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On Walking
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On Walking Walking and humans have a perpetual relationship. Millions of years ago our ancestors descended the trees to tread on grasslands thereby freeing their 'forelegs' to grasp stones, bring them closer to the eyes and make tools out of it. Those advanced apes, thus, started on the path to becoming humans. Later the abilities to walk erect and fast, run and travel long distances were acquired. The hunting-gathering communities that followed made their primal movements and humans ever since "walked into" different stages of advancement to reach the point where we are living today. Walking can take different forms- stroll, saunter, march, hike- the list goes on. Walking has got a long history: Certain walks in history clearly stand out. Aristotle had the habit of walking while teaching and no wonder his followers were christened as peripatetics. Hippocrates, father of modern medicine, saw walking as man's best medicine. Henry David Thoreau who proclaimed hi...
The Many Meanings of Indian Nationalism
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The Many Meanings of Indian Nationalism Nationalism, as how we look upon the term today, saw its beginning in the 18th-19th centuries in the European political and cultural landscape. It was at this time that the nation states of Germany, France etc came into being. A common language or a common belief system or a common ethnicity provided adequate background for the formation of such nations. This sort of a nationalism is totally an alien concept when it comes to India. And the beginning of such a nationalism in India can be seen sprouting with the spread of the Indian national movement to overthrow the foreign yoke. So, what was the basis of our nationalism when 'India' as a nation state came into existence integrating the landmass extending from Kashmir to Kanyakumari (mainland) and from Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat? A common language,of course, was not the factor that brought the people of India together because India is home to an array of diverse languages. Neith...