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Emerging India
The blog covers following topics: Introduction Unique Groups of creative and innovative DIY Testing a Pilot INDUSAPTI Webpage Volunteers Are Invited Goals of INDUSAPTI Mark Zuckerberg Thomas Friedman Inspiration for INDUSA Endowment Co-Directors To Conclude: A star (*) following a sentence in the text means see references, notes and appeals to volunteers. Introduction A tourist finds one of seven persons in each of 2 of 196 nations in the world; India and China are these 2 Asian nations. Continent of Africa also has one-seventh or just over one billion of the world’s people. An additional one billion people live in 35 highly developed nations. Nearly 1.5 billion mostly impoverish Muslims live in 57 OIC (Organization of Islamic Community) member nations and remainders of 7 billions people are in other parts of the globe.* Like evangelic Christians, most tribal Muslims are deeply committed to a … Read entire article »
Vedic Science and Knowledge Yoga
Introduction A star (*) flags references and notes are at the end of the blog for additional information. Meditation as a secular process is called TM (transcendental meditation)*. Historically its origin is in Vedic teachings. One ancient method is PDM (Preksa Dhyana Meditation)*. My previous blog (0620 0708 2011) offered these methods for body and mind tune-up. TM is used by psychiatrists and psychologist to treat patients with certain psychological problems* as well as for relaxation by executives and average persons from many walks of life. Some school districts including San Francisco teach TM – quite time – in elementary schools to calm down hyperactive kids. In the US various yoga and meditation work shop are offered. Daily meditation for about 30 minutes helps tune body and mind. A well tuned body and mind … Read entire article »
Filed under: Hinduism, India, Vedic Knowledge
US, Pakistan & Afghan: Asymmetric Political and Military Relationships
As a graduate student my term paper for an application of nuclear technology to elucidate mechanisms of chemical reactions – on the secondary isotope effects – earned a grade of A++. There is an asymmetry of 10 to 1 or higher in importance of the primary to secondary isotope effects. In trying to explain new data related to the primary isotope effect my inexperience as a budding scientist was exposed when I tried to link it to the secondary isotope effects. I learned an important lesson from my adviser, who pointed out that the primary isotope effects dominate the secondary isotope effects by a factor of more than 10. Some do and others don’t learn important life lessons through mistakes related to the importance of asymmetric relationships. The blog cites couple … Read entire article »
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Occupy Wall Street movement and How to fix US Congress
This blog is adopted from private communications by friends. Peaceful Revolution for the US Tea Party in the US has galvanized conservative Republican Party base to action. Republican Party leadership in general and in the Republicans Presidential debates, in particular, we see a chaos precipitated by the extreme right conservative movement. Occupy Wall Street movement is by progressive jobless American youth. The movement is more than a month old and spreading like wild fire to all across the US as well as parts of Europe. Arab Springs have toppled three dictators, three more are on the way out and remaining 51 of 57 dictators in the OIC (Organization of Islamic Communities) states are rethinking how to continue to be in power. All Americans can not march on streets as the Tea Party, the Occupy Wall … Read entire article »
Pennywise Pound Foolish: Afghanistan Imbroglio and Impacts of Terrorism
Dedication: The blog is in memory of those who needlessly died in the 21st century’s “loose-loose” war that has lasted longer than Vietnam War. The 21st century’s first ideological war is a result of conflict between great power hegemony and strategies recorded in the Green Books of Pakistan army. The war was instigated by jihad terrorist co-linked to ISI, the Pakistan intelligence services. According to the Green Book the intent may be to provoke America with an attack comparable to the Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941) attack. The response to the 2001 attacks on America was swift. The coalition forces responded by attackingAfghanistan. In ten years (October 7, 2001 – October 7, 2011) in addition to tens of thousands of wounded the Afghan War casualties included about 14,000 coalition members, about 38,000 … Read entire article »
Clash of Civilizations, Interfaith Dialogues & Political Forces
