(Authentic: 2023 The Word Of The Year) Every year, Merriam-Webster selects the word of the year. This year, its chosen word is ‘authentic.” it’s the most searched word according to the dictionary officials. The word authentic is often used as an adjective, like authentic cuisine or art. Among other meanings, it relates to true to…
Author: Promod Puri
Retired after 40 years of career in journalism. Former publisher and editor of The Link, a South Asian Canadian weekly newspaper from Vancouver, BC. Now a freelance writer. Published my first book titled "Hinduism:beyond rituals,customs and traditions". The book is educational dealing with all the facets of Hinduism.
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MERELY BELIEVING GOD EXISTS IS A RITUAL
It is a practice based on our mindset image of His embodiment up there and everywhere. When we form an image of Him, then God gets personified. In this dominant perspective, most people believe in His existence. This devotion does not lead to His actual study. The buzzword does not establish a logical understanding of…
What Does Goddess Kali With Her Unusual And Scary Look Worshipped?
(It is the revised version of my article on the Hindu goddess Kali. A fierce-looking but with traits of motherly love, Kali is revered as a protector and destroyer of evil. The article tries to evoke her combating personality to fight and kill the devils threatening society. We need Ma (mother) Kali as there are…
India’s goddesses of contagion provide protection in the pandemic – just don’t make them angry.
Tulasi Srinivas, Emerson College Hindus in India have had a helping hand – several in fact – when it comes to fighting deadly contagions like COVID-19: multi-armed goddesses co-opted to help contain and kill pestilence. Collectively known as “Amman,” or the Divine Mother, the goddesses of contagion – and it always goddesses, not gods –…
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