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      • The Night Visitor (an excerpt from The Conch Bearer by Chitra Divakaruni)
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      • KAMALA
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      • The Suitor-A Micro Story
      • The Walker of Infinity -- A Strange Encounter
      • The Ultimate Sacrifice
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      • The Walker of Infinity -- The Banyan Grove
      • The Musical Way-An Almost Micro Story
      • The Ambush - A Micro Story
      • The Walker of Infinity -- The Swami
      • The Walker of Infinity -- The Guest
      • The Walker of Infinity - The Stranger
      • On Peacocks (and peahens?) and dancing
      • Betal Aur Betal
      • Neko no Sara (Cat's Plate)
      • Shibahama
      • The Ant that went round the World
      • The Stalker -Betal Tales I
      • Ishan Thakurda (Ishan Grandfather)
      • Fragrances From Another Time
      • Tipu Sultan’s Revenge
      • The Sanyasi -- Part 3 (Pagla Baba Trilogy)
      • Anahata -- Part 2 (Pagla Baba Trilogy)
      • The Night I died -- Part-1 (Pagla Baba Trilogy)
      • In the twinkle of an eye!
      • The Impossible Choice
      • Fibonacci's Fountain
    • Science
      • The Eleventh Dimension..
      • The Puranic Ganapati..
      • The Rg Veda Ganapati
      • Eleven Names Of Rudra - Sarveswara
      • Who is Vinayaga ..? - Happy Vinayaga Chaturthi..
      • Eleven names of Rudra - Neelakhanta
      • Eleven names of Rudra - Trikagni Kala
      • Eleven names of Rudra - Tripurantaka
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 23
      • Hey, Higgs is in Vedas..
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 22
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 21
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 20
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 19
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 18
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 17
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 16
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 15
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 14
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 13
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 12
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 11
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 10
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 9
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 8
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 7
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 6
      • ‘MahaDharma’ –the way of real life
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 5
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 4
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 3
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 2
      • The Eternal Varna Asrama Dharma - Part 1
      • Sarva Jana Sandhya Vandanam - For everyone
      • Laghu Sandhya Vandanam (LSV) -The Concise TSV
      • The Mantra Tantras of Sandhya Vandanam - Samarpana and Raksha
      • The Mantra Tantras of Sandhya Vandanam - Surya Narayana Vandanam
      • The Mantra Tantras of Sandhya Vandanam - Harihara Vandanam
      • The Mantra Tantras of Sandhya Vandanam - Yama Vandanam
      • The Mantra Tantras of Sandhya Vandanam - Dik Devatha Vandanam
      • The Mantra Tantras of Sandhya Vandanam - Samashti Abivandanam
      • distant moon
      • The Mantra Tantras of Sandhya Vandanam - Surya Upasthanam
      • time and space
      • The Mantra Tantras of Sandhya Vandanam - Gayatri Nyasam, Japam, Upasthanam
      • The Mantra Tantras of Sandhya Vandanam - Gayatri Avahanam
      • The Mantra Tantras of Sandhya Vandanam - Pranava Japam
      • The Mantra Tantras of Sandhya Vandanam - Deva Tarpanam
      • The Mantra-Tantras of SandhyaVandanam – Finishing the Bath
      • The Mantra-Tantras of Sandhya Vandanam - Punar Marjanam
