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Da Vinci Code on Sacred Feminine – VII Adoration of the Magi Da Vinci’s famed Adoration of the Magi was hiding a dark secret beneath its layers of paint. Italian art diagnosticien Maurizio Seracini had unveiled the unsettling truth, which the New York Times Magazine carried prominently in a story titled “The Leonardo Cover-Up.” Seracini had revealed beyond [...]

Da Vinci Code on Sacred Feminine – VI The Vitruvian Man Considered the most anatomically correct drawing of its day, Da Vinci’s The Vitruvian Man had become a modern-day icon of culture, appearing on posters, mouse pads, and T-shirts around the world. The celebrated sketch consisted of a perfect circle in which was inscribed a nude male… [...]

Da Vinci Code on Sacred Feminine – V Madonna of the Rocks Da Vinci’s original commission for Madonna of the Rocks had come from an organization known as the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception, which needed a painting for the centrepiece of an altar triptych in their church of San Francesco in Milan. The nuns gave Leonardo [...]

Da Vinci Code on Sacred Feminine – IV Mona Lisa The Painting: Despite her monumental reputation, the Mona Lisa is a mere thirty-one inches by twenty-one inches—smaller even than the posters of her sold in the gift shops. Painted on a poplar wood panel, her ethereal, mist-filled atmosphere is attributed to Da Vinci’s mastery of the sfumato style, [...]

Da Vinci Code on Sacred Feminine – III Status of Women – from Sacred to Scared… The dangers of freethinking women!The history of horrific cleansing… 5 million of them!Have they succeeded? Nobody could deny the enormous good the modern Church did in today’s troubled world, and yet the Church had a deceitful and violent history. Their brutal crusade [...]

Da Vinci Code on Sacred Feminine – II The Pentacle The Pentacle:  It is one of the oldest symbols on earth, used over four thousand years before Christ. Symbols carry different meanings in different settings. Primarily, the pentacle is a pagan religious symbol. Who are Pagans?  Nowadays, the term pagan had become almost synonymous with devil worship—a gross misconception. [...]

Da Vinci Code on Sacred Feminine – I(The Facts)  Women in Dan Brown’s life:  The Da Vinci Code has drawn very heavily on the sacred feminine. So it is interesting to take this little peek into the life of author Dan Brown. The author, in his acknowledgements before the novel, mentions the contribution of his [...]

Decoding Da Vinci Code(Introduction) Dan Brown:  Dan Brown is the author of numerous bestselling novels, including the bestseller, The Da Vinci Code. Dan Brown has been named one of the World’s 100 Most Influential People by TIME Magazine. His novels have been translated and published in more than 40 languages around the world.  The son of [...]

US in Iran?  I find this laughable. Perhaps some people don’t believe in ‘credibility’. US to attack Iran within next 6 months? Unlikely, after seeing their burnt hands in Iraq. I shall get back to confirm on 23rd February, 2008.  US ready to strike Iran: Former CIA man WASHINGTON: The US could deliver a military strike against Iran [...]

China as I know Kumar Rahul Tiwary Here are some real life stories that I heard from my friends and colleagues who have first hand experiences with China:  1. Managers know all:  In Indian factories, we often take feedback from our fellow workers. Managers regard the experiential knowledge of the shop-floor workers. But in China, the manager [...]

Executive Program in Business Management from IIM Calcutta Dear Roshan,  I believe the program is very good.  Course content: The course content would be good and in such programs, there is always some possibility to mold the programs according to the participants’ needs. When you go to attend the classroom programs, you have the opportunity to [...]

Three Legislators and a SystemKumar Rahul Tiwary The beauty of our Indian democratic system is: the moment you feel proud of it, you will see a thousand reasons to be ashamed of. And if you are ever ashamed of it, you will have another ten thousand reasons to be proud of the system! Today, when I [...]

Customers don’t forgive Kumar Rahul Tiwary I was late and in a hurry. I had to create recovery CDs for my laptop, which I had been procrastinating for a long time. I stepped in the neighbour general store and asked for a blank DVD. “How much is it?” I asked. I heard “90”! I asked him to [...]

Happy Independence Day - 15th of August  My message for Independence Day, 2007:  Integration: Let us see each other as fellow Indians and not through the glasses of religion, caste, or region hood. Government’s attempts of integration have failed; only citizens can make it a success.  Responsibility of media: Soon after judgments in Bombay Blasts [...]

Child within us Kumar Rahul Tiwary Our French teacher has a great sense of humour. Once she stunned us by saying, “Abhi jyaada pakaane ka nahi, I have a headache today..”. In her last class, she was telling us that the day her Orkut community reached 200 members, she would give us a treat. She had brought [...]

************************************************************* Today is my mother’s birthday. Happy Birthday Mom! Here is a poem, borrowed for this occasion: A MOTHER’S LOVEA Mother’s love is somethingthat no on can explain,It is made of deep devotionand of sacrifice and pain,It is endless and unselfishand enduring come what mayFor nothing can destroy itor take that love away . . .It [...]

Whose Childhood is this? Kumar Rahul Tiwary Two months back, I was on a railway station. We were waiting for the train, so our eyes caught whatever action were available on the platform. A group of ‘street children’ were fighting. There was one teenager boy who was bullying others. Now he was trying to snatch a handkerchief [...]

Self Appraisal of a BloggerKumar Rahul Tiwary  A long time back, I had promised my readers that I will come out with the self assessment of my blog. Though I am late, I am happy that I did this. That reminds me of many compliments I have been receiving, that I complete my promises.  Here is [...]

Link to all my articles  Some good blogs in Hindi3/Aug/2007Permalink   India Remembered3/Aug/2007Permalink   Power Struck in Goa2/Aug/2007Permalink   Criminal Ministers in the land of Gandhi2/Aug/200712-10-04Permalink   Cat which smells death30/Jul/2007Permalink   Any Time Money (ATM)28/Jul/2007Permalink   Amarnath Yatra – A Holy Journey marred with Terror22/Jul/2007Permalink   Thankful21/Jul/2007Permalink   It will also pass20/Jul/2007Permalink   Friend needs blood donation in Mumbai17/Jul/2007Permalink   Why to hold ourselves back?15/Jul/2007Permalink  [...]

Here I want to list some good blogs in Hindi. Language doesn’t matter much; it is the content that is the king. But many posts and many writings are so good in Hindi that translating makes them no better.  Here are some such Hindi blogs. I wish to extend this list. You can also contribute [...]