http://www.sendmetoindia.com/indiablog Musings on the culture, history and people of an exotic land Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:57:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bamboo plants are among the world’s most useful and versatile plants. Unlike trees, bamboo grows at an astonishing rate of up to 2 inches per hour. This makes it the world’s fastest growing plant. Even though their height can be enormous, they are not part of the ... http://www.sendmetoindia.com/indiablog/2008/11/15/bamboo-plants/ Guggul is a natural herb supplement that may help lower cholesterol, yet few in the Western hemisphere know much about it. Guggul is otherwise known as the Mukul myrrh tree, and is a plant of the Burseracae family with small red or pink flowers. It is found across central ... http://www.sendmetoindia.com/indiablog/2008/11/14/naturally-reduce-cholesterol-levels-with-guggul-extract/ By itself no tool, instrument or invention is good or bad. It is the way we use it that makes it good or bad. So is the case with television. Television is the most wonderful invention capable of bringing the whole world of entertainment and education to our door. ... http://www.sendmetoindia.com/indiablog/2008/10/22/television-its-advantages-and-disadvantages/ An election day is the most important day in the life of a democratic nation. It usually comes once in five years. People get an opportunity to elect new representatives if they are not satisfied with the performance of the sitting candidates. I had the good luck to witness ... http://www.sendmetoindia.com/indiablog/2008/10/16/election-day/ Thousands of miles from America, in the small village of Belur Karnataka, India, a poor Brahmin child who suffered from malaria, tuberculosis, typhoid fever and malnutrition found the key to enlightenment and healing. It is the ultimate miracle of mind-over-matter, as spiritual teachings cured this young lad, who was then ... http://www.sendmetoindia.com/indiablog/2008/10/13/iyengar-yoga-what-is-it-and-how-can-you-benefit-from-it/ Some people believe that psychic healers have a "sixth sense" or special powers passed down through their bloodlines. Others believe tarot card readers are just a little more intuitive than most people, able to see "auras" or receive impulses about a complete stranger. Many of us are skeptics who are ... http://www.sendmetoindia.com/indiablog/2008/10/13/tarot-card-readings-give-fascination/ India is the land of villages. So India's prosperity and happiness depend upon the prosperity and happiness of its villages. After independence Indian villages have made some progress. However, a lot more needs to be done for rural development. Villages are still backward and neglected. There is almost total ... http://www.sendmetoindia.com/indiablog/2008/10/10/rural-development/ Chakras and Kundalini may be foreign to you, but it's something that is bringing tranquility and strength to the 30 million Americans who practice Hatha yoga. The ancient practice of posturing and breathing has been taught by Indian sages to facilitate the quieting of one's mind, the regulating of energy ... http://www.sendmetoindia.com/indiablog/2008/10/10/hatha-yoga-is-one-of-the-most-well-known-and-practiced-type-of-yoga/ Yoga certifications should not be that easy to acquire. After all, the entire reason behind certification is to ensure the quality and certification loses all meaning when potential instructors that have lesser levels of competence and yoga schools that are questionable become certified. Certification standards that are poor will end ... http://www.sendmetoindia.com/indiablog/2008/10/10/yoga-certification-what-you-need-to-know/ Floods have become an almost regular annual feature in India. We read reports like the Brahmaputra, the Ganga, the Jamuna, the Narmada, the Tapi and the other small rivers getting flooded almost every year. Floods may be caused by excessive rainfall in foe catchment area of a river, by ... http://www.sendmetoindia.com/indiablog/2008/10/08/floods/