      • The Mantra-Tantras of SandhyaVandanam – Taking Bath
      • The Mantra-Tantras of TSV - Breath Control – Pranayama
      • The Mantra-Tantras of Sandhya Vandanam - Ganapati Dyanam
      • The Mantra-Tantras of Sandhya Vandanam - Achamanam/Anga-Vandanam
      • Trikala Sandhya Vandhanam (TSV) series - Introduction
      • sequoia
      • little blue overcoat
      • The Inverted Banyan tree (A Sequel to my Upanayanam Blog)
      • The unkown 96 % of the universe
      • Vastu Sastra Redefined - Part II
      • Vastu Sastra Redefined - Part I
      • Large Hadron Collider interim report
      • Kavadi Bells - 6
      • The Method of Science
      • Kavadi Bells - 5
      • Kavadi Bells - 4
      • Kavadi Bells - 3
      • Kavadi Bells - 2
      • Kavadi Bells
      • lantern
      • Science of Surya Mantra and Aditya Hrdayam
      • Buzz, learn and lead- Chapter 3
      • radha krishna seva
      • Buzz, learn and lead- Chapter 2
      • the Bluewater
      • Buzz, learn and lead, Chapter 1
      • fir trees
      • SEA OF COLD
      • the Fog
      • ki
      • Rudram Chamakam - An original explanation
      • visvatma Dharma
      • Nataraja - Depicting the Spatial Dimensions
      • Rudra -The Eleven dimensional force field - The Eleven dimensional Space
      • Paintings in our Minds
      • Swamiji
      • The Spring of Shiva
      • Logic
      • Eight Islands
      • Ashta Vasus - Biological Basics - Science of Sankhya Part II
      • Random Reflections on Mommyhood
      • Cows, Commodities, Greenhouse Gases
      • The Science of Sankhya..
      • The Mystery of the Noisy Child
      • Sanskrit: From Pooja rooms to Science Labs..
      • Rise and Fall of Ancient India’s Iron and Steel Metallurgy
      • A New Triple Eclipse Series on Hand
      • A unique way to deal with prejudice
      • Ramkatha - A Spitirual Interpretation (English)
      • Planet X
      • Manas Mandal
      • Mystery of Shiva
      • Speech of the MahaAnand
      • Now in this extreme critical time.....
      • Breath your HEAD ACHE away!!!!
      • OBAMA'S SURGE IN AFGHANISTAN/ An Indian's view of Opium trade
      • Rudra to Jesus..
      • RETREATING AMERICA/ choice before INDIA
      • What will the Large Hadron Collider see?
      • Dislocations 2
      • Drug Industries to cure or treat?
      • Miracle
      • Dislocations!!
      • Looking for Alternative treatment to bypass surgery
      • Quantum Healing
      • Science or Art?
      • Alternative medicine- A faith based cure or science?
    • Hot Articles
      • Extra Sensory Perception -- Precognitive dreaming
    • Current Affairs
      • Maha Medha - MahaManas
      • Independence Day
      • Paul S Octopus and some other thoughts
      • Tamil New year, Vishu , Baisakhi & Poila Baisakh
      • Sandeepweb's National Integration - Slimes Style
      • Hot and Cold Verdict Before And Without Trial
      • Truth (?) about the current nuclear weapon controversy
      • Hindu Mandir Executives Conference, 2009, and some related thoughts
      • CHINA'S 1965 war with INDIA/ Some lessons in 2009
      • The Anti-Development Content of the Global Emissions Trading Scheme
      • Saving Our Mothers
      • Conversion and the Future of Christian-Hindu Conflict
      • Secularism redux
      • Divine Love in the Hills
      • NUCLEAR PAKISTAN/ Indian dilemma?
      • The Terrorist Within
      • As India sleeps Pakistan goes nuclear
      • PALESTINIANS/ The eternal wailers
      • On Corruption and Karma
      • Oil Crisis and the Media
      • Why does it happen over and over in America?
      • Global Food Crisis
      • Generosity of a Rich Nation
    • Politics
      • New Diction for Old
      • abstract Capitalism
      • Rajeev Srinivasan on Mr. Singh's Washington Visit
      • the Cold War
      • Bande Mataram -Its origin and Impact on the struggle for Indian Independence
      • New Book: Hindu Majority Bad, Non-Hindu Minority Good, Yawn. . .
      • Ongoing Adharma in Christianity in India?
