This is my World

Mythology is one of my childhood fixations. These fairy tales have never stopped to amaze me till this day and I have always  wanted more in the end. In my time, I have read a little bit of mythology from different cultures and the parallels that can be drawn  between them are innumerable. Some of them are fairly well-known while others are not. I have tried to compile them both here  while adding a bit from my own reading.  I have also decided to keep out from this article comparisons between nature gods and their stories. Early man was a nature worshiper and wherever he migrated to, he took his gods with them. No matter what culture he adapted, he always found a place  for mother nature in it and it is not surprising that the most ancient religions of the World like the Egyptian, Greek and Indian have  innumerous similarities between themselves when it comes nature worship. In the space of a blog, it would be futile to cover this  vast to...

Why politicize Ganga aarti issue, Kejriwal asks Modi - The Hindu.  I don't care what Modi thinks of Kejriwal or the common man thinks of the chaiwala. I am certainly not going to justify the act of one over the other. As an ordinary man caught between the swing of modern development and the calling of ancient traditions, I am more worried about the fact that the leader of a party that promises to bring about change has missed the woods for the trees here. The woods - the river itself - has been largely ignored in the past for the trees - the rituals and the worst part is the man who some believe is the future has fallen prey to this culture to win in the present.  As an Indian, I love the river Ganga. India, as we know her today, would certainly not be here without this mighty river. A sneak peek into history and mythology would reveal this obvious fact.  The historical Ganga: In the second millennium B.C, the harappans faced a grave danger - extinction. ...