Daily Archives: July 16, 2004

Rathva tribe: surprising survival of Vedic traits

The Rathvas are a peculiar tribe in Gujarat whose art was studied by Jyotirindra Jain. Most tribes of India preserve certain aboriginal traits that have are often interlaced with Indo-Aryan tendencies. Most commonly the rudra cult of the the Indo-Aryans … Continue reading

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The ghost transferred

I received a call from him. He sounded much the same rustic fellow as I hand last enountered him over 8 years ago. His accent was the same rasping one, which sounded like a metal plate rubbing on another. I … Continue reading

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Re-programming in the sub-continent

An elegant illustration of the process by which some well-known ideologies have perverted the Hindu mind in the subcontinent.

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