      • How I got 38 outcomes right out of 42 seats of West Bengal
      • Diaspora must embrace new Reality
      • Tharoor: Hindu Fundamentals Under Attack
      • Democracy and Tolerance
    • History
      • Sui dragons
      • Indian Army protecting Pakistani Army!!!
      • The Indic Intellectual tradition
      • ARYANS VERSUS MONKEYS - THE SEQUEL
    • Philosophy
      • Solitude
      • jim's blog
      • Raja-Yoga
      • Advaita, Buddhism Revisited
      • Words of MahaManas
      • in the radiance of her dancing feet
      • A DREAMY TURN
      • Evidence for Reincarnation
      • Epistemological Anarchy
      • Does the Soul Matter?
      • On the Possibility of Free Will
      • American Morning
      • Buddhism and the concept of self
      • Primacy of Consciousness
      • Who was that ?…and who’s this?
      • Traveling Light
      • Socrates
      • Spirit Level to Spiritual Radio
      • Gems from Vivekananda
      • Hinduism through History - Appendix
      • At The Feet Of My Cosmic Beloved!
      • Mutual Respect or Tolerance?
      • Do I have anything of My Own to offer YOU?
      • Come, Share My Dream World
      • I, You & the Cosmic I
      • The "-ist"
      • About the Verbs in the Mahavakyas
      • Humanism, Vaishnavite style
      • The Rift between Dualistic Vaishnavism and Advaita
      • Schrödinger’s cat or shut up and calculate!
      • Fragile Ecosystem, Vedic Solution?
      • Laughter is an interval between sorrows
      • Greatness of acquiring a Human form
      • Hinduism – Religion or Dharma?
      • How should one interpret Hindu scripture?
      • The Eternal Self of the Buddha
      • thought for the day
      • The persian Sufi poet Hafiz
      • Ramkatha - A Spiritual Interpretation
      • Generic Reframing of the 12 Tribes of "Israel"
      • Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta -- Are they really that different?
      • This extra-ordinary life
      • No bamboo staying, no flute playing
      • True Spiritualism and True Religion
      • Happiness
      • Zugzwuang
      • Beginner's Mind
      • [deleted]
      • Nasadiya
      • Inner Dialog
      • The Science of Mysticism and The Art of Skepticism
      • The Mechanism of Maya
      • The Artist and the Muse
      • Sri Sri's compact article on Spirituality
      • Existentially Non Existent...
      • Radioactive Rants...
      • AUM - An Analysis
      • Lord Krishna -The Universal Teacher !
    • The Walker of Infinity
      • The Walker of Infinity - The Stranger
      • The Walker of Infinity -- The Guest
      • The Walker of Infinity -- The Swami
      • The Walker of Infinity -- The Banyan Grove
      • The Walker of Infinity -- The Police Station
      • The Walker of Infinity -- A Strange Encounter
      • The Walker of Infinity - Awakening
    • Indology
      • japa notes 'Matsya the Tortoise and the Buddha'
      • the portal
      • ida
      • the owl see's me
      • sleep on a rosary
      • Upanayanam Explained..
      • positive bliss
      • adrift
      • Blue Petals
      • Sattvic
      • The Cosmic Mist
      • Hindu Temple Architecture -V
      • Anandam Paramanandam
      • Occidental difficulty with other civilizations
      • Aitareya Upanishad - From Plasma to Particles..
      • Maha-Mrityunjaya Mantra (Immortally Mortal)
      • The Colonial Paradigm of Indian History
      • Women and the Vedas
      • Is Wikipedia perpetrating prejudices against Native Scholars?
      • Hinduism Misinterpreted: Encyclopædia Britannica insults Hinduism
      • Dr. S. R .Rao's interview on Dwarka Findings
      • Language of enlightenment -Sanskrit
      • Love Birds
    • General Articles
      • A Page From Dr. Frawley's Book " Yoga and the Sacred Fire"
      • Another Sequel to Sri Matsya Narayana: Nepali Homage in Malmas
      • Frozen Winter
      • Holi 2010 with Asha for Education
      • Breakfast, Penance & The Ecstasy
      • Happy Diwali, Deepawali, Kali Pujo
      • Medha Journal 2.0
      • A million reasons to thank you all!
