Faith
Faith in the supremacy of the omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent God is of utmost significance in each one’s life. This is nowhere so explicitly manifest than in Draupadi’s fervent appeal with tremendous faith in Krishna, pointed out Sri B. Damodhara Dikshitar in a discourse. Her plight is unique for though she is in the presence of the Pandavas and the worthy elders such as Bhishma, Drona and others to whom she appeals for justice, they are only silent spectators and unable to help. In this
Faith
Draupadi raised a legal point that had to be settled when she heard that Yudhishtira had lost her in the wager and that she was henceforth a slave to the Kauravas. Throughout, Draupadi maintains that she has not been won legally by the Kauravas and that she is not bound by the outcome of the game of dice, pointed out Sri B. Damodhara Dikshitar in a discourse. First of all, the entire game was not valid on many counts. It was a plot to entice Yudhishtira to play against the veteran Sakuni,
History & Culture
Reviving memories of Cochin State Forest Tramway in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
Saraswathy Nagarajan A short film clip shows the Cochin State Forest Tramway in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve making it way through the Western Ghat forest with lumber. Considered an engineering marvel, it connected Chalakudy and Chinnar
Books
Gautam Sen’s latest book is on India’s historic fascination with automobiles
Ruth Dhanaraj In ‘The Automobile’, author Gautam Sen chronicles the history of motor cars in India and how a passion for cars fuelled the industry even before Independence