Stare at the underbelly of Asia and behold the Indian behemoth: 100 crore people?one-sixth of the world’s population?who live in a country one-third the size of the U.S., who speak more than a thousand languages and dialects, and who support more than 20 political parties in the world’s biggest and perhaps boldest experiment in democracy.
National Geographic Presents India?Fifty Years of Independence :Faces of India
Click here to visit the Gallery (5 pict)

The Taj Mahal a mausoleum in Agra, India,is one of the seven wonders of the world.It is considered as a symbol of the eternal love.The Mughal emperor Shah Jahan had it built in memory of his wife, Arjumand Banu Bagam, known as Mumtaz Mahal (Persian for ?Elect of the Palace?), who died in 1631.

Recently there has been a lot of controversy over the ownership of the Taj.Recently it was declared Sunni Wakf property on the ground that it is the grave of a woman whose emperor husband was a Sunni.Untill now The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had been looking after it.

Hoever there are people who are raising an entirely different questions.
Was the Taj Mahal a Vedic Temple?

This is what the site has to say:

We have all heard how the Taj Mahal, which is considered one of the great wonders of the world, was built as the preeminent expression of a man’s love for a wife. That it was built by emperor Shah Jahan in commemoration of his wife Mumtaz. However, in our continuous effort to get to the truth, we have recently acquired some very important documents and information. There is evidence that the Taj Mahal was never built by Shah Jahan. Some say the Taj Mahal pre-dates Shah Jahan by several centuries and was originally built as a Hindu or Vedic temple/palace complex. Shah Jahan merely acquired it from its previous owner, the Hindu King Jai Singh.

This controversy is something I have explained more thoroughly in my book, “Proof of Vedic Culture’s Global Existence.” So, for those who want to know the details of this issue, you can find it there. And here is the photographic evidence that will provide greater insights into this. The point to consider is how much more of India’s history has been distorted if the background of such a grand building is so inaccurate.

Not only that the site also contains photographs and references to proove it’s point.

So,is this true?Or is the author of the page a budding Dan Brown?

Don’t forget to read the full article here

While browsing through Vinay’s blog I found this nifty flash video.

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This site has got it all.From people claiming to have Princess Diana’s Kidney to information about panties that tell you about ur “some one specials” location,heart rate and temperature.

This site is pretty exhaustive with listing of top 100 April Fools day pranks to ideas for college pranks.

The author says that he created this site because he is “endlessly fascinated by the bizarre things that people have been talked into believing over the years. Women who give birth to rabbits, Swiss spaghetti trees, lunar bison?they’ve all found believers. In fact, it’s probably a truism that there’s no claim so stupid or weird that someone somewhere won’t believe it. “

I only wish that i had found this site before the April Fools day!May be next time
Click here to go to Museum of Hoaxes

He he..trust me,it can be fun to get insulted.The first time i came across this thing i was in splits.

Click here to get insulted
Also dont forget to check out the other useless stuffs found on that site.Pretty nice way to keep away boredom for a nice 15 mins.

How many times have you got an email saying “if you dont forward this message to 20 friends within 20 minutes after reading then bad luck will strike you” ?
Then there are messages that claim ,that some Company would donate money to some relief fund if you forward the email to your friends.

I am sure that most of you find these e-mail messages very irritating to say the least.Next time someone sends you any such message instead of venting your anger on them by abusing etc. just send him a link to this kewl flash.

And incase you are among those who sends these forwards,I hope this is a lesson learnt for you.