Nature – Itisaras

Epidemics: Lessons from History and Nature

June 1, 2020June 4, 2020 Arushi Kapoor 0 Comments alcohol, Bhairoji, Brahmins, Chandpol, contagious, corona fighters, Corona Virus, COVID-19, disease, doctors, epidemic, fatal disease, food, HAKIKAT BAHIYAN, human life, influenza, Jalori gate, Maharaja Man Singh, Maharaja Sumer Singh, Marwar (Jodhpur), measures, medical scientists, medicines, Modti gate, Nagori gate, Nature, pandemic, plague, princely states, quarantine, Rajasthan, relief committee, relief funds, religious solution, reports, sanitizing agent, Sivanchi gate, social distancing, Sojti gate, temporary shelters, vaids, World War I, Yajnas

The world has combated all sorts of crisis without the degree of technological growth we have now. The advancement of knowledge has indeed succoured in to take measures against the deadly Covid-19, but how did people survive in the history? How accurate were the primitive
measures? Where are we still going wrong?
Click on the link below to read more about the ways of the past; a story from Rajasthan.

Culture

Theyyam: When Humans Become Gods

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 Editor 9 Comments Caste, Caste Division, Caste Oppression, Caste Violence, Culture, Dance, Devotion, Discrimination, Folk Tales, God, Indian culture, Injustice, Kerala, Myths, Nature, Revolution, Rituals, Society, South India, Untouchables, Vedas

Today, Theyyam is the remnant of a bygone era when hierarchies were completely
alien; where people, animals and birds equally coexisted. What makes it central to Kerala’s
socio-cultural fabric is its treatment of caste. This art form is where ‘untouchables’ become
Gods.