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| Subject | Date Asked |
| lota | 12/14/2011 |
| Q: I'm so sorry to bother you again. You have been so kind and knowledgeable, but please tell me who to ... A: :) I think Google is your best help. Here ... | |
| Brass lota | 12/13/2011 |
| Q: Greetings I have a brass Punja lota that I have been pestering folks about for the past two years. ... A: I have posted my comments on the photographs in Picasso. This is very much like the 'lota' that I ... | |
| Brass lota | 12/9/2011 |
| Q: Greetings I have a brass Punja lota that I have been pestering folks about for the past two years. ... A: If possible, load the photographs on a photo-site and let me have a look at it. Some detailed pics, ... | |
| hospitality | 3/7/2011 |
| Q: I would like to get some information (and read) about the philosophical and social aspects of ... A: There are three reasons why guests are treated with special care in India (and in middle-east also). ... | |
| video game | 2/14/2011 |
| Q: i'm currently playing a pc game called empire:total war,right now i'm in india and encountered war ... A: War elephants are an imposing sight but not difficult to defeat. Indians lost many a wars because of ... | |
| Oldest Song? | 1/3/2011 |
| Q: What is the oldest song still regularly performed? I'm guessing it must come from a Mid-Eastern ... A: Why should it must be from a Mid-Eastern culture? Were there not people in other cultures? Did they ... | |
| India: diet in brahmanic families | 12/19/2010 |
| Q: I know that in brahmin varna women stay on vedic (vegetarian) diet during pregnancy and feeding, ... A: It is not only the brahmin women but many vaishya women (trader class) also who abstain from ... | |
| Baby Krishna | 10/21/2010 |
| Q: ..I have this small heavy bronze figure that I think is a Baby Krishna...Could you tell me if this ... A: You are right, it is baby Krishna, in Thanjavvur Tamil style (the town of the largest temple in ... | |
| Indian vs. the western civilization | 8/8/2010 |
| Q: I wish to know wether the indian civilisation ever rivaled its western counterparts? From what ... A: I do not very much like rivalry questions. Every culture has/had its days, whether it was Greek, ... | |
| Middle Eastern People | 8/1/2009 |
| Q: What are the implications of the concept of fate or the will of Allah upon personal responsibility ... A: I am not a muslim and my knowledge is basically about Indian history. I will reply to your question ... | |
| Indian history | 7/28/2009 |
| Q: What are the forth facts about the Boda relegion? A: I am not clear about your question. By Boda religion, do you mean the buddhist (Buddha) religion? ... | |
| history | 7/15/2009 |
| Q: Please can We ask you a few questions about: 1-The reasons of French expedition on Egypt. 2-The ... A: Let me state at the first instance that I am not a middle-east history expert. My knowledge ... | |
| Sub-continent`s history | 5/11/2009 |
| Q: When was the east-India company established in the sub- continent? At which year? can u give all the ... A: East India Company was founded in 1600. Emperor Jahangir granted it permission for a trading post in ... | |
| expanse of hinduism | 1/19/2009 |
| Q: I always wondered about the extent of Hinduism.I know for a fact that in Mahabharata days of kuru ... A: It was not hinduism that existed in Afghanistan, it was Vedic culture. It generally corresponds to ... | |
| Hindu art history | 1/14/2009 |
| Q: I have some original drawings of the Hindu Gods date "1809" and I would like to find out more about ... A: Hindu God paintings have been made all over India. They could be 'Pahari' (Region - Jammu in Jammu & ... | |
| conflict middle - east | 12/1/2008 |
| Q: I hope you can answer my question. We all know about the middle east conflict and the claim of the ... A: You must realize and accept that there are many ways to look at things. 1. Various people have their ... | |
| history | 9/23/2008 |
| Q: Q What were the reasons that lead Muslims kings to attack india? A: I am sorry for the delay in replying to your question for the reason that it required me to give the ... | |
| Aryan Caste System | 8/29/2008 |
| Q: So what levels were there in this caste system? I know there were lords and peasants, but how much ... A: Are you and Emily friends? Emily, who has asked me a question today, also used the same heading. ... | |
| Foo (Fu) Dogs | 8/19/2008 |
| Q: I am trying to find out as much as I can about Foo Dogs and wondered if you could help. Regards ... A: I am an Indian. Did you go through Wikipedia articles on Foo dogs? ... | |
| Øول دول منطقة أسيا | 7/31/2008 |
| Q: rivers in syria A: I do not claim any extensive knowledge of Middle-East geography, but this is what I found in ... | |
| Hollywood vs History | 4/11/2008 |
| Q: I'm interested in the Hollywood vs History angle. The film "300" won big at the box office so it ... A: Indian film industry, which now is the largest in the world (considering the number of films and ... | |
| Greatest Emperors of INDIA | 3/18/2008 |
| Q: Who are the top 10 Emperors of INDIA based on there greatness? A: Magadha Empire 545 BC - 550 Maurya Empire 321–184 BC Middle Kingdoms 250 BC–1279 Chola ... | |
| Indian ethnicity | 3/15/2008 |
| Q: I'm a Jamaican female who was is "mixed". I was wondering if there was a specific name for the ... A: Unfortunately, there is no such word. Even being an Indian was stolen from us by this name being ... | |
| FHS | 3/8/2008 |
| Q: what is "Enclosure Movement"? A: 'In Britain, seizure of common land and change to private property, or the changing of open-field ... | |
| Tigers | 3/6/2008 |
| Q: Aupmanyav I would like to know the role played by the tiger (and if possible, leopard and lion too) ... A: Drake, Greetings. Which is the animal which has not played its part in hindu mythology? They are ... | |
| names | 12/4/2007 |
| Q: is it true that wives in India take their husbands' first name as their last name? and also the ... A: That is right. A woman after marriage leaves her father's family and joins the husbands family. She ... | |
| Pallava | 10/20/2007 |
| Q: namaste! I read that ancient royal dynasty Pallava arose in South India after that as a tribe named ... A: IMHO, what you have read is quite true. There is quite a possibility that Pallavas were from Iran. ... | |
| Aryans | 10/10/2007 |
| Q: What is the origin place of Aryans or Dravidians? and what documentation is avaliable to support ... A: Aryans were well spread all over Central Asia and later in North India. Zoroastrians called ... | |
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Anything connected with history of Indian sub-continent. Aryan/Vedic history and their interaction with pre-Aryan Indian people.
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Translation of many English Books
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