Category: Faith & Rituals
Two years ago, Prajesh, one of my readers, came to meet me in my hotel in Mumbai with his father. He introduced me to his father: “Dad, Mr.Udaylal Pai is highly spiritual person” I...
My friend, Mohamed Ashiq Naseeruddin from Birmingham, UK told me: “Your gods might be getting indigestion! Millions of people offer them food every day….” I initially thought it was a harmless joke. Neither our...
My college mate Zackaria Johne is an atheist. Few years ago we had an opportunity to meet when he told me, “All religions are anti-women. All religious scriptures picturise women in a very derogatory...
Few months ago, I met Sunil, my college mate now an NRI, who offered me to have tea with him. While we were having tea the rain started. So we had to spend some...
This incident happened in my childhood. During summer vacation we went to a relative’s house. There was a river – not a big one, a stream – near to his house. The uncle allowed...
Harindran Nair and his friend came to visit me after reading my article on ‘Ancient Hindu temples – Some incredible facts’ (https://udaypai.in/?p=598). They were agitated young Hindus who want to form sort of association...
Few months ago, my friend’s son, a teen ABCD (=American Born Confused Desi), came to visit me. He said: “Uncle, my grandparents are superstitious and pushy. My dada told me to listen to them....
There are some incidents in life that we cannot explain. This is about a miracle that I personally experienced. This happened to my family while I was studying in 9th standard. In the front-side...
I have met Shahnawaz Husain during a trip to Mumbai. He was my fellow traveler from London to Mumbai. He is now an Indian desi in UK with a very modern in outlook. He...
My childhood was rich with all sorts of superstitions. The village air was filled with stories of ghosts and goblins – Yakshi (beautiful witch who seduce men with her beauty and drinking their blood),...
My friend in the West recently saw a photograph related to my daughter’s engagement ceremony and told me: “It is very funny to see a person like you perform ancient tribal rituals…Your religion is...
A friend in Germany, Heidi Ryan, asked: “India still has the evil caste system. Do you believe in Caste, Uday?” “Yes, Indian caste system is definitely evil in current form…”I agreed with her. “But...
