khār gōya, harosheth hagoyim, 'smithy of nations'; takṣat vāk, kharoṣṭī,...
khār gōya (Prākṛt), harosheth hagoyim (Biblical), 'smithy of nations'; takṣat vāk (Ṛgveda), 'incised speech', kharoṣṭī (Skt.), 'writing' Executive SummaryThe evolution of kharoṣṭī and brāhmī as...
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View ArticleObama's gun-running to Syria -- William F. Wertz
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View ArticleKalakshetra, corrupt kshetra. Rs. 3 cr fraud during Samson's tenure -- Pioneer
RS 3-CR FRAUD DURING SAMSON’S TENURE COMES TO FOREMonday, 15 July 2013 | Kumar Chellappan | CHENNAIA fraud to the tune of Rs 3 crore, that was committed during the tenure of Leela Samson as director of...
View ArticleCong dynastic politics & burqa -- NaMo
MODI RIPS APART CONG'S BURQAMonday, 15 July 2013 | TN RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai1BJP's poll campaign chief and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took the Congress head on by asserting the...
View ArticleChina new route to smuggle fake currency into India
China new route to smuggle fake currency into IndiaDeeptiman Tiwary, TNN | Jul 15, 2013, 01.23 AM ISTThe development poses a tough challenge as Indian agencies have little network in China to stem this...
View ArticleSetusamudram Channel Project, what is the truth? -- U. Murugaiah, Commander,...
பதிவு செய்த நாள் : ஜூலை 15,2013,00:00 ISTசேது கால்வாய் திட்டம்: உண்மை என்ன?ஊ.முருகையா, கடற்படை கமாண்டர் (பணி நிறைவு), சிவகாசியிலிருந்து எழுதுகிறார்: என், 35 ஆண்டு கடல்சார் பணிகளில் கிடைத்த அனுபவத்தை...
View ArticleLike him or hate him, Modi is here to stay -- MD Nalapat
ROOTS OF POWERMADHAV NALAPATwww.sunday-guardian.com/profile/madhav-nalapat MONDAY | JULY 15, 2013Like him or hate him, Modi is here to stayShould the BJP win close to 200 seats, Narendra Modi will be...
View ArticleIndian Mujahuddin's savage attack on Bodhgaya - the Mecca of Buddhism -- V....
INDIAN MUJAHUDDINS SAVAGE ATTACK ON BODH GAYA – THE MECCA OF BUDDHISMV. Sundaram, IAS (R)Mahabodhi Temple is the place where Lord Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment. This place is now a...
View Article1,000 year-old temples of India: Discovery channel (6 part documentary)
The lost temples of India -- discovery channel documentaryThe Mysteries of Asia three-part video series was originally produced for the Learning Channel. During this segment, historians and others...
View ArticleIshrat Jahan case: Is Satish Verma a crazed conspiracy theorist? -- Praveen...
Ishrat Jahan case: Is Satish Verma a crazed conspiracy theorist?by Praveen Swami Jul 15, 2013For days now, we’ve had various roseate accounts of the skills of Satish Verma, the Indian Police Service...
View ArticleLinguist, Carmel O’Shannessy, finds a language in its infancy, Warlpiri rampaku
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaraguan_sign_language Nicaraguan sign language "spontaneously developed by deaf children in a number of schools in western Nicaragua in the 1970s and 1980s. It is...
View ArticleHow media reports manipulate your thoughts -- Smita Barooah
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View ArticleSoniaGnomics: will you pay Rs. 5 to attend SoniaG rally in any place in India?
Modinomics: Pay Rs 5 to attend Narendra Modi's rally in HyderabadBV Shiva Shankar, TNN | Jul 16, 2013, 01.39 AM ISTIt will be Modi’s first public meeting in the south since becoming chairman of the...
View ArticleKedarnath of Hindu civilization. Embrace the sacred, dump the secular --...
Peaks and temple of Kedernath 1882.Village scene Mahari Shanti GangaVlalley 1882.Southside of temple, Kedernath, Garwal, 1882.Kedernath Temple 1882EMBRACE THE SACRED, DUMP THE SECULARSandhya Jain is a...
View ArticleSoniaG UPA, get the government off the backs of temples
Pre Event Coverage:Deccan Herald Symposium to discuss govt. control over temples Modi tweets Ramzan greetings - http://goo.gl/9UwunThe Free Press JournalShould Government Control Temples? -...
View ArticleWere Vedic people illiterate and did they oppose literacy? A riposte to the...
Canard means, ‘to sell the ducks by half’. This note is a riposte to a canard.Vedic people used chandas, poetry par excellence to convey profound thoughts in an extraordinary intellectual inquiry; they...
View ArticleRBI is adding to rupee volatility, not curbing it -- Arjun Parthasarathy
Arjun ParthasarathyRBI is adding to rupee volatility, not curbing itJul 16, 2013The RBI’s move to curb the Indian rupee volatility will actually have just the opposite result.Announcing its steps, the...
View ArticleConstitution subverted. Terror investigations supervised by Congress core...
Headley's mention on Ishrat Jahan exposed. Constitution stands subverted.NIA document was shown to Congress core committee meeting and mention on Ishrat Jahan was removed from NIA document after...
View ArticleThe Quattrocchi gravy train - Chitra Subramanian Duella
THE QUATTROCCHI GRAVY TRAINChitra is a Hindi, Urdu, French, Bengali and a little Italian speaking Tam married to an Italian. She writes, is a newshog, and manages a company in Switzerland. Oh! She was...
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