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Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 13 Jan 25

In India today is sankranti. In many parts of the country the first cultivated produce like rice is offered to God. It is the last day of month of poush. In bengal there is a fair called ganga sagar mela, it is held at the point...

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Is there any other river considered as sacred ad 'GANGA'

Aditya sharma @spaceseed (2843) • India 9 Nov 16

The Ganga is considered as most sacred river here in India, I was wondering any other nation has same kind of river and same kind of feeling. I mean river is considered as important as mother.

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Which is more tasty Hilsa's oil or hilsa fish's eggs?

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 23 May 16

Ilish or Hilsa fish is considered the king of all fishes in Kolkata. During monsoons the hilsar or ilish fish come with eggs and oil. The oil has omega fatty acid helpful in regulating cholesterol. The eggs of ilish fish are...

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Is Hilsa fish good for health?

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 30 Apr 16

Hilsa fish also called ilish in bengali has the scientific name Tenualosa ilisa. It is rich in amino acids, minerals and lipids. Its consumption reduces heart disease, diabetes, cancer, obesity, etc. It has Omega 3 fatty acid. so...

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Is eating Rohu fish beneficial for health?

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 28 Apr 16

In India many people are staunch fish eaters. Specially they have river fish in their diet. India has many rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari. So there is no deficiency of supply of fish. Rohu fish is rich in mineral salts like...

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Some Superstitions Attached To The Cats!

AKRao24 @AKRao24 (27422) • India 19 Feb 13

I am from India. In India though we keep Cats as the pets, dogs enjoy more popularity than the Cats. But in India several superstitions are attached with the Cats. Today in this column I am going to discuss about some...

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Basil, we call it Tulsi, holy for us

Kalyni2011 @Kalyni2011 (3496) • India 27 Sep 12

In home of each Hindu, you will find at least one Basil herb, in a pot , basil is holy for us, we consider it as ‘GODDESS TULSI’ , we light a wick lamp, incense sticks below it daily in the morning and evening and...

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Happy 4/20

Myrrdin @Myrrdin (3599) • Canada 20 Apr 09

Happy 420 (pronounced four-twenty) everyone. Most people know that 420 is a slang term for marijuana, or more accurately smoking marijuana. The question is where does the term come from. Many stories about the history of this...

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Do You Enjoy Bath In River/Sea ? Please Name The River /Sea You Had Bath In ?

Ganesh44 @Ganesh44 (5547) • India 18 Sep 08

Ohhh I went to Haridwaar a relegious place in India ...where holy river Ganga flows through .... Its believed that holy river Ganga comes from heaven ...and has power to kill some of the sins of people ....so people all over...

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How Come More People Don't Talk About Marijuana On mylot?

alphaq81 @alphaq81 (26) • United States 2 Sep 08

A Friend and I were talking about this earlier, and he came up with a theory... It seem not a lot of Americans use mylot. In some countries you could pay severe consequences and punishment for messing around with any drug,...

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Ever gone shopping when hungry? What extra things did you buy?

AnnieOakley1 @AnnieOakley1 (5596) • Canada 26 May 08

My husband and I were partying a little on the weekend, and we realized we were out of dog food. So we decided to go to the store. He wanted hot peppers, too. So off we went. Well, we smoked some ganga and then went in the store....

buying uneccesary things

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We visited Rishikesh

kishusia @kishusia (1066) • India 23 Mar 08

In the first week of March we visited Rishikesh. We had come to Haridwar for four days. One day we came to Rishikesh. It is a holy place for Hindus in Uttrakhand State of India. It is situated on the bank of holy Ganga and is...

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Visiting Haridwar, heavenly experience

kishusia @kishusia (1066) • India 22 Mar 08

Haridwar is a holy place in the state of Uttrakhand in India. In March beginning we went to Haridwar.We hired a tourist taxi and started in the early morning. First we visited Maata Katyaani Devi Mandir at Chattarpur in Delhi to...

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Have you been to Prayag?

kishusia @kishusia (1066) • India 20 Mar 08

Prayag, known as Allahabad, is a religious town in Uttar Pradesh. In prayag, three sacred revers meet, Ganga, Yamuna and Sarawati. The place is is called Sangam. YOu can see Ganga and Yamuna, but Saraswati is not visible to human...

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I Wonder: What Has Destroyed More Lives... Marijuana, or the Law Against it?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 13 Mar 08

We all remember the propaganda we were forced to inhale in school. The endless train of "potheads" who will forever miss out on great opportunities because they were too stupid to breath. The message was clear... burn the bong...

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India Is A Country You Must Visit This Lifetime.

Dasidasi @Dasidasi (35) • China 22 Dec 07

India is one of the most fascinating countries in the world.It worths your visit in your precious time. This is a most complicated place. Even in a small village you can find different human species, some are lighter and some...

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Do you Know about "Varanasi" or "Banaras"?

Akhilesh @yourgoogly (1671) • India 31 Mar 07

I live in varanasi. Varanasi is a city of temples. If you know more, pls response me.

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Legalizing Marijuana

Myrrdin @Myrrdin (3599) • Canada 26 Feb 07

Ok, in Canada there is a lot of talk of late about legalizing marijuana. Now I could ask you what you thought of this and if you think it is wise, but that's not nearly as much fun as asking the following questions: 1) If...

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