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Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic Motana, Compensation for death, abuse in Indian society.
vijay wrote:
How can this go on in a BJP ruled state guided by RSS?
RSS/ BJP ruled states are the most fertile land for all sort of irrational and talibani pracicices.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic Who is the real communalist?.
rambabu wrote:
RSSneed not fight elections as BJP is its political party.
I agree. RSS functions through front organizations and affiliates rather than directly in various activities. BJP is political arm of the RSS. So it makes no sense to differentiate between RSS and BJP.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic Education vs Religion.
rambabu wrote:
What's wrong if Rationalism lies dormant? A real Rationalist keeps his Rationalistic thoughts within him. If some Rationalist uses a platform to force his thoughts on others and ridicules believers, is a pseudo Rationalist.
That depends on attitude of an individual. If some rationalist claims to be social reformer, he has to be active against superstitious and irrational practices. Otherwise he can remain passive.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic Lesser known facts of Indian history - Shivaji Maharaj was indeed the greatest of all!.
Actually History is more about rulers and victors rather than the vanquished. The medieval history is obviously of some Muslim dynasties including Mogul. No doubt, Maharana Pratap, Shivaji, Banda bairagi and some others fought heroically. But they were defeated. Their heroism can be appreciated. But it will make no sense to include more about Maharana Pratap and shivaji rather than Akbar and Aurangzeb. The Mogul emperors after Aurangzeb are also not highlighted more as they had lost most of the empire. One poster has commented that the warriors like Shivaji are confined only to regions and not known elsewhere so much. This is natural. Most of the Hindu rulers were effective only in their respective regions. Shivaji was a Maratha ruler and obviously had no role in other regions. Same about rana Pratap. History is written on realistic basis considering relative significance of personalities and places rather than emotions of population in certain regions.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani liked a reply to the topic Lesser known facts of Indian history - Shivaji Maharaj was indeed the greatest of all!.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Amazing facts about fruits.
True. Such threads not only help the members knowing hitherto unknown things but also help know some medicinal qualities of some fruits, like banana peels if rubbed on the forehead will reduce the headache and the fiber in Bananas used to make papers and fabrics in many countries.
9 years ago
suni51 replied to the topic Unprecedented Rains in Tamil Nadu.
Thanks everyone, the thread is locked now.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Unprecedented Rains in Tamil Nadu.
Natural calamities are unpredictable. But we can reduce the damage caused by the unpredictable Natural calamities by heeding the Weather reports and warnings. These are the minimum measures the authorities can take. People should cooperate with the Disaster Management groups in evacuating the flood prone and low lying regions.
Now the rains receded in Chennai. Normal conditions are back. People and Authorities should learn a lesson from this unprecedented deluge.
9 years ago
Babu saroj replied to the topic Amazing facts about fruits.
if you have grapefruit with some medication, it can kill you. this is most vital information which i got from this link. It is really goona help many boddunan's members
9 years ago
Babu saroj replied to the topic Unprecedented Rains in Tamil Nadu.
its a nature calamity which nobody knows what will happen and when. And its true that we never ever thought of like this which is going in tamil nadu it's really a heart shaken environment
9 years ago
Babu saroj replied to the topic Help needed regarding question and answer section.
it means that you got your answer of your question which you posted. And you accepted that, as the answer of your question.
9 years ago
Shampa Sadhya replied to the topic Help needed regarding question and answer section.
I am not getting it. What is to be re-opened? kindly tell me what is to be done once an answer his received from a fellow user. Do you mean to say that once I accept an answer then nobody will be able to answer any more? Please explain it very clearly. Sorry for not being able to understand the point.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Amazing facts about fruits.
Yes. they are quite interesting about which many don't know. Other interesting facts I liked are Grapes explode when you put them in Microwave. An Apple tree has a life span of 100 years and rubbing banana peel on forehead can help cure headache.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Lesser known facts of Indian history - Shivaji Maharaj was indeed the greatest of all!.
MG Singh wrote:
vijay wrote:
Hindu religion did not prevent Hindu kings from fighting with each other. There was no Indian nation till 1857 when British brought the territories of today's India,Pakistan, Bangladesh together to form the new nation of India. Why did Rajputs side with the British? Why did Hindu kings borrow heavily from East India Company to fight against other Hindu kings? The India of !947 was a collection of 500 plus kingdoms. The Muslims came from outside and fought battles and won territories from Hindu kings and subsequent Muslim kings. Please do not see past history with todays biased goggles. See and judge it as it evolved. Shivaji, Rana Pratap were great kings there is no doubt about it. But they fought Mughals to protect their kingdoms, winning some and losing some. Rana Pratap's son became the governor of Kabul under the Mughals. They did not fight as HIndus versus Muslims.
