Chamu Krishna Shastry of Bangalore wants to bring Sanskrit back and he’s been trying for more than 30 years. Thirty-two years to be exact. He wants to resurrect Sanskrit and knows that it is not easy but he believes that “Sanskrit is the basis for…
Japanese is a language that is believed to be related to the Altaic language family in which Mongolian, Turkish and other languages belong. Nevertheless it is also similar to Polynesian and other Austronesian languages. In Japanese, the language is called Nihongo. One of the most…
Among English speaking people, saying that German, also known as Deutsch, is a difficult language to learn is a rather common sentiment. The words are not only difficult to pronounce, there are compound words, and there are three grammatical genders, to name a few of what…
Twins have always been a subject of interest to a lot of people. As a matter of fact, even families with twins or those who know twins still wonder about them and what makes them special. One of the things that people are most curious…
May the Fourth Be with You! Millions of fans all over the world, or perhaps, the galaxy, prepare to celebrate what they consider to be Star Wars Day. May the Fourth be with you is a clever wordplay or translation from the movie’s famous line May…
In Sanskrit, the name Sri Lanka means “Venerable Island.” The name comes from the words sri, meaning venerable, and lanka, which means island. The island nation is surrounded by the Indian Ocean, though it is in close proximity to India and Maldives. Sri Lanka is…
All American as apple pie? Not necessarily so. Though many American dishes are considered to be all American staples such as cornbread, chicken fried steak, hotdogs and ice cream, many of our most loved American dishes and smorgasbord items may not necessarily have originated in the United…
Two events occurred during the full moon on the last month of the lunar calendar. One is the impromptu ordination of 1,250 Enlightened monks by Buddha himself 2,500 years ago and the last preaching of Buddha to his disciples forty-five years after. A full moon…
The year 2012 has given us much to remember by, and as with any year, it has also given us some new words in our daily language. These words may not yet necessarily be in any recently published dictionary, but they can be heard spoken…
Everyone knows that as a world organization, nothing symbolizes unity, cooperation and understanding more than the United Nations. Better known as the UN, the United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945, at the heels of the Second World War. The UN was intended to…
When Victor Hugo first published his classic novel Les Misérables, little did he know that his French historical novel would be translated into other languages and evolve into various adaptations on stage and film, including an award winning movie version in 2012. Hugo’s highly complex…
Typically a day is 24 hours, or 1,440 minutes or 86,400 seconds. One day is divided into day time and night time, about 12 hours for each division. A week comprises seven days. Have you ever thought of where the term “day” came from? What…
