Articles [Stories & Tales]

India is a unique land and there is no doubt it is the land of seers and holy men. I shall now relate the factual tale of a Muslim Pir who lived in Mumbai and just passed away about 6 months back. Pir in Islamic lore is a holy man who has achieved...

I thought that readers on Boddunan may want to know what it means to be trained as a soldier. In India we do not have compulsory military service for any length of time so many are not aware of what life is in the forces. I will say that I was a...

The Foremost master of logic in Greek history is Plato.  he is credited with innumerable books and treatises.The works of Plato are read all over the world and philosophers look for hidden meanings in his writings. Plato is the author of the...

People like to watch war; but they talk incessantly about peace. They know that war cannot create peace, but it destroys evils. Human mind hates evils; and that is why humans like wars!  The epic Mahabharata has always fascinated human mind....

The  Indian National Anthem " Jana Gana Mana" is sung everyday.  I am afraid very few know that this anthem has a history and its not very nice. The English translation of the song is available on the net and anybody can download and read...

Guru Nanak is the founder of the Sikh faith and lived from 1469-1539. He made 4 Udayans( Travels) to the known world, which are well documented. He also visited Baghdad and Mecca and latest research poitns out that he may have visited Istanbul as...

Recently I asked an Indian student of the Kendriya Vidyalay in Dubai, whether he was aware that the great Indian war time freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose had escaped in a dare devil episode from Germany to Japan in 1943? The boy expressed...

If Krishna had come to this world to establish dharma and eradicate adharma, and if he could kill Kamsa, Shishupala, and many other demons, then why did Krishna not fight in the Mahabharata war? This question was asked frequently. But, the question...

There are many wierd tales that interest us and one of them is about Caligula the Roman emperor.  I first read about Caligula while in college and the man interested me as a maverick emperor and sometimes wonder whether he was sane. Maybe he...

Subhas Chandra Bose was a rival of Gandhi and during the war he threw his lot with the Fascist powers and joined them. He had a one point agenda to overthrow the British Raj. He was also convinced that the British would never leave India by the...