Goa, the beautiful Indian state, has enchanted the world with its beautiful churches and luscious beaches, but there is more to Goa than mere beaches and churches. On your Goa holidays 2012, the following are 5 must-see places to visit in Goa.
This article explores the ever-strong architectures of Goa, explaining why these historical places are worth a watch.
Let us look at the origin and meaning of the word caste. American Heritage Dictionary says: "an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, and economic position." The word caste is derived from the Roman word casta (used in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian) which meant 'pure' or chaste (in Latin Casto; Cut off and separated'). It can also mean "lineage" or "race." The Oxford English Dictionary recognizes caste as "each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity and of social status" and as "any exclusive social class". Accordingly examples of caste-based societies are given: colonial Latin America under Spanish and Portuguese rule, Japan, Korea, some parts of Africa, and across the Indian subcontinent. (Read casteism in India Part 1, and Part 2 )
"To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub;
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil."
-- William Shakespeare - To be, or not to be (from Hamlet 3/1)
The English teacher pointed to lad in 10th standard and asked him: "I have heard many interpretations of this poem, 'stylist', can you please express yours?"
And the boy explained his thoughts in such an eloquent manner that the entire class listened to him in rapt attention.
Despite his tender age, his quest for knowledge and curiosity was amazing: He always tried to figure out 'another way' of solving a problem or another way of expressing the writings of doyens of literature like Shakespeare and Tagore.
Ratnadeep Banerji recounts the rite of passage of the making of Brajbhoomi and its resurgence after Krishna leela and rise of religious Mathura tourism.
'In the middle of the city was a temple, larger and finer than the rest, to which neither painting nor description could do justice. The Sultan thus wrote respecting it: - "If anyone wished to construct a building equal to it, he would not be able to do so without expending a hundred million dinars, and the work would occupy two hundred years, even though the most able and experienced workmen were employed". - Mahmud of Ghazni 1017AD, quoted in Tarikh Yamini of Al UtbiBraj turned out the cornerstone of India's exuberant cultural tapestry.
I was present at Formula One Race (F1 race India) on 30th October, 2011 at Greater Noida. As a sponsor of Ground Arrangements (incl. Evacuation teams), 5 of us from Mahindra group were invited on this occasion to experience first-ever F1 Car Racing in India.
We reached Delhi from Mumbai in time for the race which was scheduled at 15:30 pm. From previous day's feedback, we knew that it can take up to 2 hours to reach Greater Noida race course from Jorbagh. So we left at 12:00 pm itself, as prior to the race a vintage car rally was scheduled which was worth a dekho. On the way I realised how good an infrastructure has been created in Greater Noida.
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