Dr. Ambedkar is the father of the Indian Constitution. But how many know that this huge constitution was written by hand. No instrument was used to write the whole constitution. Prem Bihari Narayan Rayzada, a resident of…
India, Indian Traditions, Philosophy, politics
Remembered in Japan, forgotten in India……..
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The day was 12 November, 1948. Tokyo Trials are going on in a huge garden house on the outskirts of Tokyo, the trial of fifty-five Japanese war criminals including Japan’s then Prime Minister Tojo, after losing WWII. Of these, twenty-eight…
India
Remembered in Japan, forgotten in India…
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The day was 12 November, 1948. Tokyo Trials are going on in a huge garden house on the outskirts of Tokyo, the trial of fifty-five Japanese war criminals including Japan’s then Prime Minister Tojo, after losing WWII. Of these, twenty-eight…