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Tranquillity of Man

08 Oct 2011 | 2 comments » Add a comment


Many years ago I had gone to Mumbai along with a friend. We were there for a 2 day visit. On our path of exploration of the city was Haji Ali mosque. The day we decided to head forward was an auspicious Muslim day, I don’t remember the occasion though. As we started at one end of the road which leads to the mosque, we saw a huge container of sharbat (sweet drink made of flower petals). They were being handed out to everyone. Beggars lined up on the right of the narrow road we

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Question of Faith

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A question of Faith – Does evolution support God?

28 Dec 2009 | no comments » Add a comment


“Evolution supports God!”, Vikram remarked flatly as I argued on how religion needs to be modernised, as evolution theory by Charles Darwin questions the common belief that God created Man. Confused I asked him to elaborate. He told me how our survival skills are better if we have faith in a divine power. I had to agree to some extend with him. So for example, imagine

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Basilica of Bom Jesus

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Basilica of Bom Jesus

20 Mar 2009 | no comments » Add a comment


 Located at Old Goa, its a huge tourist attaction as the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier are held here. “Bom Jesus” means “Infant Jesus” as far as I know. A public viewing of the body is held every 10 years.


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