      • Is it possible to have multiple soul mates ?
    • MyBlog
      • Romila Thapar on Shakuntala
      • The Little Puddle
      • West Mambalam remembers MC with Love
      • BRAHMA KAMAL blooms in Bangalore
      • The Green Guava
      • Mother is Here
      • Bhagavan , Bhaktha, and Bhagavatham
      • On Stones and Shells
      • Akash's Poems - Robins
      • Indian languages: further questions
      • My Bio-data
      • JOY! It’s Love, It’s Bliss, It’s Eternal
      • Paavai Nonbu, Sri Andal and the Importance of Margazhi
      • Hush! Krishna is About to Fall Asleep
      • The Significance of September 5
      • That night, in Nanda’s humble home
      • Mute? Definitely Not
      • Professor Sethuramiah’s haiku, Avani and Ishaan
      • Nyagrodha-Udumbara-Ashvattha, the three gentle giants
      • My Birthday Poem 19-4-2010
      • Wordless Conversations With a Winged Wiseman
      • Andree-Marie Dussault on the Cell-phone and the Soul
      • A sequel to Shri Matsya Narayana
      • Shri Matsya Narayana
      • Having to do with Jayanth Kaikini's Ondu Jilebi
      • Nadaswaram (Nagaswaram) and the US
      • The potent Power of Devotion, a Micro-story
      • The Mother's Divine Dance
      • The Goddess of Night
      • I see Him now
      • The Preceptor Paramount
      • Pakistani Cricket/My view
      • On the antiquity of Dravidian scripts.
      • I am my own creation
      • Confession
      • The wild and the wilderness
      • Tambhram and Nadar Christian! a 1930 love story
      • Just wishing
      • In quest of our roots
    • Health and Lifestyle
      • Harvey Hyman’s mission, Lawyers’ (and Others’) Wellbeing and IMBT
      • Who does Yoga belong to?
      • Crabby Old man
      • Eight Verses to the Giver of Life
      • How to Unblock the Nose - The Natural Way
  • Medha Junior
    • Kids' Contributions
      • Beauty
      • A desire of a 5 year old
      • Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Re-written
      • The Long Journey of the Games
      • I Think I'm Lost
      • Jokes by Ronuk
      • The End of the White Witch
      • House by the tree
      • Rose
      • Nathan's favorite characters
      • Geometry
      • A day out to a farm
      • Anjeli's Art - An Experiment
      • Cow Trouble
      • King's Mystery Disease
    • Kid's Korner
      • Philately as a Hobby
      • Flightless and Fightless — An Inhuman Story
      • The Magic Mortar
      • Many Moons Ago ...
      • Chongkak
      • Continents
      • Chakrada Danda Parsvakone Chowkas.
      • Pachisi, Chaupar and Ludo
      • Funsense in Nonsense
      • Our Story - A Journey Through History
      • KITTU'S TREE FRIEND
      • Kites
    • Grandpa's Tales
      • i-phone advertisement by 5 year old boy
    • Grandma's Tales
      • Panchatantra
      • Gopal Bhar
    • Games
      • The iQUBE
      • US Map Game
      • Tennis
      • Tic Tac Toe
      • Snakes and Ladder
      • Roll, Roll, Down the Hill
    • Introduction to Medha Junior
      • About Medha Junior
  • Medha Green
    • Articles
      • Positivity of the Save the Planet Contest
      • Primer on Global Warming and Climate Change – Part III (Mitigation and Adaptation)
      • How Green are Green Products?
      • Move over Crude Oil .. Oilgae here I come!!
      • Primer on Climate Change and Global Warming - Part II (Impact)
      • A Primer on Climate Change and Global Warming - Part I
      • What is Sustainable Development?
