A famous cinema dialogue of Shah Rukh Khan – “Zindagi Bahut Choti Hai”. The exact English translation will be Life is Very Short. This became famous – it is a household saying in India. Everyone believes in this statement; the truth of the statement is self-explanatory. However, I beg to differ with all who said […]
Category: Death
LOVE YOUR HUSBAND
Love him when he orders you to make tea or coffeeHe wants to feel fresh to your non-stop talksLove him if he looks at all beautiful femalesHe is just checking that you are still the bestLove him if he criticizes your cookingHe is still improving his taste Love him if he snores at night and […]
Why the s**t should I care?!
Following are the general familial thoughts when a family member is about to die: Let him not die now! Where the f**k do we find money for his funeral immediately? Let us shift him to a hospital. It is easy to make funeral arrangements from there. Let him not die! He is yet to make […]
Now It’s Time to say Goodbye!
How is it to be there? How lonely is it? Is it still growing red at Sunset? Are the birds still sing on their way to the forest? Can you receive the letter I dared not send? Can I convey the confession I dared not make? Will time pass and roses fade? Now it’s time […]
DEATH OF GOD, BY SUICIDE
Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said, ‘God is dead’. This quotation is a world famous one. Through this quotation Nietzsche became immortal. The question is how did He die? Was He murdered? Or death by accident? Or executed by the law? Or committed suicide? He couldn’t have been murdered because I never heard of his wife running […]
UNIVERSAL FREE CREMATIONS – 6. Hindus Reject CNG and Electric Cremations?
Often, we discuss about the environment and how to safeguard it. There are many reproaches against Hindu open-air wood cremations. Scientific studies have pointed out that open-air wood cremations of Hindus are also contributing to the present environmental calamities. Many people ask the question ‘why Hindus only do open-air wood cremations?’ Why can they not […]
5. Importance of Tulsi / Why people Revere Tulsi?
Two years ago, I went to Mumbai to attend a marriage. I was well taken care of by the marriage hosts who arranged my stay at the Taj Bandstand. Taj Bandstand is an iconic hotel of the Taj group. Though I do not know why it is called as Bandstand…but who cares? I stayed there […]
4. Can Every Type of Wood Be Used for Cremations?
In the series of Hindu death, none told us,regarding the 16th samskara Anthyesti, what type of wood to be used for cremations. Anthyesti can roughly be translated as Last Rites in English. We read in the newspapers, watched on television, come across incidents in social media – where the dead are cremated using old, discarded […]
THE FACE OF ST. STEPHENS – DR. DAVID BAKER
Dr. (Prof) David Baker was my teacher during my undergraduate years – 1983 – 1986. He was a history professor at St. Stephens College, Delhi University Delhi. An Australian by nationality, he fell in deep love with India – since then he did not look back. He was a bachelor. During our weekly tea sessions, […]
3. What is Arthi / Bier?
Hindus, to carry the dead to the Samshan Ghat, use Arthi / Bier. Any Hindu living in any part of the world understands the importance of Arthi. The use of Arthi is centuries old tradition. Any reader who is a non-Hindu and who doesn’t understand Hindu culture might wonder what bier is and why much […]
