Allahabadi Worldview

On a micro blogging site, I came across a photograph showing 'a pool of blood on the mid of the road'. You might have also seen that but I found it very interesting as people were claiming it to be shot after recent attack in Baghdad  where more than 200 people lost their lives. I was about to do what almost all of us do ie., reTweet. But I didn't, instead I went to Google reverse search option to check veracity of the image. Well we have so many reverse image search sites like TINEYE  who give a comprehensive report of the images. So what did I found? First, it was not an image of Iraq after the attacks. Second, It was making rounds in social media since 2013 and lastly, I didn't find any credible media house using the image. That image was mostly shared on twitter, facebook or some local blog posts. One of you might argue that that image might be posted by some random social media user ( not aligned to any media house). Yes, there is possibility but the

India , Culture and Pornography Part One: The Philosophy of Khajuraho  It’s been around 10 years; this was my first visit to Khajuraho. It was a shocking experience to see the statues, erotic expressions. I was wondering, WTF, in a temple how can these images be there? Intrigued with questions in my mind, I sat below a tree and was contemplating the motive behind such concept in a temple. An old man, looked a Seer, probably was tired therefore sat beside me under the shade. -"Hello", he looked at me and said. " Hi Sir, I responded with a smile. - So what are you doing here? I came to see temples as part of my History research activity. - So what did you find here, anything special, anything mysterious? Not really, but yes, these are not just temples, these are something else. No words to explain but I will not keep them under category of temples. - Hmmm, he took a pause and said, so you did not understand the core logic of erotic structu