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Sometime back I  wrote : “ Does Reliance really expect to earn money from an investment in TV-18 group? Does it expect to earn money from any media group? With investments like 1500 or 2000 crores, which is peanuts for Reliance, what do they really aim to earn? Your guess is as good as mine ”. The answer seems pretty obvious. And the answer comes from a media celeb himself. Yes, none other than  Shekhar Gupta  of Indian Express. Towards the end of their careers some politicians and some journalists do wonder about the legacy they are going to leave behind. I tweeted sometime back with a generous dose of caution that Shekhar Gupta (SG) is trying to turn a new leaf, a different corner. No, I’m not doing any psycho-analysis of SG but his articles since December 2012 appear to be more of confessions than opinions. I am quite positive that apart from SG many other media celebs including Barkha Dutt, Rajdeep Sardesai etc. are going through a phase of introspection. It...

  Ancient fire ritual has positive impact on environment: Scientists A 4,000 year old fire ritual conducted in the remote village in Kerala in April this year has a positive impact on the atmosphere, soil and other environment effects, according to scientists who are now ready with their findings. The “Athirathram” ritual held at Panjal village in Thrissur district was the focus of a detailed stud y by a team of scientists led by Prof V P N Nampoori, former director of the International School of Photonics, Cochin University of Science and Technology. The scientists had focused on the fire ritual’s scientific dimensions and impact on the atmosphere, soil and its micro—organisms and other potential environmental effects. The yagna seems to have accelerated the process of seed germination and also the microbial presence in air, water and soil in and around the region of the fire ritual is vastly diminished, according to a statement released by the Varthathe Trust, who organised ...

Are Vegetarian and Vegans Diets Healthy? Do they get all the needed vitamins, minerals, proteins etc? I totally understand that it is a completely personal choice. It is human nature to put down things that we don't want to accept or which make us uncomfortable in our own skin.  MUST: I know this is a LONG READ but if you give 5-10 mins. of your time you would REALLY UNDERSTAND how much it is WORTH!! PLEASE READ>>>>>> The fact is Vegetarianism has traditionally been linke d to the people of ancient India. Even today, Indians make up for more than 70 percent of the world's vegetarian population. Today, six to eight million adults in the United States eat no meat, fish, or poultry, according to a Harris Interactive poll commissioned by the Vegetarian Resource Group, a nonprofit organization that disseminates information about vegetarianism. The post was not religious in any way or based on the fact that in Hinduism and other Eastern religions eating meat is n...