      • Earth Day 2008
    • Columns
      • The River Yamuna –Issues and solutions
  • Caste
    • HAF Caste Report
      • Letters: Aditi Banerjee on HMEC Panel Cancellation
      • Aditi Banerjee's Critique of HAF Report
      • The political implications of HAF on Caste and Hinduism-Prof Gautam Sen
      • Ram Sidhaye's Critique of HAF Report
      • Kamlesh Kapur's Critique of HAF Report
      • Rakesh Bahadur's Analysis of HAF Report
      • Caste: a HAF-baked lamentation-Kalavai Venkat
      • Summary of Major Issues with the HAF Report on Caste
      • The HAF Report on Caste: A Critique,January 25, 2011
      • Pejawar Math Swamiji's Open Letter to HAF
      • Swami Dayananda Saraswati's Open Letter to HAF-LINK
      • Puttige Matha's Open Letter to HAF-LINK
      • Gayatri Parivar's Open Letter to HAF-LINK
      • Swami Ramdev's Open Letter to HAF-LINK
      • Kanchi Shankaracharya's Open Letter to HAF
      • Letters: Sri Nagendra to HAF
      • Kalavai denounces Hindu American Foundation Report
      • Letters: Sri Nagendra1
      • Letters: Sri Nagendra2
      • HAF Report- Casting a net full of holes-LINK
      • Critique of Hindu American Foundation's Report on 'Caste'-LINK
    • General
      • When Caste was not a bad word
      • indias-conjured-caste-conundrum-by-raghbendra-jha
      • India’s Caste System and Pluralism
    • Conference-WAVES
      • Resolutions-Conference on Caste System
      • Press Release-Successful Conference on Caste System
      • Call For Papers-Conference on Caste System
  • Medha Face of the Month
    • An interview with a Green Thinking Team of India
    • Hear from Dr Biplab Nandi - A senior Officer in FAO of the UN
    • Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
    • One Man, One Cow, One Planet
    • "Ehsaas Hai?" - Do you feel?
    • A mission with a "gift of vision" through the eyes of Murali Krishnamurthy
    • Urmy Palchaudhury of Astha
  • Links
  • Cultural Heritage
    • Vedanta Desika-Sri Garudadandakam
    • Kulasekhara’s Garland for Mukunda
    • Mahishasura Mardini
    • Manipuri Dance and Culture - A World Heritage
  • Medha Health
    • Healing Energy
    • Chakras and Endocrine Glands
    • NADIS OR THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
    • NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION (SANKALAPA)
    • DHYANA… THE PERFECT MEDITATION
    • SIDDHASANA (THE ACCOMPLISHED POSE)
    • YOGA FOR ANEMIA
    • YOGA FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN
    • Raja Yoga
    • YOGA REGIMEN FOR THE MONSOON
    • YOGIC MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY
    • Pratayahara…The Fifth Limb of Yoga
    • SUKHPURVAKA PRANAYAMA
    • YOGA FOR KNEES
    • THE MONKEY MIND
    • Makarasana... The Yoga Solution For Many Health Problems
    • Fluoride, 2012, Yogananda, DMT and oils
    • Ayurveda in the US Midwest
    • Here comes Spring
    • Post-partum Care -- The Ayurvedic Way
    • Ayurveda - the perfect solution for your wellness!
    • Vata Balancing Food Recipe
    • Prepare for a better Fall during Ritu Sandhi
    • Chamomilla: A Wonderful “Anger Remedy”
    • Blockages, Health and Dissolution
    • Prana (Energy) and it's healing technology
    • Relief from spring season allergies
    • BABY SLEEP
    • Health Tips for winter
• Medha Gold
  • Geopolitics Guru
    • Vivekananda-s-Ideas-Two-revolutions-in-Western-Thought
    • INTERVIEW: Rajiv Malhotra on where his work fits within the Hindu tradition
    • Being Different-Book Positioning
    • Being Different-Book Reviews
    • New Book:Being Different
    • New Book:Breaking India
    • Can Hindus Self-Govern Competitively?
