My Malice and Bias

Rama (/ˈrɑːmə/;Sanskrit: राम Rāma) or Ramachandra is the central figure of the Indian epic Ramayana , which is the principal narration of the events connected to his incarnation on earth, his ideals and his greatness. Rama is one of the many popular deities in Hinduism, and revered as an idelistic "Perfect Man".  Other names of Rama include  Ramavijaya  (Javanese),  Phreah Ream  (Khmer),  Phra Ram  (Lao and Thai),  Megat Seri Rama  (Malay),  Raja Bantugan  (Maranao),  Ramudu  (Telugu) and  Ramar  (Tamil). Rama (center) with Lakshamana (left), and Sita (right) Where was Rama Born? There is a lot of controversy these days about the location of the birthplace of Rama. The Hindu organizations in India claim that Rama was born at Ayodhya , an ancient city located in Faizabad district of UP. The " Rama Janma Bhumi " movement was started in 1980s by BJP leader LK Advani to liberate the birth place of Rama and destroy the Babri Masjid , a mosque allegedly built on t

We all believe that Sikhs do not believe in caste-ism but reality is strikingly different. Majority of Sikhs these days use caste based family names and some even try to hide "Singh" and "Kaur" as middle names, and an increasing number of Sikhs drop them all together. Hindu or Sikh? These Sikhs who use Hindu caste names as their family names, are the Hindu or Sikhs? Are the Punjabi last names like Dhillon, Sahni, Sidhu, Matharu, Chhabra, Kapoor, or Saini demonstrate Sikh heritage or Hindu ancestry?  To understand this thought, you will have to learn the meaning of these family names and how these are related to Hindu caste system. Hindu Caste System The caste system in India is a system of social stratification which has ancient origins, The Hindu conception of the social order is that people are different, and different people will fit well into different aspects of society.  The duties or "Dharma" of these four castes are documented in sac

Tobacco is a product prepared from the leaves of the tobacco plant by curing them.Tobacco contains the alkaloid nicotine, which is a stimulant. Dried tobacco leaves are mainly used for smoking in cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and flavored hookah tobacco. They can be also consumed as snuff and chewed. Tobacco  Consumption Harmful Affects of Tobacco Tobacco use is a risk factor for many diseases, especially those affecting the heart, liver, and lungs, as well as many cancers. Tobacco smoking poses a risk to health due to the inhalation of poisonous chemicals in tobacco smoke such as Carbon Monoxide , Cyanide , and Carcinogens which have been proven to cause heart and lung diseases and Cancer. Used Cigarette Butts According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco is the single greatest cause of preventable death globally. The WHO estimates that tobacco caused 5.4 million deaths in 2004 and 100 million deaths over the course of the 20th century. Similarly, the Un

We all are familiar with Waris Shah (Urdu: السيد وارث علي شاه النقوي الرضوي البهكري البدراني‎) , ਵਾਰਿਸ ਸ਼ਾਹ (Gurmukhi); 1722–1798) who was a Punjabi Sufi poet of Chishti order, renowned for his contribution to Punjabi literature by immortalizing the love story of Heer Ranjha .  His poetic verse is a treasure-trove of Punjabi phrases, idioms and sayings. His minute and realistic depiction of the details of Punjabi life and political situation in the 18th century, remains unique and the entire poem is an album of colorful and enchanting pictures of life in the Punjab, deeply absorbing. Abdur Rehman Chugtai painting of Heer and Ranjha Waris Shah was deeply learned in Sufi and domestic cultural lore. His depiction of story of romantic love is a poetic expression of the mystical love of the human soul towards God – the quintessential subject in Sufism and a recurring theme in both Sufi and Sikh mysticism. The Legend Heer is an extremely beautiful woman, born into a wealthy family

The western world has just been exposed to the expansionist and destructive philosophy of radical Islam. The acts and venomous rhetoric of these radical Islamists has shaken the liberal core of Europe. The Europeans and the most of Western world are at loss to comprehend the viral force that they are confronted with. May be they could take some lessons from Punjabis in general and Sikhs in particular. Radical Islamists in Europe Background on Jehad Radical Islamists take their cue from the writings of Quran and Suras that asserts that Islam must be supreme among religions. Members of all religions other than Islam are classified as ' Kuffars ' - and their followers as Kafirs or infidels who must be humiliated and in some cases exterminated. Jews and Christians who accept the supremacy of Islam are dhimmis (zimmis) who are allowed to live in subjugation, although the Koran requires that all Jews must be exterminated eventually. Sharia, Jehad, and Infidels Sikhs (tog