Taoism, Taoist

Taoism is a Chinese religion, (tao means the way), and also a philosophy. Taoism emphasizes doing what is natural, or going with...

Jungle, Jungle Raj

Jungle is a word derived from Hindi (jangal), and Pali and Prakrit (jangala). In these languages, the word referred to a waterless...

Very Good News from J&K As Art. 370  Goes

Very Good News from J&K As Art. 370  Goes By Roamer The following post, full of saffron...

Theosophy, Theology

Theosophy, Theology Theosophy is a philosophy. Theosophy aims at a direct knowledge of God by means of meditation and...

Welt, Welter, Welterweight

Welt, Welter, Welterweight   Welt is a strip of leather round the edge of the upper of a...

Decoction

Decoction means a process, or action, of extracting the essence of something from something. Decoction is a concentrated liquor resulting from heating...

Fowl, Foul, Fowl-Filcher

Fowl and foul are homophones: same sound, but they have different meanings and spellings. Fowl is a domestic cock...

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Olive ridley sea turtle is one of the species of sea turtles. Its scientific name is Lepidochelys olivacea. It is found in...

Indology

Indology Indology is the academic study of India and its people: history, cultures, religions, languages, and literature. A specialist...

Muliebrity

Muliebrity is a title of one of the poems of Sujata Bhatt (born 1956): ‘I have thought so much about the girl/who...

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