    • Harvard and the Indian Billionaires
    • Critique of Hindu American Foundation's Report on 'Caste'
    • Lessons from The Swami Nithyananda Saga
    • American Exceptionalism
    • Hindu Identity
    • We, The Nation(s) Of India
    • Does South Asian Studies Undermine India?
    • Where is India in the encounter of civilization? - Hegde lecture
    • Geopolitics and Sanskrit Phobia
    • Myth of Hindu Sameness
    • World Peace - Challenges and Impact of Globalization
    • Gita on Fighting Terrorism-Rajiv Malhotra
  • Indic Classics and Bio-Cultures
    • Meditation -- The Making of Images
    • Ecstasy
    • Heart Ethics
    • Neurobiology and Yoga: From the gods of the amygdala to the God of the Heart
    • CLEANING HOUSE
    • The Biocultural Paradigm: The Neural Connection Between Science And Mysticism
    • Religion: The Last Weapon of Discrimination - II
    • Religion : The Last Weapon of Discrimination - I
    • Religion -- The last weapon of Discrimination
    • The return of the Sacred: A Common Ground
    • The Fatuous Light
    • Thought Rituals
    • The Problem of the Self-Body in the Bhagavadgita: The Problem of Meaning
    • By the Bend of the River
    • Audial and Literary Cultures: The Bhagavad Gita as a Case Study
    • Technologies Of Transformation: From Mysticism to Creation
    • The Rig Veda: Religious Experience and Religious Languages
    • The Unity and Indivisibility of the Self (Brahman)
    • Remembering Valentine's Day
    • Epistemological challenges: language from Global Strategies Project
  • Resident Philosopher
    • Aspects of Hinduism-Origin, Development, and Comparison with Abrahamic Traditions
    • Consciousness, Cosmology, and Science: An Advaitic Analysis
    • Mistranslations of Central Upanishadic Terms
    • Parinama and Vivarta: Is there any real distinction?
    • Nagarjuna and Samkara: Some Comparative Reflections
    • Monotheism-The Unsurpassed Scourge And Scandal
    • Interview: Dr Ramakrishna Puligandla -Part III
    • Interview: Dr Ramakrishna Puligandla -Part I
    • Interview: Dr Ramakrishna Puligandla -Part II
  • Being Different
    • Rajiv's Response to Yelle
    • Rajiv's Response to Gier
    • The Clash over Coherence: Rajiv's Response to Larson
    • Prominent Academics and Dialogue on Being Different
• Columns
  • Science
    • So, I Do Say, World Is Anthropocentric!
    • The Battle between Science and Yoga
  • Current Affairs
    • The Strange Case of Vijaya Rajiva's Back Seat Attacks
    • A CASE OF MISTAKEN ENMITY
    • Divisiveness In The Name Of Defending Dharma
    • So Who Was Really Responsible For India's Partition?
    • A Terrifying Existence
    • Hindus, Jews and Jihad Terror in Mumbai
    • The question of Azadi (Freedom)
    • Valuing the Feminine
    • The Global Warming Monotheism
    • How the West defines India - 2
    • How the West defines India - 1
    • Hinduism, Nation-State and Immigration
    • A Different Take on Marriage
    • The Reservation Complex -- A look at the "Systematic approach" to treat a non-systematic problem
  • Politics
    • Deconstructing Indian Secularism - I
    • The peculiar case of the NRI Hindu
    • Deconstructing Indian Secularism - II
    • Swami Ramdev and His Cure for Cancer
    • How can someone Mis-interpret Jallianwallah Bagh?!?
    • The Caste Non-System
  • History
    • André Malraux on India and Bangladesh
    • Sri Aurobindo
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