Archive for the 'संस्कृति' Category



सर्दियों ओर लोहड़ी की कुछ बातें

Published on जनवरी 5, 2009

नितिन ने बचपन की याद दिला दी है, सर्दियों की छुट्टियों की बात करके।
वो लिखते हैं: “सर्दियाँ आख़िर आ ही गयीं। इस समय रात का एक बजा है और कडाके की ठण्ड पड़ रही है।  इस ठण्ड में आख़िर नींद कहाँ आने वाली है। सोचा क्यों न कुछ लिखा जाए। सर्दियाँ आते ही मुझे अपने [...]


Folklores and spirituality

Published on जुलाई 24, 2008

Hi Apna,
Hope I’m not just trying to be an unwanted advisor. But couldn’t resist myself. As there is something in folklores that attracts me to them. I don’t know if you are interested in spirituality or not, but as you are more interested in interpretation of folklores rather than just documentation, I feel it would [...]


Of human bondage

Published on सितम्बर 1, 2005

The silence of the mountains veils mysteries that would fascinate humans till eternity. And for someone living in the shadows of these mighty mountains fascination generally turns into humble submission to the supernatural. There is little option but to believe in the myths and taboos that sweep through valleys across these mountains. Since childhood I’d [...]


Myth and their origination

Published on मई 14, 2005

I had always wondered how rumors spread and how myths originate. From word of mouth… obviously.
Then with the Internet age, it spreads even much faster, without any cross-checking. With easy access to knowledge, it is much easier to check the copyright issues.
Anyways, copyright is not the issue here. The issue is myth.