Book review - In the name of God

By Ravi Subramanian A well thought book, but completed in hurry. A New genre I think, which making fiction out of news events. I think this is the best way to summarize the book. While reading it till end of part 2 (of 3), it was nail biting. I couldn't keep the book down till that point. But after that the expectations suddenly collapsed and a less impressive climax followed. The author has managed to piece together various news headlines and as a jigsaw puzzle he fitted it very well in this book. But the main plot where the...

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High tide and Tithi

We can find out the time of high tide from Tithi: but not from the date according to modern calendar. He is how one can find the Tithi: Calculate 3/4th of Tithi and add to it three times of Tithi as minutes. For ex:- take Tithi 12. The 3/4th of Tithi is 9. Three times the Tithi is 3x12=36 minutes. So at 9.36, we will witness high side of the sea, in the morning as well as in the nigh. If the Tithi is Pournima or 15, its 3/4th is 45/4=11-15 minutes. Add 15x3=45 minutes to 11.15. This comes to 12. Therefore at 12 noon and...

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Book Review - Warjuna Book 1 Mrithasu rising

Dont get carried away by seeing the name Arjuna in the title, this book is not other average puranic story converted to fiction. It has a fresh perspective, but with some familiar character names like Kanha, Arjuna, Draupadi etc. Thats the summary. Unlike Amish's, Anand Neelakantan's book on the subject which are just fiction mapping of puranic events, this book talks about a parallel universe in which stories unwind. Its not Pandavas,...

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Ritu/Seasons in Indian Calendar System

We learned that there are four seasons viz., Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn. But hardly anyone would have recognized that is not what we have in India. The four season is what is experienced in Britain, not in India. Indians use Ritu word for season. And there are 6 Ritus in a year. Sishira  - Mid Dec. to Mid Feb. (Winter) Vasantha - Mid Feb. to Mid April (Spring) Grishma  - Mid April to Mid June (Summer) Varsha   - Mid June to Mid Aug (Monsoon) Sarath   - Mid Aug to Mid Oct (Early Autumn) Hemantha - Mid...

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Panchanga or Indian Calendar System

Indian Calendar System (Panchanga) Age-old Indian calendar system can tell what day it is today just by looking at the sky. (Of course if its not overcast). Lets see how one can understand what day it is today: One should know basics of Tithi, Nakshatra, lunar month can tell what day it is today. The full moon indicates Pournima, half moon Astami, quarter moon indicates Chaturthi and so on. The star seen near the moon indicates the day's Nakshatra. The star which rises in the east while sun sets indicates the name of lunar...

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