Journey Through the Vedic Vintage

Vedas are the embodiments of knowledge which is believed to have been passed on from gods themselves.They are classified into four types based on the mode of "adyayanam"(practice).These are Rig Veda,Yajurveda,Samaveda and Atharvana Veda.Each of these branches of vedas is an ocean in itself.

  

Of the four,Yajurveda is the most commonly practised one and is further classified into

Rooftops of Tehran(Book Review)

Book:Rooftops of Tehran
Author:Mahbod Seraji
Read: Dec 2011

Rooftops of Tehran is a beautiful illustration of how true love blossoms and survives under extremely adverse circumstances.Author Mahbod Seraji has set the story in the rustic streets of Tehran(Iran) in the era of 1970’s when she was ruled ruled by the autocratic Shah.The freedom of speech and expression was severely crushed with Iron hands in this era.In this backdrop,a complex love story is intricately weaved between the 17 year old protagonist Pasha and his neighbor Zari.The story takes us through the unimaginable