One significant disconnect between me and my History textbook was over the events of the third Battle of Panipat. Ask any Maratha above the age of seventy, educated or otherwise. The mere mention of Panipat brings out an uncanny sadness. The pain of a singular event is carried down by generations in their collective memory. …
continued from part 1 Cut to 2020-21 India’s tour of Australia. India began the test series without Sharma’s key ladke, batting ace Rohit and bowling spearhead Ishant. This was the opening for a string of forced absentees in the Indian team. Next, India’s best bowlers Shami and Umesh Yadav, were injured in the first and …
Start calling SadeSati (SS) a blessing, and people will believe you have gone nuts. However, today’s minority opinion is surprisingly the Seer’s opinion who composed the fundamentals of Jyotish! SadeSati’s literal translation is seven and a half. Then, why is it associated with so much dread? Well, this seven and half year period is ruled …