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		<title>What&#8217;s your VARNA quotient?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s your IQ? What&#8217;s your EQ? These days we are also asked about SQ (spiritual quotient). These IQ, EQ, SQ  are available today only to measure our aptitude, emotions, spirituality etc. But there is a quotient that was discovered thousands of years ago in India, which is based on natural order of things. It is]]></description>
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		<title>Why ‘Shri and Shrimati’ does not mean ‘Mr. and Mrs.?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These days, the terms ‘Shri’ and ‘Shrimati’ are found printed only in wedding and invitation cards. These terms are more than a title prefix before a person’s name as they have a much deeper meaning. Hence it’s no wonder that atleast languages in South East Asia use this term ‘Shri’.  What does ‘Shri’ and ‘Shrimati’]]></description>
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		<title>Why temples? Why Idols?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Indian terms for temple are mandir, ambalam, koil or kovil, deool, devasthaanam, devaalaya etc depending on the regional language. The commonly used word ‘Mandir’ comes from the Sanskrut root ‘Mandaté’, which means to be filled with transcendent emotion, to delight or to shine. &#62;&#62; Temples in the age of reasoning In Sanaatana dharma (Hinduism),]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding CASTE ka chakkar</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caste is not an Indian term. The real story behind the caste system is glaringly different to what we know. Was it called the caste system then? What was its original purpose? Was the system rigid? Was it designed to breed discrimination or inequality? Was there any merit in having a so-called caste system? Could]]></description>
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		<title>The $20 billion Indian gym for the MIND</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than $20 billion worth of wealth in a temple? That’s the account of hidden wealth in the 8th century Shree Ananta Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. But this abundance of wealth has not been unusual in the history of some Indian temples. While ancient Indian temples were built as spiritual gymnasiums for the mind,]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Culture – What’s that?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is there more to Indian culture than just bollywood, curry, yoga or samosas. A tourist from overseas wishes to see &#8216;true&#8217; India and wants to experience the real Indian culture. So he goes to a village in Rajasthan. He is hungry and goes to an old lady who is making Bajre ki Roti. She gives]]></description>
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		<title>Heritage of ancient Hindu temples</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[India has millions of temples, thronged by millions of people. If there is anything great and concrete that has survived the rigors of time in India, then it is surely our ancient Hindu temples. Of the millions there are many ancient temples with a deep history, fascinating legends and where famous saints have gotten their]]></description>
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