Category Archives: history

Gandhi’s Legacy

I have often wondered about the effectiveness of Mahatma Gandhi’s role in securing India’s freedom. Was it Mahatma Gandhi and other freedom fighters’ struggle that secured India its freedom, or would sovereignty have been granted anyway? Of course, the high school history books would have none of this. They emphatically state that Gandhiji and others …

September 2, 2008 – 12:38 am | By Semantic Overload | Posted in history, india | Tagged , , , , | Comments (20)

Zeitgeist

Zeitgeist — The movie although a conspiracy theory, and may not all true, does have some sense of reality in it. I am the first admit that there are quite a few ‘facts’ in the movie that are, well, just plain wrong. For instance, ‘Krishna’ being a virgin birth being one of them. However, be …

September 23, 2007 – 9:59 pm | By Semantic Overload | Posted in debate, discussion, history, politics, religion, science, society, technology, Uncategorized, US, video | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (2)