Please come out with facts and not the biased versions which have now become stale and are not real. Happy that I could pull in more members of the forum.
I tnd t agree with what VIijay has written. Remember even RAni Laxminai of Jhansi was fighting only for her kingdom and not India. Same with Shivaji.
First things first. Saving her kingdom is the first priority. Then comes the country. Remember Rani Lakshmi Bai's kingdom is very small. She has to find a place from where she has to launch an offense against the mighty British.
9 years ago
MG Singh replied to the topic Lesser known facts of Indian history - Shivaji Maharaj was indeed the greatest of all!.
vijay wrote:
Hindu religion did not prevent Hindu kings from fighting with each other. There was no Indian nation till 1857 when British brought the territories of today's India,Pakistan, Bangladesh together to form the new nation of India. Why did Rajputs side with the British? Why did Hindu kings borrow heavily from East India Company to fight against other Hindu kings? The India of !947 was a collection of 500 plus kingdoms. The Muslims came from outside and fought battles and won territories from Hindu kings and subsequent Muslim kings. Please do not see past history with todays biased goggles. See and judge it as it evolved. Shivaji, Rana Pratap were great kings there is no doubt about it. But they fought Mughals to protect their kingdoms, winning some and losing some. Rana Pratap's son became the governor of Kabul under the Mughals. They did not fight as HIndus versus Muslims.
Please come out with facts and not the biased versions which have now become stale and are not real. Happy that I could pull in more members of the forum.
I tnd t agree with what VIijay has written. Remember even RAni Laxminai of Jhansi was fighting only for her kingdom and not India. Same with Shivaji.
9 years ago
suni51 replied to the topic Help needed regarding question and answer section.
If you wish to continue it then reopen it and if you can't do it yourself let someone else do it for you.
9 years ago
Shampa Sadhya replied to the topic Help needed regarding question and answer section.
Actually, I accepted an answer and then it shows 're-open question'? I am still confused. What should I do now? Am I by any chance demeaning any answer by accepting one? Just tell me, what exactly I need to do when a question is answered? Thanks in advance.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic Motana, Compensation for death, abuse in Indian society.
vijay wrote:
How can this go on in a BJP ruled state guided by RSS?
RSS/ BJP ruled states are the most fertile land for all sort of irrational and talibani pracicices.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic Who is the real communalist?.
rambabu wrote:
RSSneed not fight elections as BJP is its political party.
I agree. RSS functions through front organizations and affiliates rather than directly in various activities. BJP is political arm of the RSS. So it makes no sense to differentiate between RSS and BJP.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic Education vs Religion.
rambabu wrote:
What's wrong if Rationalism lies dormant? A real Rationalist keeps his Rationalistic thoughts within him. If some Rationalist uses a platform to force his thoughts on others and ridicules believers, is a pseudo Rationalist.
That depends on attitude of an individual. If some rationalist claims to be social reformer, he has to be active against superstitious and irrational practices. Otherwise he can remain passive.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic Lesser known facts of Indian history - Shivaji Maharaj was indeed the greatest of all!.
Actually History is more about rulers and victors rather than the vanquished. The medieval history is obviously of some Muslim dynasties including Mogul. No doubt, Maharana Pratap, Shivaji, Banda bairagi and some others fought heroically. But they were defeated. Their heroism can be appreciated. But it will make no sense to include more about Maharana Pratap and shivaji rather than Akbar and Aurangzeb. The Mogul emperors after Aurangzeb are also not highlighted more as they had lost most of the empire. One poster has commented that the warriors like Shivaji are confined only to regions and not known elsewhere so much. This is natural. Most of the Hindu rulers were effective only in their respective regions. Shivaji was a Maratha ruler and obviously had no role in other regions. Same about rana Pratap. History is written on realistic basis considering relative significance of personalities and places rather than emotions of population in certain regions.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani liked a reply to the topic Lesser known facts of Indian history - Shivaji Maharaj was indeed the greatest of all!.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Amazing facts about fruits.
True. Such threads not only help the members knowing hitherto unknown things but also help know some medicinal qualities of some fruits, like banana peels if rubbed on the forehead will reduce the headache and the fiber in Bananas used to make papers and fabrics in many countries.
9 years ago
suni51 replied to the topic Unprecedented Rains in Tamil Nadu.
