tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520401184427692689.post4119037772145021923..comments2014-08-26T19:06:21.587-07:00Comments on India's culture -- Past, Present and Future: rpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15152431761638467318noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520401184427692689.post-78580964271545781862014-08-26T19:06:21.587-07:002014-08-26T19:06:21.587-07:00Seetoday's report on R&D mag-- http://www....Seetoday's report on R&D mag-- http://www.rdmag.com/news/2014/08/do-we-live-2-d-hologram?et_cid=4119365&et_rid=289260548&location=top<br />BIGDATAandSemanticdata are being toutedas theway allsciences will be done.So if we go this routewewill haveto keepimporting their machines.Wemay still have to follow this route as part of keeping up with Jonesesof Western Scienceas most research institutions in India do.However,we have to make our own effort as well--as outlined by www.isist.info<br />Ravi S Ravindranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09167675912946187096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520401184427692689.post-73880881232743617142014-08-26T17:24:31.530-07:002014-08-26T17:24:31.530-07:00Bharatavarsha after Mahabharath war lost its warri...Bharatavarsha after Mahabharath war lost its warring community-kshatriyas whose duty was to protect Brahmins--peoplefocussing on Brahma vidya.Left to fend for themselves Brahmins became decadent and led to the rise of Budhism where in atheism is the basis.SriSankara established authority of Vedas.Some Brahmins who were taken way by Greeks helped establish their ideology which is at the root of Western Development essentially in science.Science owes its development to Christian theology although science is begining to question its Christian basis.West has progressed to establish that science is the engine of fortune and they are the leaders in it.This is the root of their success .<br />If we have to establish superiority we have to show we can do better science and technology that the West.This appears herculean task but if we dont brand technologies in puranas as imaginations then as true believers we should dedicate ourselves for this Arjuna fought to establish dharma although he was not willing nor capable.www.isist.info outlines apossible approach to which we shoudl dedicate oursleves sincerelyRavi S Ravindranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09167675912946187096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520401184427692689.post-18597215026199623012014-08-25T03:56:59.342-07:002014-08-25T03:56:59.342-07:00Respected sir, thanks for such a eye opening essay...Respected sir, thanks for such a eye opening essay.<br />I would like to mention two points<br />1)India was the wealthiest nation (before Muslim conquest) for thousands of years because of her being Dharmic. Hence Dharma is our greatest strength.<br />2)After independence India could not achieve her full economic growth because Of the wrong policies(socialist) pursued by Nehru clan. Hence so called Hindu Growth Rate is not because of Hindus as a Anand Aradwadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03778138579505084285noreply@blogger.com