This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the www.special thoughts.com section. As you may’ve noticed, it took 5 articles (nearly 30 pages’ worth) to elaborate a little bit on some of the Devata-s in level 18. I hope it…
Thiruvananthapuram: Suryakumar Yadav had a run drought over 23 innings, but when the wheels of fortune turned, it was once again raining runs, something he has manifested over the past one year, the Indian skipper said after winning the Player of the Series award in India’s 4-1 rout of New Zealand. Suryakumar scored three fifty-plus…
Thiruvananthapuram: Ishan Kishan’s thrill-a-second maiden T20I hundred compensated for Sanju Samson’s familiar failure, and the knock in conjunction with Arshdeep Singh’s fifer scripted India’s 46-run romp over New Zealand in the fifth and final match here on Saturday. India thus sealed the series 4-1, and wrapped up their preparations to defend the T20 World Cup…
New Delhi: The Holy Devnimori Relics of Lord Buddha will be displayed in Sri Lanka as part of their first-ever international exposition, which will be hosted in Colombo from February 4-11, according to officials. These sacred relics were excavated from Devnimori in Gujarat, and are currently under the custodianship of Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, in…
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh): Andhra Pradesh Police on Saturday arrested senior YSRCP leader and former minister Ambati Rambabu here, following his alleged derogatory remarks against Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. High drama unfolded on Guntur roads and also at Rambabu’s home for several hours on Saturday afternoon and running late into the night, where dozens of…
New Delhi: India and the Arab League nations on Saturday laid out a broader vision for deeper two-way ties, pitched for a sovereign and viable Palestine state living side-by-side with Israel and underlined the need for conducting international relations based on the UN charter. At the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the two sides condemned…
Politics, as every seasoned observer knows, is rarely about what is said in public and almost always about what is whispered in private. The theatre of Indian federal politics is particularly unforgiving, where symbolism often matters more than statements and timing can be more lethal than intent. Against this backdrop, a seemingly routine development in…
The story so far reveals Nachiketa’s noble qualities. He had shraddha, an understanding of the context of the shastras and Vedic rituals, and was mature enough to sacrifice himself and abide by the words of his father. In this mantra, Nachiketa objectively says that “I am well qualified as a student.” He says he is…
The Dharmaraja, troubled by the menace that Karna posed to Arjuna, abandoned all comfort in anxious thought. Meanwhile, the lord of the heavens, wishing to favour the Pandavas, descended in the guise of a Brahmin scholar and stood before the gates of Karna. At midday, Karna, as was his daily vow, bestowed charities upon Brahmins….
Today is *Bharat Hunnime (Pournami),* a special day at the *Saundatti Yellamma Temple* in Belgaum district, Karnataka. The *Renuka Devi Temple,* also popularly known as the *Yellamma Devi Temple,* is the most famous pilgrimage center in North Karnataka. The *Yellamma Gudda (hill),* where Goddess Renuka Devi (Yellamma Devi) resides, echoes with the chants of “Udho…
