The Awesome Monolithic Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora, India.
By T.V. Antony Raj . The village of Ellora lies 18 miles (30 km) northwest of Aurangabad in the state of Maharashtra in India. It is an archaeological site well-known for its monumental caves that are...
View ArticleMiracles Do Happen Even in This Kaliyug.
By T.V. Antony Raj . A Mother and daughter in Chennai (This picture was posted on Facebook) . In the early hours of August 8, 2015, around 6:30 am, a walking group called “Twalkers” saw a mother...
View ArticleThe Iberian Peninsula: Part 1 – Conquest by the Muslims
By T.V. Antony Raj . Greek geographers used the ancient Greek word Ιβηρία (Ibēría) to refer to the land mass known today as the Iberian Peninsula (modern day Spain and Portugal). Hecataeus of Miletus...
View ArticleThe Iberian Peninsula: Part 2 – The Reconquista
By T.V. Antony Raj . Many ousted Gothic princes and nobles took refuge in the unconquered north Asturian highlands. From there, they aimed to reconquer their lands from the Moors. This war is known as...
View ArticleThe Japanese Sendai Nuclear Plant Threatened by the Sakurajima Volcano
By T.V. Antony Raj . The lithosphere is the rigid, outermost shell on Earth. It comprises the crust and the part of the upper mantle that has an elastic behavior on, timescales of thousands of years...
View ArticleThe Silk Road
By T.V. Antony Raj . A 15th-century copy of Ptolemy’s Map of the “Old World” by Jacob d’Angelo.d’Angelo.d’Angelo.d’Angelo. . Archeologists and Historians use the term “Old World” in the context of,...
View ArticleThe Mongol invasion of Eastern Europe
By T.V. Antony Raj . In the 13th century, the Mongols invaded Europe. General Subutai, a Mongolian general, and the primary military strategist of Genghis Khan and Ögedei Khan was the mastermind...
View ArticleThe Hanging Column in the Veerabhadra Temple in Lepakshi, AP, India
By T.V. Antony Raj . Lepakshi is a small village in the Anantapur District in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is about 9 miles (15 km) east of Hindupur and about 75 miles (120 km) north of Bangalore. This...
View ArticlePaduka – The Footwear Once Worn by Men and Women in India
By T.V. Antony Raj . The centuries-old Hindu, Buddhist and Jain scriptures trace the use of footwear in India way back to 200 BC. Coins of the Kushan period (130 BC to 185 AD) and the Gupta period...
View ArticleAnd, They Call Themselves Muslims…
By T.V. Antony Raj . Click this line or the image below to view the video Kuwaiti Official, Fahad Al Shalami . Yes. They call themselves Muslims, adherents of Islam wherein religious concepts and...
View ArticleDave Whitlock Has Not Showered for 12 Years!
By T.V. Antony Raj . David Whitlock – the man who has not showered for 12 years. (Source: dailymail.co.uk) . In early December 2014, I wrote a six-part series of articles titled “To Bathe, or Not to...
View ArticleThis is How Babies are Born!
By T.V. Antony Raj . Bill Cosby and Raven -Symoné . Grownups can sometimes be so thick, it is not easy to explain some facts to them. In this video, this little girl Olivia Kendall (played by...
View ArticleTwo Cows in Political Isms …
By T.V. Antony Raj . In the ancient days to convey their viewpoint across to their listeners orators used metaphors, similes, and analogies. Now, to explain complex ideas we use simple and humorous...
View ArticleDo Soft Drinks Contain Pesticide?
By T.V. Antony Raj . People just fall prey to attractive images carrying false information on Facebook and other social media. They, in turn, copy those images and become accessories to propagating...
View ArticleIvory and Ebony: Innocence in perfect harmony…
By T.V. Antony Raj .. Ivory and Ebony -Innocence in perfect harmony (Source: Facebook/The Eyes of Children around the World) . On the Facebook page “The Eyes of Children around the World” I saw this...
View ArticleA Plethora of Refugees in Europe
By T.V. Antony Raj. . Europe has a population of 740 million of which 500 million are in the European Union (EU). According to the European Union border agency the plethora of refugees entering Europe...
View ArticleThe Giant Atlas Moth
By T.V. Antony Raj . Giant Atlas Moth (Source: wwb.co.uk) . The family Saturniidae, known as saturniids, include the largest species of moths. They belong to the order Lepidoptera, with an estimated...
View Article“End of the Beginning” by David Phelps
By T.V. Antony Raj . “Forget what you have heard about Jesus if it doesn’t begin and end with love.” – Davis Phelps . David Phelps . David Norris Phelps, an American Christian music vocalist,...
View ArticleThe Elderly Hindi Typist of Lucknow and His Typewriter
By T.V. Antony Raj . Ashutosh Tripathi, Journalist. . Young Ashutosh Tripathi wanted to join the army, but his parents would not allow it. So, in 2011, he opted for journalism. Soon he realized that...
View ArticleDid Albert Einstein Really Say That?
By T.V. Antony Raj . . With the advent of the internet, we are now able to interact freely with people living anywhere around the world, but, the ability to speak face-to-face with ease has declined...
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