Articles by Karuwaki
Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff!
(Illustrated,Paper Back, Bay Back Books, 394 pgs) Few women in history command the attention and curiosity that Cleopatra does. Most of what has been written about her has however been not too fla…
World-Elephant-Day!
This World Elephant day..let's think about the potential survival of these majestic creatures! source:internet "Whenever elephants met men, elephants fared badly. Syria's final elephants were e…
Health benefits of Corn!Eat local Eat Seasonal!
Today’s corn is much different from the corn that the indigenous peoples of North America once grew. Through selective breeding, farmers have steadily changed its size, color, and flavor in the…
Naag Panchami! The serpent king Vasuki!
The snake primarily represents rebirth, death and mortality, due to its casting of its skin and being symbolically "reborn". Over a large part of India there are carved representations of co…
The Dilemma of public opinion!
Rudyard kipling said "who can account for the fathomless folly of the public"?While there is no source of public opinion,It is thought to be spontaneously general with a collective instinct. …
The beginning of the Buddhist lent, Asalha Puja!
A celebration of beginnings, commemorating not just the Buddha’s first sermon but also his conception and the day he renounced his royal life to become an ascetic. Asalha Puja also known as …