The Part I, appeared as “Lies and Men of God “Proselytizers” Part I of the blog was primarily devoted to lies by the politically motivated men of God and how they manipulate proselytizing to manipulate people of other faith to convert. Part II describes behaviors of politicians, both dictators and elected officials manipulating public opinions. Clash of Civilizations Interfaith Dialogues Common Purposes, Political Ideologies and Community Norms Modernity and South Asia Laws of nature and human laws Capitalist, Socialist and Hybrid Democracies Bipolar Political Forces Clash of Civilizations Historically (6th century to present) European and Caliphate brand imperialist have inflicted wars in others’ lands to expand the colonial rule all across the globe for power and looting wealth in occupied lands. My blogs have identified some reasons including political ambitions, heritage and awakening, etc for the rise and fall of European and … Read entire article »
Filed under: America, Christianity, Islam, Pakistan, Politics
Lies and Men of God “Proselytizers” – Part I
Yeh Hakumat ke pujari hain, Yeh daulat ke gulam Jo jahnum is musibaton se darate hain muje Khud to bana lete hain duniya me jannat apni Khab khoi hui jannat ke dikhate hain muje. “The worshipers of power (and) the slaves of wealth build paradise on earth for personal pleasures and promise martyrs (me) paradise in afterlife.” The above couplet popped in my mind as soon as I started thinking about the truth, politicians and clerics. Politically motivated orthodox clerics in general and radical fundamentalist evangelist engaged in proselytizing in particular behave as the purveyors of purity and defenders of the faith. Both politicians and clerics shade or distort truth to suit a given political ideology. Metaphorically, an aphorism aptly describes the behavior of such people. The aphorism, “Is hammam me sabi nange” means, “In a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam
Whither Pakistan?
The blog covers following topics: Introduction Second Muslim Rule in South Asia Whither Pakistan? Potential Jihadi Nuclear Attacks Bomb Materials References and Suggested Reading Introduction Pakistan’s ruling BACWAS (bureaucrats, army, clerics, warlords and scholars) establishment so far has failed to appreciate that future of Pakistan as that of any other nation lies in modernization. Lacking inclination for scientific education Pakistani masses has a long way to go to generate wealth needed for self-reliant sustainable growth. Pakistani youth like their counter parts in Arab nations may imitate youth engaged in the Arab Springs uprising. Muslim youth know, thanks to internet connectivity, why they have fallen behind the progress by youth in other lands. They are intelligent persons being held back by orthodoxy imposed upon them by people dreaming of past glory and living in past. … Read entire article »
American Wars: Remembering the Victims of 9/11
Introduction Over more than 1,500 years the modus operandi of imperialism in the Christians dominated West has evolved but not in the lands where Islam has spread through extraterritorial expansions. Before Industrial Revolutions both Roman Catholics and Caliphate brand imperialisms in occupied lands were coupled with proselytization. After the industrial revolution, Europeans occupied Americas and Australia, eliminated its Indian and aboriginal populations and inhabited it to spread European settlers. In other parts Europeans imperialism resulted in colonization to extract valuable commodities and exploit human resources. Two examples of Muslim imperialism in recent times were the Ottoman Empire inMiddle East and Mughal Empire in India. After WWII European colonization ended in most parts of globe. In South Asia in 1947 Pakistan appeared in two parts. In 1971 it disintegrated and was reincarnated into Pakistan … Read entire article »
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Heritage and Awakening
The blog addresses following topics: Introduction DNA and Human Rights Genetics and Sanskriti Heritage and Awakening Arab Heritage Awakened Europeans and Jews Israel and Arabs Overcoming Persecutions Hindus and Islam Second Muslim Rule in South Asia References and Notes Introduction Europeans and Arabs are proud of their faiths, heritage and culture. So are Jews, Hindus, and Zoroastrians to name a few more. Unlike other faiths, Muslim and Christian clerics proselytize to compete globally trying to convert all of other faiths. For establishing homogeneous religious faith in multiethnic imperial states Europeans and Arabs have proselytized for more than 1,500 years. In my previous blog, “Proselytizing and Political Ideology: Truth vs Revisionist History,” I contended that political ideologues of Christianity and Islam turned to proselytizing to build imperial powers after adopting a state religion. The idea was that political administration was facilitated if most … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christianity, Hinduism, India, Islam, Pakistan, Politics, World
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