$22 Billion Worth of Treasure Discovered Beneath a Temple in Kerala

By Vikas Bajaj A court-ordered search of vaults beneath a south Indian temple has unearthed gold, jewels and statues worth an estimated $22 billion, government officials said on July 4, 2011. The Indian government sent two dozen police officers to a previously unguarded shrine for round-the-clock security after jewels were discovered. The treasure trove, at the [...]

What Was MF Hussain’s Fault When Hindus Worship Erect Penises?

by Bala Krishna (balakr2@gmail.com). Mahalinga means erect penis that the entire Hindu faith fools worship! I suggest my readers to visit Orissa capital Bhubaneshwar where there are hundreds of old temples. One of them is called Linga Raja temple. In this more than 1600 year old temple a granite Linga as high as more than [...]

Karma: But Have the Pakistanis Done to Deserve This?

Once there was a sweeper in a well known temple and he was sincere and devoted. Every time he saw thousands of devotees coming to worship the Lord, he thought that the Lord is standing all the time and giving help and He must be feeling tired. So one day innocently he asked the Lord [...]

What Will Happen When Computers Will Become More Intelligent Than Us?

On Feb. 15, 1965, a diffident but self-possessed high school student named Raymond Kurzweil appeared as a guest on a game show called I’ve Got a Secret. On the show Kurzweil demonstrated the computer, which he built himself — a desk-size affair with loudly clacking relays, hooked up to a typewriter. The panelists were pretty blasé [...]

Indian Society Functions as a Whole. Observed In Part, It is Dysfunctional

Why India is part dysfunctional, fully functional by Aakar Patel, Mint lounge Indian society functions as a whole. Observed in part, it’s dysfunctional. Let me explain. Without Gujaratis and Rajasthanis , India wouldn’t have an economy. Delete Tata/Birla/Ambani/Mittal/Premji and India begins to look like Bangladesh . The rest of the country—Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Kashmir , [...]

The Indian Government is Misusing Proceeds of the Temples

The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Act 1951 allows State Governments and politicians to take over thousands of Hindu Temples and maintain complete control over them and their properties. It is claimed that they can sell the temple assets and properties and use the money in any way they choose. A charge has been made [...]

Who Has the Loose Character: Krishna or Jesus?

A nun in Warsaw, Poland, filed a case against ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness). The case came up in court. The nun remarked that ISKCON was spreading its activities and gaining followers in Poland. She wanted ISKCON banned because its followers were glorifying a character called Krishna who had loose morals, having married 16,000 [...]

Hindu Minority Lives in Mounting Fear

In a private hospital in the port city of Karachi, a child has just been born. But rather than triggering joy among his family members, the birth has also led to bitter disputes. The child’s parents wish to give the baby boy a name which will not instantly identify him as Hindu. His maternal grandfather, [...]

How the RSS Manipulates the Media in India?

The RSS is known for its secrecy.  The meetings of the organisation, either in Nagpur or in Delhi, are almost always held in camera.  Those who take part are not even supposed to talk to journalists covering the event, making it extremely difficult to decipher the RSS decision-making process. But it isn’t as if the [...]

Did Ram Really Exist

A PIL: Mahabali vs. Indian State By Karthick RM 03 October, 2010 Countercurrents.org Honorable your Honour I recently read the judgment of your colleagues on the Babri Masjid… ooops… the Ramjanmabhoomi issue. I should say that I was thrilled. Since legal bodies of our great modern country have extended their jurisdiction to the unknown past [...]