Thanks everyone, the thread is locked now.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Unprecedented Rains in Tamil Nadu.
Natural calamities are unpredictable. But we can reduce the damage caused by the unpredictable Natural calamities by heeding the Weather reports and warnings. These are the minimum measures the authorities can take. People should cooperate with the Disaster Management groups in evacuating the flood prone and low lying regions.
Now the rains receded in Chennai. Normal conditions are back. People and Authorities should learn a lesson from this unprecedented deluge.
9 years ago
Babu saroj replied to the topic Amazing facts about fruits.
if you have grapefruit with some medication, it can kill you. this is most vital information which i got from this link. It is really goona help many boddunan's members
9 years ago
Babu saroj replied to the topic Unprecedented Rains in Tamil Nadu.
its a nature calamity which nobody knows what will happen and when. And its true that we never ever thought of like this which is going in tamil nadu it's really a heart shaken environment
9 years ago
Babu saroj replied to the topic Help needed regarding question and answer section.
it means that you got your answer of your question which you posted. And you accepted that, as the answer of your question.
9 years ago
Shampa Sadhya replied to the topic Help needed regarding question and answer section.
I am not getting it. What is to be re-opened? kindly tell me what is to be done once an answer his received from a fellow user. Do you mean to say that once I accept an answer then nobody will be able to answer any more? Please explain it very clearly. Sorry for not being able to understand the point.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Amazing facts about fruits.
Yes. they are quite interesting about which many don't know. Other interesting facts I liked are Grapes explode when you put them in Microwave. An Apple tree has a life span of 100 years and rubbing banana peel on forehead can help cure headache.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Lesser known facts of Indian history - Shivaji Maharaj was indeed the greatest of all!.
MG Singh wrote:
vijay wrote:
Hindu religion did not prevent Hindu kings from fighting with each other. There was no Indian nation till 1857 when British brought the territories of today's India,Pakistan, Bangladesh together to form the new nation of India. Why did Rajputs side with the British? Why did Hindu kings borrow heavily from East India Company to fight against other Hindu kings? The India of !947 was a collection of 500 plus kingdoms. The Muslims came from outside and fought battles and won territories from Hindu kings and subsequent Muslim kings. Please do not see past history with todays biased goggles. See and judge it as it evolved. Shivaji, Rana Pratap were great kings there is no doubt about it. But they fought Mughals to protect their kingdoms, winning some and losing some. Rana Pratap's son became the governor of Kabul under the Mughals. They did not fight as HIndus versus Muslims.
Please come out with facts and not the biased versions which have now become stale and are not real. Happy that I could pull in more members of the forum.
I tnd t agree with what VIijay has written. Remember even RAni Laxminai of Jhansi was fighting only for her kingdom and not India. Same with Shivaji.
First things first. Saving her kingdom is the first priority. Then comes the country. Remember Rani Lakshmi Bai's kingdom is very small. She has to find a place from where she has to launch an offense against the mighty British.
9 years ago
MG Singh replied to the topic Lesser known facts of Indian history - Shivaji Maharaj was indeed the greatest of all!.
vijay wrote:
Hindu religion did not prevent Hindu kings from fighting with each other. There was no Indian nation till 1857 when British brought the territories of today's India,Pakistan, Bangladesh together to form the new nation of India. Why did Rajputs side with the British? Why did Hindu kings borrow heavily from East India Company to fight against other Hindu kings? The India of !947 was a collection of 500 plus kingdoms. The Muslims came from outside and fought battles and won territories from Hindu kings and subsequent Muslim kings. Please do not see past history with todays biased goggles. See and judge it as it evolved. Shivaji, Rana Pratap were great kings there is no doubt about it. But they fought Mughals to protect their kingdoms, winning some and losing some. Rana Pratap's son became the governor of Kabul under the Mughals. They did not fight as HIndus versus Muslims.
Please come out with facts and not the biased versions which have now become stale and are not real. Happy that I could pull in more members of the forum.
I tnd t agree with what VIijay has written. Remember even RAni Laxminai of Jhansi was fighting only for her kingdom and not India. Same with Shivaji.
9 years ago
suni51 replied to the topic Help needed regarding question and answer section.
If you wish to continue it then reopen it and if you can't do it yourself let someone else do it for you.
9 years ago
Shampa Sadhya replied to the topic Help needed regarding question and answer section.
Actually, I accepted an answer and then it shows 're-open question'? I am still confused. What should I do now? Am I by any chance demeaning any answer by accepting one? Just tell me, what exactly I need to do when a question is answered? Thanks in advance.
9 years ago